Nutrient availability and the effect of increasing UV-B radiation on secondary plant compounds in Scots pine

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-60

  Lavola, Anu ^a   Aphalo, Pedro J ^b,c   Lahti, Markku ^a   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Growth; Photosynthetic pigments; Tannins; UV induction

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PIGMENT; SECONDARY METABOLITE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0037296592     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(02)00057-6     Document Type: Article

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