The effect of solar UV-B radiation on terpenes and biomass production in Grindelia chiloensis (Asteraceae), a woody perennial of Patagonia, Argentina

Plant Ecology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-191

  Zavala, Jorge A ^a   Ravetta, Damian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carbon partitioning; Photobiology; Resin; Terpenes; Ultraviolet B radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TERPENE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ARGENTINA;

ASTERACEAE; GRINDELIA;

EID: 0036397996     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020314706567     Document Type: Article

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