UV-B and PAR in a grass (Lolium perenne L.) canopy

Plant Ecology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-19

  Deckmyn, Gaby ^a   Impens, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Grass; Light penetration; Lolium perenne; PAR; UV B

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0031858267     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008004113346     Document Type: Article

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