High photosynthetic efficiency of a rice (Oryza sativa L.) xantha mutant

Photosynthetica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 316-319

  Zhou, Xiang Sheng ^a   Wu, Dian Xing ^a   Shen, Sheng Quan ^a   Sun, Jun Wei ^b,d   Shu, Qing Yao ^a,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^d CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll b deficiency; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Net photosynthetic rate; Oryza sativa; Photosynthetic efficiency; Xantha mutation

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 33646468238     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-006-0025-6     Document Type: Article

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