UV-A screening in plants determined using a new portable fluorimeter

Photosynthetica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 371-377

  Kolb, C A ^a   Schreiber, U ^a   Gademann, R ^a   Pfundel E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apigenin; Berry; Comparison of devices; Flavonoids; Hordeum; Leaf; Luteolin; Transmittance; Vitis

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; VITIS; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 26444466651     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-005-0061-7     Document Type: Article

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