Control of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) tolerance to chilling stress – evaluating the role of ascorbic acid and glutathione
Chilling temperatures (1-10 ºC) are known to disturb cellular physiology, cause oxidative stress via creating imbalance between generation and metabolism of reactive oxygen species (ROS) leading finally to cell and/or plant death. Owing to known significance of low molecular antioxidants - ascorbic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fenvs.2014.00062/full |