The Ecophysiology of Foliar Anthocyanin

Botanical Review

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-161

  Close, Dugald C ^a   Beadle, Christopher L ^a,b  

^a Coop Res Ctr Sustainable Prod F ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 0347660856     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0006-8101(2003)069[0149:TEOFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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