Potassium contributes to zinc stress tolerance in peach (Prunus persica) seedlings by enhancing photosynthesis and the antioxidant defense system

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 8338-8351

  Song, Z Z ^a,b   Duan, C L ^c   Guo, S L ^a,b   Yang, Y ^a,b   Feng, Y F ^a   Ma, R J ^a,b   Yu, M L ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement   (China)

^c Jiangsu Provincial Fishery Technical Extending Center   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant defense system; Peach; Photosynthesis; Potassium; Zinc stress

Indexed keywords

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; CATALASE; PEROXIDASE; POTASSIUM; PROLINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC; ANTIOXIDANT; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KUP1 GENE; KUP11 GENE; KUP15 GENE; KUP3 GENE; KUP4 GENE; KUP5 GENE; KUP6 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PEACH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENOME; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STRESS; PLANT STRUCTURES; POTASSIUM METABOLISM; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; SEEDLING; SHOOT GROWTH; UPREGULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTOXICATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT LEAF;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; METALS, HEAVY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; POISONING; POTASSIUM; PRUNUS PERSICA; SEEDLINGS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ZINC;

EID: 84938153730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2015.July.27.22     Document Type: Article

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