Table 1. Processes in plants that can be initiated by UV-B .

Process	Species	Peak wavel., nm	Reference
coumestrol synthesis	Phaseolus vulgaris	< 270	[24]
H2O2 production in vitro	horse polyIgG in vitro	275	[25]
stomatal closing	Eragrostis tef	275	[26]
anthocyanin formation	Daucus carota	280	[27]
CHS gene transcription	Daucus carota	280 and > 330	[28]
PAL gene transcription	Daucus carota	280	[29]
cotyledon curling	Brassica napus	285	[30]
MEB5.2 and LHCB1*3 regulation	Arabidopsis thaliana	≈285	[31]
PAL gene transcription	Daucus carota	290	[28]
growth inhibition	A. thaliana	290	[32]
anthocyanin formation	Zea mays	294	[33]
flavonoid accumulation	Petroselinum hortense	294	[34]
CHS and PDX1.3 regulation	A. thaliana	≈300	[31]
anthocyanin formation	Sorghum bicolor	302	[35]
CsPHR transcription	Cucumis sativus	310	[36]
CsPHR promoter activation	Cucumis sativus	310	[36]