Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity

E Agathokleous, Z Feng, E Oksanen, P Sicard… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Elevated tropospheric ozone concentrations induce adverse effects in plants. We reviewed
how ozone affects (i) the composition and diversity of plant communities by affecting key …

Effect of ozone stress on crop productivity: A threat to food security

A Ramya, P Dhevagi, R Poornima… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Tropospheric ozone (O 3), the most important phytotoxic air pollutant, can
deteriorate crop quality and productivity. Notably, satellite and ground-level observations …

Current ambient and elevated ozone effects on poplar: A global meta-analysis and response relationships

Z Feng, B Shang, F Gao, V Calatayud - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of current and future elevated O 3 concentrations (e [O 3]) were investigated by a
meta-analysis for poplar, a widely distributed genus in the Northern Hemisphere with global …

Ascorbic acid and ozone: Novel perspectives to explain an elusive relationship

E Bellini, MC De Tullio - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
A huge amount of studies highlighted the importance of high ascorbic acid (AA) content in
ozone tolerance, yet the relationship between them appears more complex than a simple …

Plants have different strategies to defend against air pollutants

E Oksanen, S Kontunen-Soppela - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plants are exposed to various harmful air pollutants, which cause oxidative stress and pose
a threat to plant health, agriculture production, and vitality of ecosystems. Despite the climate …

Ozone exposure-and flux-based response relationships with photosynthesis, leaf morphology and biomass in two poplar clones

B Shang, Z Feng, P Li, X Yuan, Y Xu… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Poplar clones 546 (P. deltoides cv.'55/56'× P. deltoides cv.'Imperial') and 107 (P.
euramericana cv.'74/76') were exposed to five ozone concentrations in 15 open-top …

[HTML][HTML] Comet assay as an early predictor tool to detect ozone enhanced sensitivity of vegetation in a free-air controlled long-term exposure

R Meschini, E Paoletti, Y Hoshika, ZA Sideri-Manoka… - Plant Stress, 2023 - Elsevier
Although ozone (O 3) is a strong oxidant with serious impacts on plants, few studies have
investigated the effects on DNA damage. Here we tested the Comet assay combined with …

Elevated ozone affects C, N and P ecological stoichiometry and nutrient resorption of two poplar clones

B Shang, Z Feng, P Li, V Calatayud - Environmental Pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
The effects of elevated ozone on C (carbon), N (nitrogen) and P (phosphorus) ecological
stoichiometry and nutrient resorption in different organs including leaves, stems and roots …

Can nutrient fertilization mitigate the effects of ozone exposure on an ozone-sensitive poplar clone?

A Podda, C Pisuttu, Y Hoshika, E Pellegrini… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
We tested the independent and interactive effects of nitrogen (N; 0 and 80 kg ha− 1),
phosphorus (P; 0, 40 and 80 kg ha− 1), and ozone (O 3) application/exposure [ambient …

Variability in defence mechanism operating in three wheat cultivars having different levels of sensitivity against elevated ozone

A Fatima, AA Singh, A Mukherjee, M Agrawal… - … and experimental botany, 2018 - Elsevier
Wheat cultivars namely HD 2987 [ozone (O 3) sensitive], PBW 502 (intermediately sensitive
to O 3) and Kharchiya 65 (O 3 tolerant) were chosen on the basis of earlier study to …