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Effects of Ozone on Crops in China

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Air Pollution Impacts on Plants in East Asia

Abstract

Current ambient O3 concentrations in China are high, as shown by observations of typical O3 symptoms in some plant species and crop yield losses, as detected by the use of chemical protectants against O3. Experiments with artificially elevated O3 concentrations have shown the effects of O3 on growth processes, grain yield, grain quality, CH4 emissions, and soil microbiology. The experiments have facilitated estimations of the yield losses in wheat and rice caused by current and future O3 concentrations at the national scale. Further studies are warranted on the interactions between O3 and other environmental changes, such as increasing CO2 concentrations, increased nitrogen deposition, aerosol loading, and climatic changes. Future needs for research include improvement of O3 impact models and the development of an O3 monitoring network to cover the vast areas of crop production in China. The establishment of an air quality standard for protecting crops from O3 damage is of critical importance for food security in China.

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Acknowledgments

This study was funded by the Hundred Talents Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and supported by the State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Haidian District, Beijing, 100085, China

    Zhaozhong Feng

  2. State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China

    Haoye Tang

  3. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan

    Kazuhiko Kobayashi

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    Takeshi Izuta

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Feng, Z., Tang, H., Kobayashi, K. (2017). Effects of Ozone on Crops in China. In: Izuta, T. (eds) Air Pollution Impacts on Plants in East Asia. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56438-6_12

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