Enhanced formation of α-tocopherol and highly oxidized abietane diterpenes in water-stressed rosemary plants

Plant Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1047-1052

  Munné Bosch, Sergi ^a   Schwarz, Karin ^b   Alegre, Leonor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIETANE DITERPENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHLOROPHYLL; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; OXIDATION DAMAGE; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT METABOLISM; WATER STRESS;

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0345072485     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.121.3.1047     Document Type: Article

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