Chlorophyll metabolism in leaves of higher poikilohydric plants Ramonda serbica Panc. and Ramonda nathaliae Panc. et Petrov. during Dehydration and rehydration

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 379-384

  Drazic, Gordana ^a   Mihailovic, Nevena ^a   Stevanovic, Branka ^b  

^a Inst for the Applic of Nucl Ener

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Chlorophyllase activity; Desiccation tolerant plants; Levulinic acid; Ramonda nathaliae; Ramonda serbica; Resurrection plants

Indexed keywords

RAMONDA NATHALIAE; RAMONDA SERBICA;

EID: 0032950249     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(99)80184-9     Document Type: Article

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