title: Effects of elevated ozone on growth and yield of field-grown rice in Yangtze River Delta, China.
abstract: With rapid industrialization and urbanization in the Yangtze Delta, China, the tropospheric ozone concentration has increased to levels that induce crop yield loss. Rice, a widely grown crop in China, was investigated in field-established, open-top chambers. Four treatments were used: charcoal-filtered air (CF), non-charcoal-filtered air (NF), and charcoal-filtered air with two levels of additional ozone (O3-1 and O3-2). The AOT40s (accumulated hourly mean ozone concentration above 40 ppbv) were 0, 0.91, 23.24, and 39.28 ppmv x h for treatment of CF, NF, O3-1, and O3-2, respectively. The rice height and biomass were reduced in the elevated ozone concentration. Less organic matter partitioning to roots under the elevated ozone significantly decreased rice root activity. The yield loss was 14.3% and 20.2% under O3-1 and O3-2 exposure, respectively. This was largely caused by a reduction in grain weight per panicle.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. chenchen323@163.com
authors.forename: Zhan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaoke
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhaozhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Feixiang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xiaonan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Wenrui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity; D018533:Biomass; D002681:China; D012275:Oryza / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development*; D010126:Ozone / Q000633:toxicity*; D045483:Rivers
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D010126:Ozone