Paraquat toxicity is reduced by polyamines in rice leaves

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 163-168

  Chang, Chin Jung ^a   Kao, Ching Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Oryza sativa; Paraquat; Putrescine; Spermidine; Spermine

Indexed keywords

EID: 9844221414     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005890312557     Document Type: Article

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