The importance of being hairy: The adverse effects of hair removal on stem photosynthesis of Verbascum speciosum are due to solar UV-B radiation

New Phytologist

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 503-508

  Manetas, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Photoprotection; Stem photosynthesis; UV B radiation; Verbascum speciosum

Indexed keywords

HAIR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STEM; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM SPECIOSUM;

EID: 0037714331     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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