Elongation of Scots pine seedlings under blue light depletion is independent of etiolation

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 340-343

  Sarala, Marian ^a   Taulavuori, Kari ^a   Taulavuori, Erja ^a   Karhu, Jouni ^b   Laine, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blue light; Elongation; Etiolation; Morphology; Scots pine; Sub arctic

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; LIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; SEEDLING; SUBARCTIC REGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 34250767257     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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