Combined effects of altitude and season on leaf characteristics of Clinopodium vulgare L. (Labiatae)

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-76

  Kofidis, George ^a   Bosabalidis, Artemios M ^a   Moustakas, Michael ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Altitude; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Clinopodium vulgare; Leaf structure; Phenolics; Season

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANGIOSPERM; CHLOROPHYLL; COPPICE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF AREA; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEASON;

CLINOPODIUM VULGARE; LAMIACEAE;

EID: 33846507299     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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