Influence of UV-B radiation on photosynthetic activity and chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics in Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] seedlings

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 172-176

  Bavcon, Jože ^a   Gaberščik, Alenka ^b   Bavcon, Franc Batič J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Norway spruce; Photochemical activity; Photosynthesis; Picea abies (L.) Karst.; Ultraviolet B radiation

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0029770722     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050020     Document Type: Article

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