Visual assessment of foliar injury induced by ozone on indicator tobacco plants: A data quality evaluation

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-191

  Lorenzini, G ^a   Nali, C ^a   Dota, M R ^a   Martorana, F ^b  

^a Sez Patologia Vegetale   (Italy)

^b Dipto Agronom/Gestione A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomonitoring; O3

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; WEBER-FECHNER LAW;

OZONE; TOBACCO;

AIR POLLUTION;

OZONE;

LEAF; OZONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOBACCO; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0034031563     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006262603497     Document Type: Article

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