Seasonal patterns of photosystem 2 photochemical efficiency in evergreen sclerophylls and drought semi-deciduous shrubs under Mediterranean field conditions

Photosynthetica

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 41-49

  Karavatas, S ^a   Manetas, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arbutus; Chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics; Cistus; Genista; Nerium; Phillyrea; Phlomis; Pistacia; Relative water content; Sarcopoterium

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSYSTEM II; SCLEROPHYLL;

ARBUTUS; CISTUS; GENISTA; NERIUM; PHILLYREA; PHLOMIS; PISTACIA; PISTACIA VERA; SARCOPOTERIUM;

EID: 0032784982     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007010502269     Document Type: Article

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