Photosynthetic efficiency, and photodamage by UV and visible radiation, in red versus green leaf coleus varieties

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 395-399

  Burger, Jutta ^a   Edwards, Gerald E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Coleus; Photosynthesis; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001444079     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a028959     Document Type: Article

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