Effects of Gaseous Air Pollution in Agriculture and Horticulture
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Effects of Gaseous Air Pollution in Agriculture and Horticulture focuses on the impact of air pollution on agriculture and horticulture. This book discusses the existence of significant concentrations of gaseous pollutants in several agricultural regions of industrialized countries, which is facilitated by improved instrumentation and monitoring networks. Organized into six parts encompassing 49 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the two aspects of distribution of gas pollutants. This text then considers a technique for estimation of dose from measurements of gas concentration and stomatal conductance. Other chapters provide examples of monitoring of air-pollution effects on plants, with emphasis on both the concentrations and effects of air pollutants as they complement each other. This book discusses as well the formation and mechanism of action of nitrogen oxides. The final chapter deals with the peroxidation of membrane lipids. This book is a valuable resource for agriculturists, horticulturists, and scientists.
Table of Contents
I Defining the Polluted Environment
1 Air Pollutants in Agriculture and Horticulture
2 Biological Indicators of Air Pollution
3 Exposure to Gaseous Pollutants and Uptake By Plants
Ii Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Pollutants
4 Effects of Sulphur Dioxide on Physiological Processes in Plants
5 Oxides of Nitrogen and the Greenhouse Atmosphere
6 Variation in Plant Response to Ozone: A Conceptual Model of Physiological Events
7 Physiological Responses of Plants to Fluorine
8 Effects of SO2 and NO2 on Metabolic Function
9 Effects of Oxidants on Metabolic Function
Iii Air Pollutants and the Growth and Quality of Crops
10 Effects of Air Pollutants on Flowering and Fruiting
11 Sulphur Dioxide and the Growth of Grasses
12 Effects of Sulphur Dioxide on the Growth and Yield of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
13 the Effects of Fluorides on Plant Growth and Forage Quality
14 Ozone and the Growth and Productivity of Agricultural Crops
Iv Interactions
15 Air Pollutant Interactions in Mixtures
16 Interactions Between Air Pollutants and Parasitic Plant Diseases
17 Mineral Nutrition and Plant Response to Air Pollutants
V Pollution in Perspective
18 Evolution of Resistance to Gaseous Air Pollutants
19 Future Directions in Air Pollution Research
20 Towards An Understanding of Plant Responses to Pollutants
Vi Poster Session Abstracts
Concentrations of Sulphur Dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen and Ozone in Air at Rural Sites in Great Britain and Ireland
A New Method For Exposure of Field Crops to Sulphur Dioxide
Design of Plant Exposure Rig to Measure Physiological Responses to Noxious Gases From Combustion Sources
An Experimental Design For Studying the Effects of Fluctuating Concentrations of SO2 on Plants Effective Pollutant Dose
Deposition of Nitrogen Oxides to Scots Pine (PINUS Sylvestris L.)
A Quantitative Study of the Fate of Sulphur Dioxide Deposited on to Plants
The Sulphur Balance of An Agricultural Catchment
Leaching of Plant Nutrients By Rain
Loss of Fluorides From Grass Swards and Other Surfaces
The Use of Indicator Plants For Photochemical Oxid Ants in Denmark
Acute and Subacute Damage to Vegetation By Ammonia Following Accidental Pollution
Ozone Injury to White Bean (PHASEOLUS Vulgaris L.) in Southwestern Ontario, Canada; Correlation With Ozone Dose, Pan Evaporation, Plant Maturity and Rainfall
Recent Research on Relationships Between Air Pollution and Plants in China
The Relative Sensitivities of Conifer Populations to SO2 in Screening Tests With Different Concentrations of Sulphur Dioxide
Studies of Fluoride Pollution Impact on Coniferous Forests
Selection of Plants Resistant, Absorptive and Sensitive to Air Pollutants Influence of Aerial Pollution on Crop Growth and Yield
Field Trials and Open-Top Chamber Studies of the Influence of Sulphur Dioxide on the Growth of Ryegrass
Ozone Effects on Pollen-Tube Growth in Vivo and in Vitro
Some Effects of Low Concentrations of SO2 And/Or NO2 on the Growth of Grasses and Poplar
An Investigation of the Effects of Fluoride on Selected Moss Species
the Influence of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and SO2 on the Growth and Photosynthesis of Early Successional Species
Injurious Effects of Low Concentrations of SO2 and O3 on the Leaf Surfaces and Stomatal Conductances of Field Bean
Effects of Ozone and Ozone /SULPHUR Dioxide on the Gas Exchange of Vicia F Aba L.
Effects of Ozone and Sulphur Dioxide on Soybeans
Combined Effects of Salt (NaCl) and Air Pollution (SO2) Stress on Cucumis Plants
Effects of H2s on Water-Extractable Sulphydryl Content of Crop Plants
The Effect of Sulphite on Light Activation of Fructose 1,6-Bis-Phosphatase in Soybean Chloroplasts
The Correlation Between SO2 Susceptibilities of Plants and Ph of Leaf Sap
Studies on the Mechanism of SO2 Injury in Plants
Appendix 1: Latin and Common Names Used in the Text and Their Common and Latin Name Equivalents
Appendix 2: Units, Physical Properties and Conversion Factors
List of Participants
Index of Species With Pollutants
Subject Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 546
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1982
- Published: June 9, 1982
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483192383
About the Authors
M. H. Unsworth
D. P. Ormrod
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