A flavonoid mutant of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) exhibits increased sensitivity to UV-B radiation in the primary leaf

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 593-601

  Reuber, S ^a   Bornman, J F ^b   Weissenbock G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barley; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Fibre optics; Flavonoid mutant; Hordeum vulgare L; Primary leaf; UV B penetration; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001009297     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00393.x     Document Type: Article

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