Enzymatic antioxidant responses to biostimulants in maize and soybean subjected to drought Respostas de enzimas antioxidantes a bioestimulantes em plantas de milho e de soja sob estresse hídrico

Water stress is one of the most important environmental factors inducing physiological changes in plants, such as decrease in the water potential of the cells, the stomatal closure; and the development of oxidative processes mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Antioxidant enzymes superoxide d...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Feitosa de Vasconcelos, Xunzhong Zhang, Erik H. Ervin, Jorge de Castro Kiehl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-06-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162009000300015