Use of ethylenediurea for assessing the impact of ozone on mung bean plants at a rural site in a dry tropical region of India
Autor: | Suruchi Singh, Lisa Emberson, Shashi Bhushan Agrawal, Patrick Bueker, Madhoolika Agrawal |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Zdroj: | International Journal of Environment and Waste Management. 5:125 |
ISSN: | 1478-9868 1478-9876 |
DOI: | 10.1504/ijewm.2010.029697 |
Popis: | A field study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of ethylenediurea (EDU) in assessing the impact of ozone (O3) on mung bean plants (Vigna radiata L Malviya Janpriya) grown in a rural area of a dry tropical region of India. Mean monthly O3 concentrations varied between 52.9-64.5 ppb. Significant reductions in growth, yield, soluble protein, pigments, and ascorbic acid in non-EDU-treated plants were observed when compared with EDU-treated plants. This clearly showed that EDU treatment provided protection against negative effect of O3 on mung bean and therefore can be effectively used as a tool to assess phytotoxic O3 concentrations in rural areas. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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