Acclimation of leaf carotenoid composition and ascorbate levels to gradients in the light environment within an Australian rainforest

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1083-1090

  Logan, B A ^a   Barker, D H ^a   Demmig Adams, B ^a   Adams III, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

acclimation; ascorbate; photoprotection; rainforest plants; xanthophyll cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030455544     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00215.x     Document Type: Article

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