Exogenous γ-Aminobutyric Acid Improves the Structure and Function of Photosystem II in Muskmelon Seedlings Exposed to Salinity-Alkalinity Stress

Lixia Xiang; Lipan Hu; Weinan Xu; Ai Zhen; Liang Zhang; Xiaohui Hu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164847

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Exogenous γ-Aminobutyric Acid Improves the Structure and Function of Photosystem II in Muskmelon Seedlings Exposed to Salinity-Alkalinity Stress

Lixia Xiang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lixia Xiang, Lipan Hu

Affiliations College of Horticulture, Northwest Agricultural & Forest University, Yangling, 712100 China, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Engineering in Northwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Shaanxi, Yangling, 712100, China
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Lipan Hu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lixia Xiang, Lipan Hu

Affiliations College of Horticulture, Northwest Agricultural & Forest University, Yangling, 712100 China, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Engineering in Northwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Shaanxi, Yangling, 712100, China
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Weinan Xu,

Affiliations College of Horticulture, Northwest Agricultural & Forest University, Yangling, 712100 China, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Engineering in Northwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Shaanxi, Yangling, 712100, China
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Ai Zhen,

Affiliations College of Horticulture, Northwest Agricultural & Forest University, Yangling, 712100 China, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Engineering in Northwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Shaanxi, Yangling, 712100, China
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Liang Zhang,

Affiliations College of Horticulture, Northwest Agricultural & Forest University, Yangling, 712100 China, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Engineering in Northwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Shaanxi, Yangling, 712100, China
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Xiaohui Hu

* E-mail: hxh1977@163.com

Affiliations College of Horticulture, Northwest Agricultural & Forest University, Yangling, 712100 China, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Engineering in Northwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Shaanxi, Yangling, 712100, China
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Exogenous γ-Aminobutyric Acid Improves the Structure and Function of Photosystem II in Muskmelon Seedlings Exposed to Salinity-Alkalinity Stress

Lixia Xiang,
Lipan Hu,
Weinan Xu,
Ai Zhen,
Liang Zhang,
Xiaohui Hu

Published: October 20, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164847

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