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Dr Adam Price

Senior Lecturer and Leader, Biological Interactions in Soils Programme

Personal Details

Telephone:

+44 (0)1224 272690

E-mail:

a.price@abdn.ac.uk

Personal website:

Data for QTL experiments

Address:

Room 1:07 Cruickshank Building

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Web Links

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Biography

BSc Biochemistry York 1985

PhD Plant Biochemistry Sheffield 1988

Research Assistant/Fellow in Lancaster and Bangor 1988-1998

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Research Interests

Genetic variation in rice at the breeding, physiological and molecular level, in particular:

  • Quantitative trait loci (QTL) and association mapping of drought avoidance mechanisms including root growth and stomatal sensitivity and multi-location field drought resistance.
  • QTL mapping major and partial resistance to biotic factors including the most important fungal pathogen of rice (blast), the serious pest the root-knot nematode and the parasitic plant Striga (the most important biological contsraint in African agriculture)
  • Elucidating the effects of environment on QTL expression
  • Genetic variation for arsenic tolerance, uptake and metabolism
  • Elucidating the physiological and molecular mechanism responsible for genetic variation identified above
  • Identifying candidate genes for the above via bioinformatics, gene expression (including whole genome transcriptomics and Q-PCR), and gene and genome sequencing.

The use of molecular markers to study biological questions in particular:

  • Genetic diversity and population genetics in tropical trees
  • Reproductive strategies of Fragaria (strawberry) species

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Research Grants

  • BBSRC funded project “A genetic dissection of traits required for sustainable water use in rice using Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS)” joint with Lancaster, the International Rice Research Institute and Mymensingh University. £1.1 M with £922 K to Aberdeen. I am PI with Co-Is Professor Meharg and Salt and Dr Ebenhoeh. Start February 2012, end January 2016.
  • EU-FP7 project "EURoot:  Enhancing resource Uptake from Roots under stress in cereal crops". €3 M, 20 partner project with €209 to Aberdeen. Dissemination workpackage coordinator. Start Jan 2012, end December 2015.
  • EU-FP7 Marie Curie Incoming Fellowship "LowAsRice" for Tapash Dasgupta, Calcutta University. Start date in negotiation. Budget £207k.
  • Generations Challenge Program funded project "Targeting Drought-Avoidance Root Traits to Enhance Rice Productivity under Water-Limited Environments". Three year project with 10 partners in Philippines, India, Australia, USA, Nigeria, Tanzania, Japan and UK, coordinated by Rachid Serraj, IRRI. Start 1st December 2008. Budget $104k (of total grant $900k).
  • BBSRC funded project "Characterizing genetic & soil induced variation in arsenic uptake, translocation & metabolism in rice to mitigate arsenic contamination in Asia" with Andy Meharg and Jorg Feldmann in collaboration with Rothamsted Research, UK, and research laboratories in Bangladesh, India and China. Start December 2007. Budget £412k (of total grant £617k).
  • CEDROME; EU INCO-DEV funded project "Developing drought-tolerant cereals to support efficient water management in the Mediterranean area" in collaboration with partners in Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, China, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Start 1st January 2006. Budget 290k Euro (of 1.7M Euro)
  • BBSRC funded project "What makes rice roots able to penetrate hard layers? An integrated biophysical, modelling, genetic and molecular approach". Start October 2004, end October 2007. Funds held £209,000.
  • BBSRC funded project 'Genetic dissection of environmental influence on root growth in rice using QTL analysis'. Start November 2000, end October 2003. Funds held £138,000.
  • RESIDEV; EU INCO-DEV funded project 'Exploring the genetic diversity of rice-blast host-pathogen interactions in China: a tool to improve breeding for resistance to blast disease.' in collaboration with two labs in France and two in China. Start March 2001, end September 2003. Funds held 159,275 ECU (of total grant 903,230 ECU)
  • BBSRC funded project 'The development of Near Isogenic Lines at root growth and drought resistance Quantitative Trait Loci in upland rice'. Start November 1999, end January 2001. Funds held £30,592.
  • DFID Plant Sciences Programme funded project 'Analysis of environmental effects on expression of root penetration QTLs in Upland Rice, and development of PCR markers for QTL selection in drought resistance breeding'. Start 1st August 1999, end 31 July 2002. Funds held £86,556 (of total grant £165,017).

