Effects of solar UV-B irradiation on vegetative and generative growth of Bromus catharticus

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Deckmyn, G ^a   Impens, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bromus catharticus; Germination; Growth; Morphology; Seed production; UV B

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON; FLAVONOID; GERMINATION; NITROGEN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; SEED DEVELOPMENT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

GROWTH RESPONSE; IRRADIANCE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0031661401     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(98)00035-5     Document Type: Article

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