Adventitious root system reduces lead uptake and oxidative stress in sunflower seedlings

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 771-774

  Strubinska J ^a   Hanaka, A ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

antioxidants; Helianthus annuus; lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 85027927203     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-011-0185-5     Document Type: Article

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