Photosynthates stimulate the UV-B induced fungal anthraquinone synthesis in the foliose lichen Xanthoria parietina

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-176

  Solhaug, K A ^a   Gauslaa, Y ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acetone rinsing; Carbohydrates; Lichen symbiosis; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetically active radiation; Physcion; Secondary compounds; UV

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; XANTHORIA; XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

EID: 1242276735     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2003.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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