Field crop responses to ultraviolet-B radiation: A review

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 191-218

  Kakani, V G ^a   Reddy, K R ^a   Zhao, D ^a   Sailaja, K ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Leaf pigments; Leaf wax; Phenology; Photosynthesis; Plant development

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0346104918     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2003.08.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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