Light quality influences indigo precursors production and seed germination in Isatis tinctoria L. and Isatis indigotica fort.

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 914-919

  Tozzi, Sabrina ^a,b   Lercari, Bartolomeo ^a   Angelini, Luciana G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Agronomia e Gestione dell'Agroecosistema   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMINATION; ISATIS; LIGHT; PLANT SEED; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

GERMINATION; ISATIS; LIGHT; SEEDS;

BRASSICACEAE; ISATIS; ISATIS INDIGOTICA; ISATIS TINCTORIA;

EID: 24644501113     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2004-08-03-RA-258R1.1     Document Type: Article

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