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Plant Response to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation

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Physiological Plant Ecology I

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology ((920,volume 12 / A))

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In keeping with the tone of these volumes on plant physiological ecology, in this chapter the ecological context of plant response to solar UV radiation will be emphasized rather than UV photophysiology. Several recent reviews can be consulted for more information on physiological mechanisms (Jagger 1976; Wellman 1976; Thomas 1977; Fraikin and Rubin 1979). A review of Klein (1978) is particularly comprehensive.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Botanik II der Universität, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, 8700, Würzburg, Germany

    O. L. Lange

  2. Department of Biology Division of Environmental Biology of the Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    P. S. Nobel

  3. Department of Environmental Biology Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Box 475, 2601, Canberra City, Australia

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  4. Institut für Botanik und Mikrobiologie der Technischen Universität, Arcisstraße 21, 8000, München 2, Germany

    H. Ziegler

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Caldwell, M.M. (1981). Plant Response to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation. In: Lange, O.L., Nobel, P.S., Osmond, C.B., Ziegler, H. (eds) Physiological Plant Ecology I. Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 12 / A. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68090-8_7

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