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External Responsibilities

External Examiner for MSc Crop Improvement, University of Nottingham

External Examiner for University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan  

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Research Photos

 

Digging rice roots in West Africa (left), heat map of drought-related QTLs on the 12 chromosomes of the Bala x Azucena mapping population of rice (centre) and rice roots in soil (right).

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Publications

  • Stroud, JL., Khan, MA., Norton, GJ., Islam, MR., Dasgupta, T., Zhu, Y., Price, AH., Meharg, AA., McGrath, SP. & Zhao, F. Assessing the Labile Arsenic Pool in Contaminated Paddy Soils by Isotopic Dilution Techniques and Simple Extractions, Article, 2011, Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 10, pp4262 - 4269, ISSN/ISBN: 0013-936X
  • Lou-Hing, D., Zhang, B., Price, AH. & Meharg, AA. Effects of phosphate on arsenate and arsenite sensitivity in two rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars of different sensitivity, Article, 2011, Environmental and Experimental Botany, 72, 1, pp47 - 52, ISSN/ISBN: 0098-8472
  • Zhao, K., Tung, C., Eizenga, GC., Wright, MH., Ali, ML., Price, AH., Norton, GJ., Islam, MR., Reynolds, A., Mezey, J., McClung, AM., Bustamante, CD. & McCouch, SR. Genome-wide association mapping reveals a rich genetic architecture of complex traits in Oryza sativa, Article, 2011, Nature communications, 2, ISSN/ISBN: 2041-1723
  • Hansen, HR., Raab, A., Price, AH., Duan, G., Zhu, Y., Norton, GJ., Feldmann, J. & Meharg, AA. Identification of tetramethylarsonium in rice grains with elevated arsenic content, Article, 2011, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 13, 1, pp32 - 34, ISSN/ISBN: 1464-0325
  • Cairns, JE., Impa, SM., O'Toole, JC., Jagadish, SVK. & Price, AH. Influence of the soil physical environment on rice (Oryza sativa L.) response to drought stress and its implications for drought research, Scientific review, 2011, Field Crops Research, 121, 3, pp303 - 310, ISSN/ISBN: 0378-4290
  • Carey, A., Norton, GJ., Deacon, C., Scheckel, KG., Lombi, E., Punshon, T., Guerinot, ML., Lanzirotti, A., Newville, M., Choi, Y., Price, AH. & Meharg, AA. Phloem transport of arsenic species from flag leaf to grain during grain filling, Article, 2011, New Phytologist, 192, 1, pp87 - 98, ISSN/ISBN: 0028-646X
  • Stroud, JL., Norton, GJ., Islam, MR., Dasgupta, T., White, RP., Price, AH., Meharg, AA., McGrath, SP. & Zhao, F. The dynamics of arsenic in four paddy fields in the Bengal delta, Article, 2011, Environmental Pollution, 159, 4, pp947 - 953, ISSN/ISBN: 0269-7491
  • Norton, GJ., Dasgupta, T., Islam, MR., Islam, S., Deacon, CM., Zhao, F., Stroud, JL., McGrath, SP., Feldmann, J., Price, AH. & Meharg, AA. Arsenic Influence on Genetic Variation in Grain Trace-Element Nutrient Content in Bengal Delta Grown Rice, Article, 2010, Environmental Science & Technology, 44, 21, pp8284 - 8288, ISSN/ISBN: 0013-936X
  • Norton, GJ., Islam, MR., Duan, G., Lei, M., Zhu, Y., Deacon, CM., Moran, AC., Islam, S., Zhao, ZJ., Stroud, JL., McGrath, SP., Feldmann, J., Price, AH. & Meharg, AA. Arsenic Shoot-Grain Relationships in Field Grown Rice Cultivars, Article, 2010, Environmental Science & Technology, 44, 4, pp1471 - 1477, ISSN/ISBN: 0013-936X
  • Outoukarte, I., Belaqziz, M., Price, AH., Nsarellah, N. & El Hadrami, I. Durum Wheat Root Distribution and Agronomical Performance as Influenced by Soil Properties, Article, 2010, Crop Science, 50, 3, pp803 - 807, ISSN/ISBN: 0011-183X
