title: Impacts of increasing ozone on Indian plants.
abstract: Increasing anthropogenic and biogenic emissions of precursor compounds have led to high tropospheric ozone concentrations in India particularly in Indo-Gangetic Plains, which is the most fertile and cultivated area of this rapidly developing country. Current ozone risk models, based on European and North American data, provide inaccurate estimations for crop losses in India. During the past decade, several ozone experiments have been conducted with the most important Indian crop species (e.g. wheat, rice, mustard, mung bean). Experimental work started in natural field conditions around Varanasi area in early 2000's, and the use of open top chambers and EDU (ethylene diurea) applications has now facilitated more advanced studies e.g. for intra-species sensitivity screening and mechanisms of tolerance. In this review, we identify and discuss the most important gaps of knowledge and future needs of action, e.g. more systematic nationwide monitoring for precursor and ozone formation over Indian region.
authors: University of Eastern Finland, Department of Biology, POB 111, 80101 Joensuu, Finland. Elina.Oksanen@uef.fi
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Oksanen
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Pandey
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Pandey
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Keski-Saari
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kontunen-Soppela
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007194:India; D010126:Ozone / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects*; D010944:Plants; D014507:Urbanization
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D010126:Ozone