Exogenous gamma-aminobutyric acid increases salt tolerance of wheat by improving photosynthesis and enhancing activities of antioxidant enzymes

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 123-131

  Li, M F ^a   Guo, S J ^a   Yang, X H ^b   Meng, Q W ^b   Wei, X J ^a  

^a LIAOCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

catalase; electrolyte leakage; lipid peroxidation; malondialdehyde; superoxide dismutase; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956904456     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: 15738264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-015-0559-1     Document Type: Article

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