Photooxidants have been recognized since the 1950s as gaseous agents that are
potentially harmful to plants (Lefohn 1992). Early observations in the Los Angeles area had …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses plant microclimate. Microclimate is the complex
of environmental variables, including temperature, radiation, humidity, and wind, to which …

All manner of domestic and industrial activities lead to the injection of potentially toxic
contaminants in to the air. Most have little or no discernible impact on the environment …

Previous studies show that air pollution and wind erosion, which damage a leaf's
epicuticular wax layer, can change leaf surface properties from hydrophobic to hydrophilic …

Anatomical, morphological and physiological leaf traits of Quercus ilex in response to
different traffic levels (high traffic level, type A sites; average traffic level, type B sites; control …

Ground-level concentrations of ozone (O 3) have risen rapidly over the past century (≈ 1.6%
per annum in the Northern Hemisphere; Marenco et al. 1994), primarily due to increased …

summary This study examined the effects of elevated ozone (O3) and/or carbon dioxide
(CO2) on the diel allocation of photosynthetically fixed carbon in fully expanded leaves of …

Two cultivars of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cvs. Alexandria and Hanno) and three
cultivars of winter wheat (cvs. Riband, Mercia and Haven) were grown at two concentrations …

Cuttings of a single birch clone (Betula pendula) were grown in field fumigation chambers
throughout the growing season in either filtered air (control) or 90/40 nl O 3 l–1 (day/night) …

Egyptian pea cultivars (Pisum sativum L. cultivars Little Marvel, Perfection and Victory)
grown in open-top chambers were exposed to either charcoal-filtered (FA) or non-filtered air …