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Ethylene in Soil

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Ethylene

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The presence of ethylene (C2H4) in the soil atmosphere may be of great ecological significance because extremely low concentrations (ppb range) in the vicinity of roots could have a profound effect on growth and development of plants (Smith and Russell, 1969; Smith, 1976a; Primrose, 1979; Arshad and Frankenberger, 1988, 1990a„ 1992; Muromtsev et al., 1993, 1995; Bibik et al., 1995; Zahir and Arshad, 1998). Ethylene levels in soil atmosphere can be in the 10 μl L-1 and above range (Perret and Koblet, 1984; Meek et al., 1983; Dowdell et al., 1972; Campbell and Moreau, 1979; Smith and Dowdell, 1974) which are physiologically active levels of C2H4. The amounts of C2H4 in the soil atmosphere can vary greatly from soil to soil depending upon many biotic and abiotic factors (Goodlass and Smith, 1978a; Babiker and Pepper, 1984; Hunt et al, 1982; Arshad and Frankenberger, 1990b,c, 1991; Zechmeister-Boltenstern and Smith, 1998). The amount of C2H4 detected in soil represents a net balance of production minus decomposition implying that C2H4 production and decomposition take place simultaneously (Arshad and Frankenberger, 1990c; Zechmeister-Boltenstern and Smith, 1998; Nohrstedt, 1983; Hendrickson, 1989). In the following sections, C2H4 production, its stability and factors affecting its accumulation in soil will be discussed.

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