The dense indumentum with its polyphenol content may replace the protective role of the epidermis in some young xeromorphic leaves

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-351

  Karabourniotis, George ^a   Fasseas, Costas ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Leaf development; Leaf hairs; Olea europaea L.; Phenolics; Quercus ilex L.; UV B radiation damage

Indexed keywords

OLEA EUROPAEA; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 0030046432     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-043     Document Type: Article

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