Methanol as a signal triggering isoprenoid emissions and photosynthetic performance in Quercus ilex

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2413-2422

  Seco, Roger ^a   Filella, Iolanda ^a   Llusià, Joan ^a   Peñuelas, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BVOCs; Emission rates; Methanol; Monoterpenes; Photosynthetic pigments; Photosynthetic rates; Plant plant communication; Quercus ilex; Signal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 80054095051     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-011-0782-0     Document Type: Article

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