Red:Far-red light ratio and UV-B radiation: Their effects on leaf phenolics and growth of silver birch seedlings

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1005-1013

  Tegelberg, R ^a   Julkunen Tiitto, R ^a   Aphalo, P J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Flavonoids; Phenolic acids; Phytochrome; Shade avoidance

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LIGHT QUALITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SEEDLING;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 4043072292     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2004.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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