Differential effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on reproductive effort in two chemotypes of Mentha spicata under field conditions

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-351

  Grammatikopoulos, G ^a   Karousou, R ^b   Kokkini, S ^b   Manetas, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; PLANT RESPONSE; REPRODUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET-B;

GREECE; PATRAS;

MENTHA; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA SPICATA;

EID: 0031811139     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP97092     Document Type: Article

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