Photomorphogenic effects of UVB and UVA radiation on leaves of six Mediterranean sclerophyllous woody species subjected to two different watering regimes at the seedling stage

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 66-75

  Verdaguer, Dolors ^a   Llorens, Laura ^a   Bernal, Meritxell ^a   Badosa, Jordi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Adaxial epidermis; Drought; Leaf morphology; Mediterranean species; Sclerophylly; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CYTOLOGY; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF AREA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT EFFECT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEEDLING; SHRUB; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

DAPHNE; DAPHNE GNIDIUM; ILEX; ILEX AQUIFOLIUM; LAURUS NOBILIS; PHILLYREA ANGUSTIFOLIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; ROSA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 84857227965     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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