  • Jagadish, SVK., Cairns, J., Lafitte, R., Wheeler, TR., Price, AH. & Craufurd, PQ. Genetic Analysis of Heat Tolerance at Anthesis in Rice, Article, 2010, Crop Science, 50, 5, pp1633 - 1641, ISSN/ISBN: 0011-183X
  • Norton, GJ., Deacon, CM., Xiong, L., Huang, W., Meharg, AA. & Price, AH. Genetic mapping of the rice ionome in leaves and grain, Article, 2010, Plant and Soil, 329, 1-2, pp139 - 153, ISSN/ISBN: 0032-079X
  • Carey, A., Scheckel, KG., Lombi, E., Newville, M., Choi, Y., Norton, GJ., Charnock, JM., Feldmann, J., Price, AH. & Meharg, AA. Grain Unloading of Arsenic Species in Rice, Article, 2010, Plant Physiology, 152, 1, pp309 - 319, ISSN/ISBN: 0032-0889
  • Nosrati, H., Price, AH. & Wilcock, CC. No evidence of apomixis in matroclinal progeny from experimental crosses in the genus Fragaria (strawberry) based on RAPDs, Article, 2010, Euphytica, 171, 2, pp193 - 202, ISSN/ISBN: 0014-2336
  • Norton, GJ., Duan, G., Dasgupta, T., Islam, MA., Lei, M., Zhu, Y., Deacon, CM., Moran, AC., Islam, S., Zhao, ZJ., Stroud, JL., McGrath, SP., Feldmann, J., Price, AH. & Meharg, AA. Environmental and Genetic Control of Arsenic Accumulation and Speciation in Rice Grain: Comparing a Range of Common Cultivars Grown in Contaminated Sites Across Bangladesh, China, and India, Article, 2009, Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 21, pp8381 - 8386, ISSN/ISBN: 0013-936X
  • Norton, GJ., Islam, MA., Deacon, CM., Zhao, F., Stroud, JL., McGrath, SP., Islam, S., Jahiruddin, M., Feldmann, J., Price, AH. & Meharg, AA. Identification of Low Inorganic and Total Grain Arsenic Rice Cultivars from Bangladesh, Article, 2009, Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 15, pp6070 - 6075, ISSN/ISBN: 0013-936X
  • Naureen, Z., Price, AH., Hafeez, FY. & Roberts, MR. Identification of rice blast disease-suppressing bacterial strains from the rhizosphere of rice grown in Pakistan, Article, 2009, crop protection, 28, 12, pp1052 - 1060, ISSN/ISBN: 0261-2194
  • Khowaja, FS., Norton, GJ., Courtois, B. & Price, AH. Improved resolution in the position of drought-related QTLs in a single mapping population of rice by meta-analysis, Article, 2009, BMC Genomics, 10 - 276, ISSN/ISBN: 1471-2164
  • Norton, GJ. & Price, AH. Mapping of quantitative trait loci for seminal root morphology and gravitropic response in rice, Article, 2009, Euphytica, 166, 2, pp229 - 237, ISSN/ISBN: 0014-2336
  • Cairns, J., Audebert, A., Mullins, C. & Price, AH. Mapping quantitative trait loci associated with root growth in upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) exposed to soil water-deficit in fields with contrasting soil properties, Article, 2009, Field Crops Research, 114, 1, pp108 - 118, ISSN/ISBN: 0378-4290
  • Chisha-Kasumu, E., Woodward, S. & Price, AH. Phenotypic variation among five provenances of Pterocarpus angolensis in Zimbabwe and Zambia, Article, 2009, Southern Forests, 71, 1, pp41 - 47, ISSN/ISBN: 2070-2620
  • Chisha-Kasumu, E., Woodward, S. & Price, AH. RAPD markers demonstrate genetic diversity in Pterocarpus angolensis from Zimbabwe and Zambia, Article, 2009, Southern Forests, 71, 1, pp63 - 70, ISSN/ISBN: 2070-2620
  • Courtois, B., Ahmadi, N., Khowaja, F., Price, AH., Rami, J., Frouin, J., Hamelin, C. & Ruiz, M. Rice Root Genetic Architecture: Meta-analysis from a Drought QTL Database, Article, 2009, Rice, 2, 2-3, pp115 - 128, ISSN/ISBN: 1939-8433
  • Courtois, B., price aAhmadi, N., Khowaja, F., Price, AH., Rami, J., Frouin, J., Hamelin, C. & Ruiz, M. Rice root genetic architecture, Article, 2009, Rice, 2, 2-3, pp115 - 128, ISSN/ISBN: 1939-8433
