Changes in temperature, CO2, and precipitation under the scenarios of climate change for
the next 30 yr present a challenge to crop production. This review focuses on the impact of …

The role of tropospheric ozone in altering plant growth and development has been the
subject of thousands of publications over the last several decades. Still, there is limited …

Ozone is a major secondary air pollutant, the current concentrations of which have been
shown to have significant adverse effects on crop yields, forest growth and species …

ABSTRACT Surface ozone concentrations ([O3]) during the growing season in much of the
northern temperate zone reach mean peak daily concentrations of 60 ppb Concentrations …

Ozone is the most important regional-scale air pollutant causing risks for vegetation and
human health in many parts of the world. Ozone impacts on yield and quality of crops and …

Early studies of plant response to ozone (O3) utilized concentration-based metrics, primarily
by summarizing the commonly monitored hourly average data sets. Research with the O3 …

This book provides an overview of results on the effects of global environmental changes on
crop productivity. It focuses on 4 environmental factors, ie global warming, soil salinization …

Ozone (O 3) is known to have existed in the atmosphere since ancient times and has played
a critical role in the survival of life on the Earth. In the stratosphere, O 3 plays an extremely …

A higher ozone concentration in rural agricultural region poses threat to food production in
develo** countries. The present study was conducted to evaluate the growth, biomass …

Executive summary With the world population predicted to increase to 9 billion by 2050,
security of food supplies is one of the most important challenges for this century. The key …