Ozone injury to tobacco plants in South Dakota
Ozone injury symptoms appeared on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Turkish in the greenhouse and on Wisconsin 38 in field plots at Brookings, South Dakota in 1970. In 1971, ozone injury appeared on greenhouse and field-grown plants of Bel-W3, Bel-C, and Turkish. Ozone fleck was most severe in southeast and east-central South Dakota. A decreasing amount of injury was observed in northeast, central, west-central and southwest South Dakota. Bel-W3 showed injury at eight locations while Turkish, Bel-C and Bel-B were injured only in the eastern parts of the State. Bel-W3 was a reliable monitor of air pollution episodes when plants were continuously produced and observed in the greenhouse at Brookings. New injury appeared on newly matured leaves and older leaves as dark gray to black flecks that turned brown to tan to white with age. Periodic ozone occurrences were recorded by new flecks appearing generally on tissue of younger age. Plant indicators for the pollutants peroxyacetyl-nitrate, fluoride and sulfur dioxide showed no injury in South Dakota. 21 references, 4 figures, 1 table.
- Research Organization:
- South Dakota State Univ., Brookings
- OSTI ID:
- 5928382
- Journal Information:
- Plant Dis. Rep.; (United States), Journal Name: Plant Dis. Rep.; (United States) Vol. 57:2; ISSN PLDRA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AIR POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
FEDERAL REGION VIII
INJURIES
NICOTIANA
NORTH AMERICA
OZONE
PLANTS
POLLUTION
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
SOUTH DAKOTA
SYMPTOMS
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