Cadmium toxicity in Maize (Zea mays L.): consequences on antioxidative systems, reactive oxygen species and cadmium accumulation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 17022-17030

  Anjum, Shakeel Ahmad ^a,b   Tanveer, Mohsin ^b,c   Hussain, Saddam ^c   Bao, Mingchen ^a   Wang, Longchang ^a   Khan, Imran ^b   Ullah, Ehsan ^b   Tung, Shahbaz Atta ^c   Samad, Rana Abdul ^c   Shahzad, Babar ^d  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant system; Cadmium toxicity; Environmental pollution; Maize cultivar; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP IMPROVEMENT; CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAIZE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOLERANCE; TOXICITY;

ZEA MAYS;

ANTIOXIDANT; CADMIUM; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CADMIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84945454373     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4882-z     Document Type: Article

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