Influence of enhanced UV-B radiation on biomass allocation and pigment concentrations in leaves and reproductive structures of greenhouse-grown Brassica rapa

Vegetatio

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-116

  Day, Thomas A ^a,b   Demchik, Sophie M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Flavonoids; Ovary; Ozone depletion; Pollen; Reproduction; Screening

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICACEAE;

BIOMASS; PIGMENT; TURNIP; ULTRAVIOLET-B;

EID: 0030303653     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00044635     Document Type: Article

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