Effect of altitude on the contents of antioxidants in leaves of some herbaceous plants

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 367-373

  Chanishvili, Sh ^a   Badridze, G ^a   Rapava, L ^a   Janukashvili, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Plant adaptation; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ANTIOXIDANT; HERB; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 34548673096     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1067413607050128     Document Type: Article

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