Effect of altitudinal changes on photosynthetic pigment concentration in some cryptogams

Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Singh, Jaswant ^b   Upreti, D K ^b   Bajpai, R ^a   Singh, R P ^a   Dubey, A ^a  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA AVADH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Altitudes; Carotenoids; Chlorophyll; Cryptogams; UV radiations

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PIGMENT;

ALGA; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BRYUM ARGENTINUM; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIMALAYA; INDIA; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTATION; PLANT ECOLOGY; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIROGYRA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYUM; SPIROGYRA;

EID: 54949156446     PISSN: 09724397     EISSN: 0974-0805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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