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Ozone uptake by bean leaves.

S Rich, P E Waggoner, H Tomlinson

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |July 3, 1970
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    Bean leaves remove ozone from the air. This ozone removal process is controlled by the same environmental factors that regulate water vapor release from leaves into the atmosphere.

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    Area of Science:

    • Plant Physiology
    • Environmental Science
    • Atmospheric Chemistry

    Background:

    • Ozone (O3) is a significant air pollutant with detrimental effects on vegetation.
    • Understanding plant-atmosphere gas exchange is crucial for predicting pollutant impacts.
    • Bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris) are widely studied agricultural crops.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the regulatory mechanisms of ozone removal by bean leaves.
    • To determine if ozone uptake shares common controlling factors with water vapor efflux.
    • To elucidate the relationship between stomatal conductance and ozone deposition in plants.

    Main Methods:

    • Measurements of ozone flux to bean canopies under varying environmental conditions.
    • Concurrent measurements of water vapor (transpiration) flux.

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  • Analysis of environmental variables including solar radiation, humidity, and temperature.
  • Calculation of ozone deposition velocity and its correlation with stomatal conductance.

    • Main Results:

    • Ozone removal rates by bean leaves were found to be strongly correlated with stomatal aperture.
    • Factors influencing stomatal conductance, such as light intensity and vapor pressure deficit, also controlled ozone uptake.
    • The deposition velocity of ozone to the leaf surface mirrored the behavior of water vapor conductance.

    Conclusions:

    • Ozone uptake by bean leaves is primarily a stomata-controlled process.
    • The physiological regulation of ozone removal is analogous to that of transpiration.
    • Environmental factors modulating stomatal function dictate the rate at which bean plants cleanse the air of ozone.