Effects of Three Fire-Suppressant Foams on the Germination and Physiological Responses of Plants

Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 865-874

  Song, Uhram ^a   Mun, Saeromi ^b   Waldman, Bruce ^b   Lee, Eun Ju ^b  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Fire suppressant foams; Germination; Phytotoxicity; Seed; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIRES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME; FIRE SUPPRESSANTS; GERMINATION; PHYTOTOXICITY; WILDFIRE;

SEED;

FIRE SUPPRESSANT FOAM; FLAME RETARDANT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CHLOROPHYLL; HYDROCARBON; SURFACTANT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FIRE; FOREST; GERMINATION; GROWTH CHAMBER; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OAK; OILSEED TURNIP; PETRI DISH; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT RESPONSE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; BRASSICA; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PINE; SEEDLING; TOXICITY;

PHOS;

ALCOHOLS; BRASSICA; CHLOROPHYLL; FIRES; GERMINATION; HYDROCARBONS; PINUS; PLANT PROTEINS; QUERCUS; SEEDLING; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84919387667     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0303-1     Document Type: Article

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