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The effect of UV-C (254 nm) and UV-B (290–320 nm) radiation on leaves ofBeta vulgaris L. at the ultrastructural level was investigated. Although the damage caused by UV-C radiation was more striking than that resulting from UV-B radiation, several structural changes were seen in the UV-B treated material. Generally the effects of UV-B and UV-C radiation were different, suggesting different mechanisms of action, discernible even at the ultrastructural level.
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Bornman, J.F., Evert, R.F. & Mierzwa, R.J. The effect of UV-B and UV-C radiation on sugar beet leaves. Protoplasma 117, 7–16 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01281779
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