Ultraviolet-B radiation induced alterations in photosynthetic electron transport activities of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 6301

Photosynthetica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-284

  Rajagopal, S ^a   Murthy, S D S ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Irradiance; Photosystems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030025086     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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