UVB Radiation Induced Increase in Quercetin : Kaempferol Ratio in Wild-Type and Transgenic Lines of Petunia

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-330

  Ryan, Ken G ^a   Markham, Kenneth R ^a   Bloor, Stephen J ^a   Bradley, J Marie ^b   Mitchell, Kevin A ^a   Jordan, Brian R ^b  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETUNIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0001052351     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb09689.x     Document Type: Article

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