African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 978

Full Length Research Paper

Kinetin-serine regulation of photosynthetic pigments and some antioxidant enzymes during dark induced senescence in spinach leaf discs

Somveer Jakhar*
  • Somveer Jakhar*
  • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India.
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D. Mukherjee
  • D. Mukherjee
  • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India.
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  •  Received: 14 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 30 September 2014
  •  Published: 30 October 2014

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