Effects of ozone on yield, growth, and root starch concentrations of two alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-281

  Renaud, J P ^a,b   Allard, G ^b   Mauffette, Y ^c  

^a Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa cultivars; Growth; Ozone; Shoot root ratio

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANADA; CROP; CULTIVAR; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEASON;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0030998171     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00001-8     Document Type: Article

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