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SULPHUR dioxide (SO2) is a major air pollutant produced in industrial and urban areas, and we have studied its effect on stomatal diffusive resistance in plants.
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UNSWORTH, M., BISCOE, P. & PINCKNEY, H. Stomatal Responses to Sulphur Dioxide. Nature 239, 458–459 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239458a0
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