Effects of long-term, elevated ultraviolet-B radiation on phytochemicals in the bark of silver birch (Betula pendula)

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 1257-1263

  Tegelberg, Riitta ^a   Aphalo, Pedro J ^a,b,c   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Glucose; Phenolics; Raffinose; Sucrose; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 0346195666     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.17.1257     Document Type: Article

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