On the response of pigments and antioxidants of Pinus halepensis seedlings to Mediterranean climatic factors and long-term ozone exposure

New Phytologist

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 419-432

  Elvira, Susana ^a   Alonso, Rocío ^a   Castillo, Federico J ^b   Gimeno, Benjamín S ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ozone; Pigments; Pinus halepensis Mill. (Aleppo pine); Xanthophylls

Indexed keywords

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 0031948497     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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