Seedling growth and leaf surface morphological responses of three rangeland weeds to ultraviolet-B radiation

Weed Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 427-434

  Furness, Nancy H ^a   Upadhyaya, Mahesh K ^a   Ormrod, Douglas P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CENDI; CYWOF; Epicuticular wax; Scanning electron microscopy; Trichomes; TROPR

Indexed keywords

LEAF MORPHOLOGY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WEED;

CENTAUREA DIFFUSA; CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALE; TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS; TRAGOPOGON PRATENSIS;

EID: 0032743317     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0043174500092031     Document Type: Article

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