Green nectaries: The role of photosynthesis in secretion

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Lüttge, Ulrich ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extrafloral nectaries; Floral nectaries; Photosynthetic capacity; Septal nectaries; Sugar secretion

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FLOWER; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EFFECT; NECTAR; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SECRETION; STARCH; SUGAR;

EID: 84882621580     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/boj.12066     Document Type: Article

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