Effects of tropospheric ozone on crops of garlic, Allium sativum and tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum in Cuba

In recent years in Cuba increases in damages have been observed in crops of garlic (Allium sativum, Liliaceae) and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum, Solanaceae), presumably caused by tropospheric ozone. The symptoms in the leaves of these crops result in large economic losses. The objective of this work w...

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Autores: Andreu Rodríguez, Carlos Manuel, Cupull Santana, René, Pérez Padrón, Gilberto, Morales Gómez, Yolanda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Estatal Amazónica
Repositorio:Revista Amazónica. Ciencia y Tecnología
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs_revista.www.uea.edu.ec:article/15
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uea.edu.ec/index.php/racyt/article/view/15
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ozono troposférico
ajo
tabaco
pérdidas
económicas
contaminación ambiental
Tropospheric ozone
garlic
tobacco
economic losses
environmental pollution
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Sumario:In recent years in Cuba increases in damages have been observed in crops of garlic (Allium sativum, Liliaceae) and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum, Solanaceae), presumably caused by tropospheric ozone. The symptoms in the leaves of these crops result in large economic losses. The objective of this work was to characterize the effects of this polluting gas on these important agricultural crops. The results of the review indicate that under the conditions prevailing in Cuba, the incidence of tropospheric ozone is high between the months of December and February and the typical symptoms include spots and blight on the leaves of the crop plants, which can result in mortality of the affected plants.