Trichome density and its UV-B protective potential are affected by shading and leaf position on the canopy

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-229

  Liakoura, V ^a   Stefanou, M ^b   Manetas, Y ^b   Cholevas, C ^a   Karabourniotis, G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Leaf hairs; Olea europaea; Phenolits; Quercus coccifera; Quercus ilex; UV B radiation; Verbascum speciosum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031419403     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(97)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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