Exposure of Betula pendula Roth pollen to atmospheric pollutants CO, O3 and SO2

Grana

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 299-304

  Cuinica, Lázaro Gonçalves ^a   Abreu, Ilda ^a   Gomes, Carlos Rocha ^a,b   Esteves da Silva, Joaquim Carlos Gomes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

atmospheric pollutants; Betula pollen; pollen germination; pollen viability; protein content

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; FERTILITY; GERMINATION; OZONE; POLLEN; POLLUTANT; PROTEIN; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TREE;

EUROPE;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 84890432401     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2013.830145     Document Type: Article

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