Acclimation by suboptimal growth temperature diminishes photooxidative damage in maize leaves

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 366-372

  Leipner, J ^a   Fracheboud, Y ^a   Stamp, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

antioxidants; chlorophyll a fluorescence; low growth temperature; maize; photooxidative stress; pigments; xanthophyll cycle; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031001640     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-76.x     Document Type: Article

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