title: Assessment of the interactive effects of ambient O₃ and NPK levels on two tropical mustard varieties (Brassica campestris L.) using open-top chambers.
abstract: Rising O(3) concentrations in agricultural areas have been identified as a significant threat to crop production in Asia including India. The present work reports the results of a field study conducted to assess the usefulness of higher than recommended NPK dose in modifying the physiological, growth, yield, and seed quality responses of two mustard (Brassica campestris L. var. Vardan and Aashirwad) varieties under ambient ozone level at a rural site of India, using open-top chambers. Twelve hourly mean O(3) concentrations ranged between 27.7 and 59.04 ppb during the growth period. Plants in nonfiltered chambers (NFCs) showed reductions in photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and growth parameters compared to the plants in filtered chambers (FCs), but reductions were of lower magnitude at 1.5 times recommended dose of NPK (1.5 RNPK) compared to recommended (RNPK). Yield and seed quality reduced significantly in plants of NFCs compared to FCs at RNPK, but no significant differences were recorded at 1.5 RNPK. There were higher N uptake and N uptake efficiency of plants in FCs compared to NFCs. Nitrogen utilization efficiency increased in Vardan, but decreased in Aashirwad in NFCs compared to FCs suggesting higher capability of N acquisition and utilization under ambient O(3), which led to a less pronounced reduction in the yield of the former than the latter variety. The differential nitrogen utilization efficiency in these varieties may be potentially used as measure of sensitivity characteristics in breeding programs for yield improvement in mustard under the present trend of increase in O(3) concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Air Pollution and Global Climate Change, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Madhoolika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007194:India; D009149:Mustard Plant / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010126:Ozone / Q000633:toxicity*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism*; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D014329:Tropical Climate
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D010758:Phosphorus; D010126:Ozone; D009584:Nitrogen; D011188:Potassium
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