Changes in photosynthetic efficiency and carotenoid composition in leaves of white clover at different developmental stages

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 887-893

  Yoo, Sang Dong ^a,c   Greer, Dennis H ^b,d   Laing, William A ^b   McManus, Michael T ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Leaf development; Leaf senescence; Photosynthetic yield; Photosystem II; Trifolium repens; White clover

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0142094709     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(03)00138-4     Document Type: Article

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