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Elevated Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide in the Plant Environment: Nutrient or Toxin

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Air Pollution and Plant Biotechnology

Abstract

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a malodorous gas with a typical “rotten egg” odor that can be smelt at levels of 0.02 μl l-1 and higher (for chemical and physical properties of H2S, see the review of Beauchamp et al. 1984). Normally H2S is only present in trace concentrations in the plant environment, but under specific conditions plants may have to cope with elevated levels of H2S in either the pedosphere or atmosphere in both natural vegetation and agriculture. Even though sulfide is a normal intermediate in plant metabolism, the impact of H2S on plants is paradoxical. On the one hand, it may be utilized as a sulfur nutrient, and on the other hand, above a certain threshold level it may negatively affect plant growth and functioning. In this chapter, our present knowledge on the impact of elevated levels of H2S on plants both as nutrient and toxin is reviewed.

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De Kok, L.J., Stuiver, C.E.E., Westerman, S., Stulen, I. (2002). Elevated Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide in the Plant Environment: Nutrient or Toxin. In: Omasa, K., Saji, H., Youssefian, S., Kondo, N. (eds) Air Pollution and Plant Biotechnology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68388-9_10

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