Amelioration of ultraviolet-B-induced down-regulation of mRNA levels for chloroplast proteins, by high irradiance, is mediated by photosynthesis

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 100-106

  Mackerness, Soheila A H ^a   Butt, P Joe ^a   Jordan, Brian R ^a,b   Thomas, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Levin Research Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

High PAR; Photosynthesis; Pisum sativum; RNA transcripts; UV B stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001778170     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80300-2     Document Type: Article

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