Interactions of Environmental Factors on the Sensitivity of Plants to Air Pollution |
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| Authors: | Walter W Heck John A Dunning I J Hindawi |
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| Institution: | 1. Plant Physiologist, Soil and Water Conservation, Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture , Cincinnati , Ohio , USA;2. Biologist Division of Air Pollution , Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare , Cincinnati , Ohio , USA;3. Botanist, Division of Air Pollution, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare , Cincinnati , Ohio , USA |
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| Abstract: | Before potential damage to vegetation can be adequately forecast, even after an air pollution alert has been placed in effect, a clear understanding of the interactions of environment on plant sensitivity must be ascertained. This involves detailed study of single factors and then multiple factors using the phytotoxicants in question. Factors studied or suggested include light (quality, intensity, and duration), temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, humidity, wind, soil moisture, soil aeration, nutrient levels, and soil texture. This paper presents a review of the work relating plant injury to specific air pollutants as conditioned by several environmental conditions supported by research on the interactions of ozone with these environmental conditions. |
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