Field assessment of a snap bean ozone bioindicator system under elevated ozone and carbon dioxide in a free air system

Burkey, Kent O.; Booker, Fitzgerald L.; Ainsworth, Elizabeth A.; Nelson, Randall L.

Field assessment of a snap bean ozone bioindicator system under elevated ozone and carbon dioxide in a free air system

2012

Burkey, Kent O. | Booker, Fitzgerald L. | Ainsworth, Elizabeth A. | Nelson, Randall L.

Ozone-sensitive (S156) and -tolerant (R123 and R331) genotypes of snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were tested as a plant bioindicator system for detecting O₃ effects at current and projected future levels of tropospheric O₃ and atmospheric CO₂ under field conditions. Plants were treated with ambient air, 1.4× ambient O₃ and 550 ppm CO₂ separately and in combination using Free Air Concentration Enrichment technology. Under ambient O₃ concentrations pod yields were not significantly different among genotypes. Elevated O₃ reduced pod yield for S156 (63%) but did not significantly affect yields for R123 and R331. Elevated CO₂ at 550 ppm alone did not have a significant impact on yield for any genotype. Amelioration of the O₃ effect occurred in the O₃ + CO₂ treatment. Ratios of sensitive to tolerant genotype pod yields were identified as a useful measurement for assessing O₃ impacts with potential applications in diverse settings including agricultural fields.

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