The significance of carotenoids and tocopherols in photoprotection of seven epiphytic fern species of a Mexican cloud forest

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 775-783

  Tausz, M ^a   Hietz, P ^a   Briones, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Asplenium; Carotenoids; Drought; Elaphoglossum; Epiphytes; Ferns; Phlebodium; Photooxidative stress; Pigments; Pleopeltis; Polypodium; Tocopherol; Xanthophyll cycle

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER;

PHOTOPROTECTION;

FORESTRY;

ADAPTATION; CLOUD FOREST; EPIPHYTE; FERN; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

MEXICO;

ASPLENIUM; ASPLENIUM CUSPIDATUM; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; ELAPHOGLOSSUM; ELAPHOGLOSSUM GLAUCUM; ELAPHOGLOSSUM PETIOLATUM; FILICOPHYTA; PHLEBODIUM; PHLEBODIUM AREOLATUM; PHLEBODIUM PSEUDOAUREUM; PLEOPELTIS; PLEOPELTIS MEXICANA; POLYPODIUM PUBERULUM; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0034837272     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pp01068     Document Type: Article

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