Root Antioxidant Mechanisms in Relation to Root Thermotolerance in Perennial Grass Species Contrasting in Heat Tolerance

Yi Xu; Patrick Burgess; Bingru Huang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138268

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Root Antioxidant Mechanisms in Relation to Root Thermotolerance in Perennial Grass Species Contrasting in Heat Tolerance

Yi Xu,

Affiliation Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States of America
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Patrick Burgess,

Affiliation Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States of America
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Bingru Huang

* E-mail: huang@aesop.rutgers.edu

Affiliation Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States of America
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Root Antioxidant Mechanisms in Relation to Root Thermotolerance in Perennial Grass Species Contrasting in Heat Tolerance

Yi Xu,
Patrick Burgess,
Bingru Huang

Published: September 18, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138268

About the Authors

Yi Xu

Affiliation Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States of America

Patrick Burgess

Affiliation Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States of America

Bingru Huang

* E-mail: huang@aesop.rutgers.edu

Affiliation Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YX BH. Performed the experiments: YX PB. Analyzed the data: YX BH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BH. Wrote the paper: YX PB BH.

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