Effects of Elevated Ozone on Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) with Variegated Leaves

J X Sui1, M X Wen1, L L Jia1

  • 1College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, 59 Mucai Street, Harbin, 150030, China.

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