Leaf surface wax is a source of plant methane formation under UV radiation and in the presence of oxygen

Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 512-516

  Bruhn, D ^a,b   Mikkelsen, T N ^a   Rolsted, M M M ^c   Egsgaard, H ^a   Ambus, P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CH 4; Leaf; Norrish; Photolysis; Surface processes; UV radiation; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CUTICLE; KETONE; LEAF AREA INDEX; METHANE; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAX;

METHANE; OXYGEN; PECTIN; WAX;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CH 4; METABOLISM; NORRISH; PHOTOLYSIS; PLANT; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURFACE PROCESSES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETATION;

CH 4; LEAF; NORRISH; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACE PROCESSES; UV RADIATION; VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERE; METHANE; OXYGEN; PECTINS; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WAXES;

EID: 84897654301     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12137     Document Type: Article

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