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Variability of cultivar responses to ozone. Final report, 25 June 1987-31 December 1988

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5223055
This study was conducted in open-top field chambers at the University of California, Riverside, CA. The investigator exposed four cultivars each of dry beans, processing tomatoes, cotton, lettuce, broccoli, and onions to oxidant air pollutants at three levels: charcoal filtered air, ambient air, and ambient air with ozone added to equal 1.5 times ambient concentrations. The investigator measured stomatal conductance, visible injury, yield, and vegetative biomass. In beans, varieties with higher rates of stomatal conductance exhibited greater amounts of visible injury and greater yield losses. For processing tomatoes, cultivars with potentially greater yields seemed more susceptible to oxidant induced yield losses. There was no relationship between visible injury or rates of stomatal conductance and yield reductions. For cotton, short-season cultivars suffered greater yield losses than late-maturing cultivars. All lettuce cultivars showed visible injury symptoms on their outer leaves, but no consistent effects on yield due to oxidant exposure. None of the broccoli cultivars showed a significant yield reduction in response to oxidant exposure. Exposure to elevated oxidant levels resulted in visible injury and accelerated senescence of onion plants.
Research Organization:
California Univ., Riverside, CA (USA). Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
OSTI ID:
5223055
Report Number(s):
PB-89-225460/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English