Chlorophyll a fluorescence, enzyme and antioxidant analyses provide evidence for the operation of alternative electron sinks during leaf senescence in a stay-green mutant of Festuca pratensis

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1323-1337

  Kingston Smith, A H ^a   Thomas, H ^a   Foyer, C H ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Chlorophyll; Festuca pratensis; Fluorescence; Mehler reaction; Photosynthesis; Senescence; Stay green

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; SCHEDONORUS PRATENSIS;

EID: 0030660575     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-30.x     Document Type: Article

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