Use of ethylenediurea (EDU) to ameliorate ozone effects on purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-208

  Szantoi, Zoltan ^a   Chappelka, Arthur H ^a   Muntifering, Russell B ^a   Somers, Greg L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Echinacea purpurea; Ethylenediurea; Natural vegetation; Nutritive quality; Ozone

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA PURPUREA; NATURAL VEGETATION; NUTRITIVE QUALITY;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHYLENE; OZONE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

UREA;

CHARCOAL; ETHYLENEDIUREA; OZONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANGIOSPERM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OZONE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; LEAF LITTER; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT GROWTH; VEGETATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMASS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECHINACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS; PLANT LEAVES;

ECHINACEA (ASTERACEAE); ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 35549005284     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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