  • Jones, HG., Serraj, R., Loveys, BR., Xiong, L., Wheaton, A. & Price, AH. Thermal infrared imaging of crop canopies for the remote diagnosis and quantification of plant responses to water stress in the field, Article, 2009, Functional Plant Biology, 36, 10-11, pp978 - 989, ISSN/ISBN: 1445-4408
  • Norton, GJ., Aitkenhead, M., Khowaja, FS., Whalley, WR. & Price, AH. A bioinformatic and transcriptomic approach to identifying positional candidate genes without fine mapping, Article, 2008, BMC Genomics, 92, 5, pp344 - 352, ISSN/ISBN: 1471-2164
  • Clark, LJ., Ferraris, S., Price, AH. & Whalley, WR. A gradual rather than abrupt increase in soil strength gives better root penetration of strong layers, Article, 2008, Plant and Soil, 307, pp235 - 242, ISSN/ISBN: 0032-079X
  • Kaewchumnong, K. & Price, AH. A study on the susceptibility of rice cultivars to Striga hermonthica and mapping of Striga tolerance quantitative trait loci in rice, Article, 2008, New Phytologist, 180, 1, pp206 - 216, ISSN/ISBN: 0028-646X
  • Norton, GJ., Lou-Hing, DE., Meharg, AA. & Price, AH. Rice-arsenate interactions in hydroponics, Article, 2008, Journal of Experimental Botany, 59, 8, pp2267 - 2276, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0957
  • Norton, GJ., Nigar, M., Williams, PN., Dasgupta, T., Meharg, AA. & Price, AH. Rice-arsenate interactions in hydroponics, Article, 2008, Journal of Experimental Botany, 59, 8, pp2277 - 2284, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0957
  • Chisha-Kasumu, E., Woodward, S. & Price, AH. Comparison of the effects of mechanical scarification and gibberellic acid treatments on seed germination in Pterocarpus angolensis, Article, 2007, Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal, 69, 1, pp63 - 70, ISSN/ISBN: 1991-931X
  • MacMillan, K., Emrich, K., Piepho, H-P., Mullins, C. & Price, AH. Assessing the importance of genotype x environment interaction for root traits in rice using a mapping population I: A soil-filled box screen., Article, 2006, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 113, pp977 - 986, ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5752
  • MacMillan, K., Emrich, K., Piepho, H-P., Mullins, C. & Price, AH. Assessing the importance of genotype x environment interaction for root traits in rice using a mapping population II: conventional QTL analysis, Article, 2006, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 113, 5, pp953 - 964, ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5752
  • Price, AH. Believe it or not, QTLs are accurate, Article, 2006, Trends in Plant Science, 11, 5, pp213 - 217, ISSN/ISBN: 1360-1385
  • Chisa-Kasumu, E., Woodward, S. & Price, AH. In vitro shoot multiplication and rooting from seedling explants of Pterocarpus angolensis., Article, 2006, Southern African Forestry Journal, 208, pp31 - 37, ISSN/ISBN: 0038-2167
  • Gomez, MS., Kumar, SS., Jeyaprakash, P., Suresh, R., Biji, KR., Boopathi, NM., Price, AH. & Chandra Babu, R. Mapping QTLs linked to physio-morphological and plant production traits under drought stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.) in the target environment, Article, 2006, American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2, 4, pp161 - 169, ISSN/ISBN: 1553-3468
  • Steele, KA., Price, AH., Shashidhar, HE. & Witcombe, JR. Marker-assisted selection to introgress rice QTLs controlling root traits and aroma into an Indian upland rice variety, Article, 2006, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 112, pp208 - 221, ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5752
