Blue light regulation of the growth of Prunus persica plants in a long term experiment: Morphological and histological observations

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-176

  Rapparini, Francesca ^a   Rotondi, Annalisa ^a   Baraldi, Rita ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blue light; Cryptochrome; Photomorphogenesis; Phytochrome; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LAMPS; PHOTONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CRYPTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME; PRUNUS PERSICA;

FORESTRY;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0032760256     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00009760     Document Type: Article

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