Proline and antioxidant enzymes protect Tabebuia aurea (Bignoniaceae) from transitory water deficiency

Abstract Water deficiency is a major abiotic stress that limits biomass production and drives plant species distributions. We evaluate the effects of water deficiency on ecophysiological and biochemical parameters of seedlings of Tabebuia aurea. Plants were subjected to daily watering (control) and...

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Main Authors: Fátima Conceição de Jesus Freire, Juliana da Silva-Pinheiro, Jayne Silva Santos, Arthur Gomes Lima da Silva, Liliane Santos de Camargos, Lauricio Endres, Gilberto Costa Justino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 2022-04-01
Series:Rodriguésia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602022000100201&tlng=en