Ascorbic acid improves the tolerance of wheat plants to lead toxicity

Ascorbic acid improves the tolerance of wheat plants to lead toxicity

Among the heavy metals (HMs), lead (Pb) is considered as a toxic HM which adversely affects growth and development of crop plants. The present experiment was aimed to investigate the potential role of ascorbic acid (ASC) in the reversal of Pb-inhibited nitrogen and sulfur assimilation enzymes activi...

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Main Authors: Saud A Alamri, Manzer H Siddiqui, Mutahhar YY Al-Khaishany, M. Nasir Khan, Hayssam M Ali, Ibrahim A. Alaraidh, Abdulaziz A. Alsahli, Hala Al-Rabiah, Mohammed Mateen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Plant Interactions
Subjects:
Ascorbic acid
ATP sulfurylase
chlorophyll degradation
lead
Rubisco
O-acetylserine(thiol)lyase; Triticum aestivum
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2018.1491067

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2018.1491067

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