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The effects of reactive hydrocarbons on plants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

N. J. Stokes ,
G. M. Terry ,
B. J. Tabner  and
C. N. Hewitt
N. J. Stokes
Affiliation:
Institute of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster LAI 4YQ, UK
G. M. Terry
Affiliation:
Institute of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster LAI 4YQ, UK
B. J. Tabner
Affiliation:
Institute of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster LAI 4YQ, UK
C. N. Hewitt
Affiliation:
Institute of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster LAI 4YQ, UK
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Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), of biogenic or anthropogenic origin, are important reactants in most atmospheric environments. Oxidation of NMHC can result indirectly in the formation of ozone (Crutzen 1988). In addition to the direct toxic effects of ozone on plants, reaction of alkenes with ozone can produce organic hydroperoxides which are highly reactive and have been implicated in plant damage, especially in those species which are alkene-emitters (Hewitt et al. 1990a, b).

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 102: Oxygen and Environmental Stress in Plants , 1994 , pp. 307 - 311
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1994

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