Ameliorative Effects of Brassinosteroid on Excess Manganese-Induced Oxidative Stress in Zea mays L.

• 作 者: WANG Hai-hua FENG Tao PENG Xi-
• 机 构: SchoolofLifeSciences
• 出 处: 中国农业科学：英文版
• 发表日期: 2009年9期
• 关键词: 农种物 生长 光合作用 EBR 农业科学 excess manganese brassinosteroid oxidative stress antiox
• 基金项目: We thank Professor Hu Zeyou from Hunan Agricultural University, China, for technical assistances in measurement of net photosynthetic rate Pn, chlorophyllfluorescence, and water potential. This resear

Manganese (Mn) is becoming an important factor limiting crop growth and yields especially on acid soils. The present study was designed to explore the hypothesis that brassinosteroid application can enhance the tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) to Mn stres