Optical effects of abaxial anthocyanin on absorption of red wavelengths by understorey species: Revisiting the back-scatter hypothesis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3435-3442

  Hughes, Nicole M ^a   Vogelmann, Thomas C ^b   Smith, William K ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Abaxial; Anthocyanin; Back scatter; Begonia; Photoprotection; Photosynthesis; Shade; Understorey

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BEGONIACEAE; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ABSORPTION; ANTHOCYANINS; BEGONIACEAE; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES;

BEGONIA; BEGONIA HERACLEIFOLIA;

EID: 51749086887     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern193     Document Type: Article

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