Growth responses of Betula pendula ecotypes to red and far-red light

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-23

  Tsegay, Berhanu A ^a   Lund, Leidulf ^b   Nilsen, Jarle ^b   Olsen, Jorunn E ^c   Molmann, Jorgen M ^b   Ernsten, Arild ^b   Juntttila, Olavi ^b  

^a BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diode; Ecotype; Monochromatic; Photomorphogenesis; Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR); Phytochrome

Indexed keywords

DIODES; LIGHT; MONOCHROMATORS;

ECOTYPES; INTERNODE ELONGATION; MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT; STEM ELONGATION;

ECOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; DIODE; ECOTYPE; FAR RED LIGHT; INTERNODE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; RED LIGHT; STEM ELONGATION;

BETULA PENDULA; PENDULA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 19344373668     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol8-issue1-fulltext-10     Document Type: Article

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