Inhibition of photosynthesis by solar radiation in Dunaliella salina: Relative efficiencies of UV-B, UV-A and PAR

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 359-365

  Herrmann, H ^a   Hader D P ^a   Ghetti, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dunaliella salina; oxygen evolution; PAM fluorescence; photosynthesis inhibition; solar radiation; UV A radiation; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; SALINA;

EID: 1842332095     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-77.x     Document Type: Article

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