Effect of enhanced UV-B radiation on pollen quantity, quality, and seed yield in Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 573-579

  Demchik, Sophie M ^a   Day, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica rapa; Ozone depletion; Pollen; Seed yield; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001429602     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445915     Document Type: Article

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