Publications by authors named "Tom M Lyons"
Article Synopsis
- A study evaluated the ozone resistance of 20 European and 2 American populations of Plantago major, analyzing how climatic factors at their origin impacted this resistance, using data from the ICP-Crops initiative.
- The plants were grown in controlled conditions and exposed to filtered air and ozone to measure their growth rates and root/shoot development, revealing varying sensitivities to ozone without visible injury symptoms.
- Results indicated a positive correlation between ozone resistance and cumulative ozone exposure indices, suggesting that high ambient ozone levels in Europe may be driving the evolution of resistance in native plant populations, but no significant links were found with other climatic factors or air pollutants.
