The ability of abaxial and adaxial epidermis of sun and shade leaves to attenuate UV-A and UV-B radiation in relation to the UV absorbing capacity of the whole leaf methanolic extracts

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-43

  Liakoura, Vally ^a   Bornman, Janet F ^b   Karabourniotis, George ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CORRELATION THEORY; PLANTS (BOTANY); STRESS ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARBUTUS SPECIES; EPIDERMIS; SCLEROPHYLLS; SUN LEAVES;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ARBUTUS; ARBUTUS ANDRACHNE; ARBUTUS UNEDO; QUERCUS; QUERCUS COCCIFERA;

EID: 0042960883     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2003.1170104.x     Document Type: Article

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