Ultraviolet-B radiation effects on the Mediterranean ruderal Dittrichia viscosa

Plant Ecology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 109-112

  Stephanou, M ^a   Manetas, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dittrichia viscosa; Epicuticular flavonoids; Growth; Photosynthetic pigments; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

DITTRICHIA VISCOSA; ASTERACEAE;

ALLELOPATHY; ULTRAVIOLET-B;

EID: 0030618521     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5718-6_10     Document Type: Article

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