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. 1997 Jan;12(1):22-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0169-5347(96)10062-8.

UV-B as an environmental factor in plant life: stress and regulation

J Rozema  1 , J van de Staaij, L O Björn, M Caldwell
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UV-B as an environmental factor in plant life: stress and regulation

J Rozema et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 1997 Jan.

Abstract

Recent studies indicate that increasing solar UV-B is not merely an environmental stress for plants. Solar UV-B can cause plant morphogenetic effects, which can, in turn, modify the architecture of plants and the structure of a vegetation, In addition, UV-B radiation affect the production of various secondary metabolites (such as flavonoids, tannins and lignin) with important physiological and ecological consequences.

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