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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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Country: | Ecuador |
| Institution: | Universidad Estatal Amazónica |
| Repository: | Revista Amazónica. Ciencia y Tecnología |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs_revista.www.uea.edu.ec:article/15 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.uea.edu.ec/index.php/racyt/article/view/15 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Ozono troposférico ajo tabaco pérdidas económicas contaminación ambiental Tropospheric ozone garlic tobacco economic losses environmental pollution |
| Summary: | 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. |
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