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Impact of Air Pollutants on Plants in Hot, Dry Climates

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Book cover Interacting Stresses on Plants in a Changing Climate

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Abstract

The responses of plants to gaseous air pollutants are known to be influenced by the prevailing exposure conditions, which are largely dependent on climate. In addition, the climate may modify the air pollution pattern of a site by influencing the dispersion mechanisms and photochemical reactions which may lead to highly phytotoxic secondary pollutants, like ozone (O3). For these reasons the concept of pollution climate or chemical climate has been introduced. This paper briefly outlines some characteristics of the chemical climate in hot dry places, with especial emphasis on photochemical pollution. The effects of temperature and water stress on the response of plants to air pollutants are then considered, and a short review of the literature on the impact of air pollutants on plants in desert, tropical and mediterranean environments is presented.

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  1. Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecology ENELSpA-CRTN, via Rubattino, 54 - 20134, Milan, Italy

    G. Schenone

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  1. Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol AFRC Institute of Arable Crops Research, Long Ashton Research Station, BS18 9AF, Bristol, UK

    Michael B. Jackson

  2. Department of Physiology and Environmental Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LE12 5RD, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK

    Colin R. Black

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Schenone, G. (1993). Impact of Air Pollutants on Plants in Hot, Dry Climates. In: Jackson, M.B., Black, C.R. (eds) Interacting Stresses on Plants in a Changing Climate. NATO ASI Series, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78533-7_8

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