Ultraviolet-B effects on Spirodela oligorrhiza: Induction of different protection mechanisms

Plant Science

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-223

  Jansen, Marcel A K ^a,b   Babu, T Sudhakar ^a,e   Heller, Dina ^a   Gaba, Victor ^c   Mattoo, Autar K ^d   Edelman, Marvin ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloroplasts; D1 protein; Spirodela oligorrhiza; Ultraviolet B; UV B tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001127327     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(96)04348-8     Document Type: Article

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