Physiological responses of Ailanthus altissima Desf. young plants in an area with high ozone pollution levels
2002
Bussotti, F. (Universita di Firenze, Firenze (Italy). Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale) | Desotgiu, R. | Grossoni, P. | Gravanio, E. | Rodriguez, R.M.
Ailanthus altissimia Desf. is a non-native species spread throughout the Southern Europe as invasive plant. It demonstrated to be very sensitive to ozone and ozone-polluted environment, develops brownish stipples on the upper leaf surface. In the 2001 summer 12 young plants were placed in a site near the city of Florence (Italy), where high levels of ozone were experienced. Six of them were regularly watered and six were watered only when the wilting of their leaves was evident. Regular assessments were done during the experiment. They concerned growth, production of new leaves, dead and shedding of old leaves, visible symptoms of damage, stomatal conductance and CO2 uptake, chlorophyll fluorescence. The results suggest that the sensitivity to ozone of watered plants is connected to their higher growth ratio and stomatal conductance. Ozone plays a more important role than drought in producing foliar stress conditions
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