  • Talukder, ZI., McDonald, AJS. & Price, AH. Loci controlling partial resistance to rice blast do not show marked QTL x environment interaction when plant nitrogn status alters disease severity, Article, 2005, New Phytologist, 168, pp455 - 464, ISSN/ISBN: 0028-646X
  • Williams, P., Raab, A., Price, AH., Hossain, SA., Feldmann, J. & Meharg, AA. Variation in Arsenic Speciation and Concentration in Paddy Rice Related to Dietary Exposure, Article, 2005, Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 39, pp5531 - 5540, ISSN/ISBN: 0013-936X
  • Dasgupta, T., Hossain, SA., Meharg, AA. & Price, AH. An arsenate tolerance gene on chromosome 6 of rice, Article, 2004, New Phytologist, 163, 1, pp45 - 49, ISSN/ISBN: 0028-646X
  • Cairns, JE., Audbert, A., Townend, JA., Price, AH. & Mullins, C. Effect of soil mechanical impedance on root growth of two rice varieties under field drought stress, Article, 2004, Plant and Soil, 267, pp309 - 318, ISSN/ISBN: 0032-079X
  • Ofori, DA., Swaine, MD., Cobbinah, JR. & Price, AH. Genetic diversity and biodiversity conservation Guidelines for Milicia species in Ghana, Article, 2004, Ghana Journal of Forestry, 11, pp27 - 38
  • Talukder, ZI., Tharreau, D. & Price, AH. Quantitative trait loci analysis suggests that partial resistance to rice blast is mostly determined by race-specific interactions, Article, 2004, New Phytologist, 162, 1, pp197 - 209, ISSN/ISBN: 0028-646X
  • Lafitte, HR., Price, AH. & Courtois, B. Yield response to water deficit in an upland rice mapping population: associations among traits and genetic markers, Article, 2004, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 109, pp1237 - 1246, ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5752
  • Berruyer, R., Adreit, H., Milazzo, J., Dioh, W., Bohnert, HU., Fudal, I., Zhu, L., Price, AH., Notteghem, JL., Lebrun, M. & Tharreau, D. Characterization of Pi33, a rice resistance gene interacting with the Magnaporthe grisea avirulence gene ACE1, Article, 2002, International Rice Research Newsletter, 27, 2, pp11 - 12, ISSN/ISBN: 0115-0944
  • Price, AH., Cairns, J., Horton, P., Jones, HG. & Griffiths, H. Linking drought-resistance mechanisms to drought avoidance in upland rice using a QTL approach: progress and new opportunities to integrate stomatal and mesophyll responses, Article, 2002, Journal of Experimental Botany, 53, 371, pp989 - 1004, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0957
  • Price, AH., Townend, JA., Jones, MP., Audebert, A. & Courtois, B. Mapping QTLs associated with drought avoidance in upland rice grown in the Philippines and West Africa, Article, 2002, Plant Molecular Biology, 48, pp683 - 695, ISSN/ISBN: 0167-4412
  • Price, AH., Steele, KA., Gorham, J., Bridges, JM., Moore, BJ., Evans, JL., Jones, RGW. & Richardson, P. Upland rice grown in soil-filled chambers and exposed to contrasting water-deficit regimes I. Root distribution, water use and plant water status, Article, 2002, Field Crops Research, 76, pp11 - 24, ISSN/ISBN: 0378-4290
  • Price, AH., Steele, KA., Moore, BJ. & Jones, RGW. Upland rice grown in soil-filled chambers and exposed to contrasting water-deficit regimes II. Mapping quantitative trait loci for root morphology and distribution, Article, 2002, Field Crops Research, 76, pp25 - 43, ISSN/ISBN: 0378-4290
