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Impacts of increasing ozone on Indian plants

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Title Impacts of increasing ozone on Indian plants
 
Creator Oksanen, E.
Pandey, V.
Pandey, A. K.
Keski-Saari, S.
Kontunen-Soppela, S.
Sharma, C.
 
Subject Earth Sciences
 
Description Increasing anthropogenic and biogenic emissions of precursor compounds have led to high tropospheric ozone concentrations in India particularly in Indo-Gangetic Plains, which is the most fertile and cultivated area of this rapidly developing country. Current ozone risk models, based on European and North American data, provide inaccurate estimations for crop losses in India. During the past decade, several ozone experiments have been conducted with the most important Indian crop species (e.g. wheat, rice, mustard, mung bean). Experimental work started in natural field conditions around Varanasi area in early 2000's, and the use of open top chambers and EDU (ethylene diurea) applications has now facilitated more advanced studies e.g. for intra-species sensitivity screening and mechanisms of tolerance. In this review, we identify and discuss the most important gaps of knowledge and future needs of action, e.g. more systematic nationwide monitoring for precursor and ozone formation over Indian region.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2013-06
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://npl.csircentral.net/3179/1/Impacts%20of%20increasing%20ozone.pdf
Oksanen, E. and Pandey, V. and Pandey, A. K. and Keski-Saari, S. and Kontunen-Soppela, S. and Sharma, C. (2013) Impacts of increasing ozone on Indian plants. Environmental Pollution , 177. pp. 189-200. ISSN 0269-7491
 
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