Internal Filters : Prospects for UV-Acclimation in Higher Plants

Authors

Martyn M. Caldwell
Ronald Robberecht
Stephan D. Flint

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Physiologia Plantarum

Publication Date

1983

Volume

58

Issue

3

Abstract

Wavelength-selective absorption of solar radiation within plant leaves allows penetration of visible radiation to the chloroplats, while removing much of the damaging ultraviolet-B radiation. Flavonoids are important in this wavelength-selective absorption. Induction of flavonoid synthesis by solar radiation, and specifically by UV-B radiation, is discussed as this relates to the potential acclimation of plants to enhanced solar UV-B radiation that would result from stratospheric ozone reduction.

Comments

Originally published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Note: This article appears in Physiologia Plantarum.