Attenuation of UV radiation by plant cuticles from woody species

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1079-1085

  Krauss, P ^a   Markstadter C ^a   Riederer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Fruits; Leaves; Phenolics; Pigments; Plant cuticle; Ultraviolet b radiation; Uv b attenuation

Indexed keywords

CYDONIA OBLONGA; ILEX; ILEX AQUIFOLIUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 1842295745     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1997.tb00684.x     Document Type: Article

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