Bioassaying for ozone with pollen systems

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Environ. Health Perspect.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8137117· OSTI ID:5875967

Feder, W A

Sensitivity to ozone of pollen germinating in vitro is closely correlated with ozone sensitivity of the pollen parent. Ozone-sensitive and tolerant pollen populations have been identified in tobacco, petunia, and tomato cultivars. The rate of tube elongation can be reversibly slowed or stopped by exposure to low concentrations of ozone. The performance of selected pollen populations can then be used to bioassay ozone in ambient air by introducing the air sample into a growth chamber where ozone-sensitive pollen in growing. Year-round pollen producion can be achieved in the greenhouse. Harvested pollen can be tested, packaged, and transported to user facilities without loss of vigor. Pollen populations are inexpensive to produce, respond reliably, and are simple to use as a bioassay for air quality.

• OSTI ID: 5875967
• Journal Information: Environ. Health Perspect.; (United States), Vol. 37
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
OZONE
BIOASSAY
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
POLLEN
GERMINATION
EXPOSURE CHAMBERS
IN VITRO
TOBACCO
TOMATOES
FOOD
GAMETES
GERM CELLS
POLLUTION
VEGETABLES
560303* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987)