  • Ofori, DA., Swaine, MD., Leifert, C., Cobbinah, JR. & Price, AH. Population genetic structure of Milicia species characterised by using RAPD and nucleotide sequencing L., Article, 2001, Genetic Resources & Crop Evolution, 48, pp637 - 647, ISSN/ISBN: 0925-9864
  • Fowler, PAF. & Price, AH. Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates circulating gonadotropin surge-attenuating/inhibiting factor bioactivity in cows, Article, 1997, Biology of Reproduction, 57, 2, pp278 - 285, ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3363
  • Price, AH., Tomos, AD. & Virk, DS. Genetic dissection of root growth in rice (Oryza sativa L) .1. a hydrophonic screen, Article, 1997, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 95, 1-2, pp132 - 142, ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5752
  • Price, AH. & Tomos, AD. Genetic dissection of root growth in rice (Oryza sativa L) .2. mapping quantitative trait loci using molecular markers, Article, 1997, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 95, 1-2, pp143 - 152, ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5752
  • Price, AH., Young, EM. & Tomos, AD. Quantitative trait loci associated with stomatal conductance, leaf rolling and heading date mapped in upland rice (Oryza sativa), Article, 1997, New Phytologist, 137, 1, pp83 - 91, ISSN/ISBN: 0028-646X
  • Price, AH., Knight, M., Knight, H., Cuin, T., Tomos, D. & Ashenden, T. Cytosolic calcium and oxidative plant stress, Article, 1996, Biochemical Society Transactions, 24, 2, pp479 - 483, ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5127
  • Lock, J. & Price, AH. Evidence that disruption of cytosolic calcium is critically important in oxidative plant stress, Article, 1994, Proceedings. Section B, Biological Sciences / The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 102, pp261 - 264, ISSN/ISBN: 0308-2113
  • Price, AH., Taylor, A., Ripley, SJ., Griffiths, A., Trewavas, AJ. & Knight, MR. Oxidative Signals in Tobacco Increase Cytosolic Calcium, Article, 1994, The Plant Cell, 6, 9, pp1301 - 1310, ISSN/ISBN: 1040-4651
  • Price, AH. & Hendry, GAF. Iron-catalysed oxygen radical formation and its possible contribution to drought damage in nine native grasses and three cereals, Article, 1991, Plant, Cell & Environment, 14, 5, pp477 - 484, ISSN/ISBN: 0140-7791
  • Buckland, SM., Price, AH. & Hendry, GAF. The role of ascorbate in drought-treated Cochlearia atlantica Pobed. and Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd., Article, 1991, New Phytologist, 119, 1, pp155 - 160, ISSN/ISBN: 0028-646X
  • Price, AH. A possible role for calcium in oxidative plant stress, Article, 1990, Free Radical Research Communications, 10, 6, pp345 - 349, ISSN/ISBN: 8755-0199
  • Price, AH., Lucas, PW. & Lea, PJ. Age Dependent Damage and Glutathione Metabolism in Ozone Fumigated Barley , Article, 1990, Journal of Experimental Botany, 41, 231, pp1309 - 1317, ISSN/ISBN: 0022-0957
  • Hendry, GAF., Price, AH. & Brocklebank, KJ. Role of Iron in Chlorophyll Destruction in Stressed Plants, Article, 1990, Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 11, 1-2, pp132 - 133, ISSN/ISBN: 0098-2997
  • Price, AH., Atherton, NM. & Hendry, GAF. Plants Under Drought-Stress Generate Activated Oxygen, Article, 1989, Free Radical Research Communications, 8, 1, pp61 - 66, ISSN/ISBN: 8755-0199
  • Price, AH. & Hendry, GAF. Stress and the role of activated oxygen scavengers and protective enzymes in plants subjected to drought, Article, 1989, Biochemical Society Transactions, 17, 3, pp493 - 493, ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5127

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