Acclimation to high irradiance in temperate deciduous trees in the field: Changes in xanthophyll cycle pool size and in photosynthetic capacity along a canopy light gradient

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1205-1218

  Niinemets, U ^a   Bilger, W ^b   Kull, O ^a   Tenhunen, J D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation kinetics; Betula pendula; Carotenoids; Photosynthetic electron transport; Pigment composition; Populus tremula; Tulia cordata; Xanthophyll cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032434205     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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