Published 1993 | Version v1
Book

UVB radiation and New Zealand agriculture

Creators

  • 1. Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand, Palmerston North (New Zealand)

Description

UV has variable effects on plant growth and yields. Over 300 species have been screened for UVB sensitivity, and over half showed sensitivity. In some cases, UV has been shown to reduce yields of some varieties while having little effect or even increasing the yields of others. These experiments included a wide variety of important crop plants (eg wheat, soybean, trees, (conifers) etc). The data show that selective breeding might be used to improve UVB tolerance of various important species. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
International Antarctic Centre
Imprint Place
Christchurch (New Zealand)
ISBN
0-908654-43-X
Imprint Title
UV radiation and its effects : proceedings of the National Science Strategy Committee for Climate Change Workshop
Imprint Pagination
28 p.
Journal Issue
no.25
Series
Royal Society of New Zealand miscellaneous series
Journal Page Range
p. 16-17
ISSN
0111-3895

Conference

Title
National Science Strategy Committee for Climate Change Workshop
Dates
20-21 May 1993
Place
Christchurch (New Zealand)

INIS

Country of Publication
New Zealand
Country of Input or Organization
New Zealand
INIS RN
30048331
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
AGRICULTURE; CLIMATIC CHANGE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HORTICULTURE; NEW ZEALAND; PASTURES; SENSITIVITY; TREES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YIELDS
Descriptors DEC
AGRICULTURE; AUSTRALASIA; DATA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INFORMATION; ISLANDS; NUMERICAL DATA; PLANTS; RADIATIONS