Acclimation of antioxidant pools to the light environment in a natural forest canopy

New Phytologist

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-97

  García Plazaola, José Ignacio ^a   Becerril, José María ^a   Hernández, Antonio ^a,d   Niinemets, Ülo ^b,c   Kollist, Hannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c CENTRO DI ECOLOGIA ALPINA   (Italy)

^d Dir de Innovacion y Desarrollo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbate; Canopy light gradient; Glutathione; Light acclimation; Populus tremula; Tilia cordata; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ANTIOXIDANT; FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH; IRRADIANCE; LEAF;

MALVACEAE; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA; TILIA CORDATA;

EID: 3042620187     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01096.x     Document Type: Article

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