Changes in UV-B radiation screening effectiveness with leaf age in Rhododendron maximum

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 740-746

  Ruhland, C T ^a,b   Day, T A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Epidermis; Flavonoids; Rhododendron maximum; Stratospheric ozone; Ultraviolet B; UV B absorbing compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000294214     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00409.x     Document Type: Article

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