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Air Pollution Stress

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Physiology of Cotton

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The atmosphere surrounding a plant is a complex mixture of gases and particles, some common and some present in only trace amounts. In addition to naturally-occurring gases such as N2, O2, CO2, water vapor, and methane, the lower atmosphere also contains a wide array of natural and anthropogenic compounds whose presence in the air can strongly affect the growth of plants. Many of these potentially toxic compounds occur naturally in the lower troposphere, but when present at concentrations significantly in excess of background concentrations they are classified as air pollutants. Industrialization and urbanization over the past 200 years have greatly increased the concentrations of these toxic compounds in the atmosphere, increasing the potential for adverse effects of air pollution on the growth and productivity of crop plants and forests (Heck et al., 1988; Smith, 1990).

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    Patrick J. Temple

  2. Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA

    David A. Grantz

  3. Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, CA, USA

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Temple, P.J., Grantz, D.A. (2010). Air Pollution Stress. In: Stewart, J.M., Oosterhuis, D.M., Heitholt, J.J., Mauney, J.R. (eds) Physiology of Cotton. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3195-2_15

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