Chemistry of Autumn Leaves

Author: Vera Köster
Published: 06 October 2020
Copyright: Wiley-VCH GmbH

Where do the autumn colors in leaves come from? Why do the leaves fall from the tree? Why do leave turn brown?

References

Rüdiger Blume, Warum wird im Herbst das Laub bunt und braun?, Prof. Blumes Bildungsserver für Chemie 2003.
(accessed September 16, 2020)

Article information: https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.202000087

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