Air pollution effects on flavonoids in pollen grains of some ornamental plants

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-54

  Rezanejad, Farkhondeh ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Flavonoids; Ornamental plants; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HIGH PRESSURE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT; POLLEN; POLLINATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

EID: 84255177579     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: 13036106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/bot-1008-15     Document Type: Article

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