Do anthocyanins protect leaves of New Zealand native species from UV-B?

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 175-178

  Gould, Kevin S ^a   Quinn, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anthocyanin; Flavonoid; Leaf; New Zealand; Phylloclade; UV B

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CELL VACUOLE; NEW ZEALAND; PHOTOINHIBITION; PIGMENTATION; PLANT LEAF; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

HYPODERRIS;

EID: 0033017315     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1999.10512176     Document Type: Article

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