A possible optical role of the bundle sheath extensions of the heterobaric leaves of Vitis vinifera and Quercus coccifera

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 423-430

  Karabourniotis, G ^a   Bornman, J F ^b   Nikolopoulos, D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bundle sheath extensions; Fibre optics; Light guiding; Quercus coccifera; Ultraviolet radiation; Vitis vinifera; Xerophytes

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS COCCIFERA; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 0034001857     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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