Elicitors, SA and MJ enhance carotenoids and tocopherol biosynthesis and expression of antioxidant related genes in Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2695-2704

  Saini, R K ^a   Harish Prashanth, K V ^a   Shetty, N P ^a   Giridhar, P ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Lycopene cyclase (LCY ); Methyl jasmonate; Salicylic acid; Signaling molecules; Tocopherol methyl transferase

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907698025     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: 18611664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-014-1640-7     Document Type: Article

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