Ozone Effect on Plants: Volume 108 - Rilegato

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0443133506 ISBN 13: 9780443133503

Casa editrice: Academic Pr, 2023

Riassunto

Advances in Botanical Research Volume 108: Ozone Pollution and Plant Health: Understanding the Impacts and Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture provides a comprehensive overview of the harmful effects of tropospheric ozone (O₃) pollution on crop productivity, with a focus on how it is measured and modeled under climate change scenarios. The book discusses the sources of O₃ pollution, including anthropogenic precursor gases, and how O₃ exposure can impair photosynthesis, reduce gas exchange, induce early leaf senescence, and hamper growth in natural vegetation and crops. The book highlights how O₃ interacts with plant physiology and metabolism, including through the activation of signal transduction pathways, changes in phytohormone signaling, and modulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and signaling. The book also explores the experimental and modeling methods used to assess the effects of O₃ on crops, with a focus on studies conducted in Asia. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the implications of ozone pollution for ensuring food security and protecting human and environmental health and suggests strategies such as using ozone-resistant cultivars of plants and crops. Additionally, the book discusses the broader context of air pollution and its impact on crop productivity, including the effects of other air pollutants on plants and crops and the need for mitigation strategies and policies to address agricultural losses. This book is essential reading for early-career researchers, sustainable agriculture practitioners, and policymakers interested in understanding the complex interactions between ozone pollution and plant productivity and finding solutions to mitigate the detrimental effects of ozone pollution on crops in a changing climate.

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Felix Leung is a professional researcher with over ten years of research experience specializing in climate change, agriculture, ecology, plant science, pollution measurement, ecosystem modelling, marine ecology, and environmental management. He often engage with academic, industry, coporations, public and governmental organisations. Author of high-impact science journals and popular science articles. Expert in bioindicator experiment, pioneer in “Ozone Garden” establishment in Hong Kong. Felix is currently working as a climate change researcher for a global non-profit organization.

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When we talk about ozone, the image that most often springs to mind is the ozone layer in the stratosphere that protects us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. The depletion of this ozone layer increases surface UV levels, making its protection vital. However, ozone pollution can also be detrimental to the health of plants. Among various air pollutants, surface ozone primarily produced photochemically from anthropogenic precursor gases such as nitrous oxide from vehicles and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from solvents is of particular concern due to the significant harm it can pose to both human and ecosystem health. The phytotoxicity of ozone has been shown to impair photosynthesis, reduce gas exchange, induce early leaf senescence (ageing) and hamper growth in both natural vegetation and crops. According to the business-as-usual emission scenario, ozone concentration would be expected to increase in developing countries, causing a negative impact to crop yield and ecosystem health. In this volume of Advanced Botanical Research, we will holistically explore the impact of ozone from micro and macro levels and from local to global levels. We invited researchers from developing countries who could contribute their first-hand research results, especially the impact of ozone on agriculture, which has a real impact on their daily lives.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Academic Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2023
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0443133506
• ISBN 13: 9780443133503
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 312
• Redattore: Leung Felix
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