The effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on the mediterranean evergreen sclerophyll Nerium oleander depend on the extent of summer precipitation

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-306

  Drilias, Periklis ^a   Karabourniotis, George ^b   Levizou, Efi ^a   Nikolopoulos, Dimosthenis ^a   Petropoulou, Yiola ^a   Manetas, Yiannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL CHANGE; GROWTH; OZONE DEPLETION; SUMMER PRECIPITATION; UV-B RADIATION;

APOCYNACEAE; NERIUM; NERIUM OLEANDER;

EID: 0030807316     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP96105     Document Type: Article

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