Water deficit in combination with high solar radiation leads to midday depression of α-tocopherol in field-grown lavender (Lavandula stoechas) plants

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 315-321

  Munne Bosch S ^a   Schwarz, K ^a   Alegre, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Antioxidant; Drought; Lavandula stoechas L.; Lavender; Photosynthesis; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; DROUGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

WATER DEFICIT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 0035034438     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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