Effects of Methanol on Photosynthetic Processes and Growth of Lemna gibba

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 420-424

  Dewez, David ^a   Dautremepuits, Claire ^b   Jeandet, Philippe ^c   Vernet, Guy ^b   Popovic, Radovan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GROWTH RATE; HIGHER PLANT; ILLUMINATION; LEMNA GIBBA; NONHUMAN; NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PARAMETER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH;

METHANOL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS;

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; LEMNA; LEMNA GIBBA;

EID: 0242300210     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)078<0420:EOMOPP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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