Nitrate additions enhance the photosynthetic sensitivity of a nodulated South African Mediterranean-climate legume (Podalyria calyptrata) to elevated UV-B

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-210

  Musil, C F ^a   Kgope, B S ^a   Chimphango, S B M ^b   Dakora, F D ^b,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Research Development   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Carbohydrates; Carotenoids; Chlorophylls; Flavonoids; Nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; LEGUME; NITRATE; NODULATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OZONE DEPLETION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PODALYRIA; PODALYRIA CALYPTRATA;

EID: 0344962374     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(03)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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