The interplay of anthocyanin biosynthesis and chlorophyll catabolism in senescing leaves and the question of photosystem II photoprotection

Photosynthetica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 515-522

  Manetas, Y ^a   Buschmann, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

anthocyanins; chlorophyll fluorescence; Cornus sanguinea; Parthenocissus quinquefolia; photoinhibition; photoprotection; senescence

Indexed keywords

CORNUS; CORNUS SANGUINEA; PARTHENOCISSUS QUINQUEFOLIA;

EID: 84855186492     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-011-0061-8     Document Type: Article

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