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TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of aerial pollutants on the growth and yield of spring barley
AU - Buckenham, A. H.
AU - Parry, M. A J
AU - Whittingham, C. P.
PY - 1982/1/1
Y1 - 1982/1/1
N2 - Open-topped chambers were used to determine the effect of field concentrations of aerial pollutants on the growth and yield of spring barley. Experiments were conducted in the Marston Valley. Bedfordshire, where sulphur dioxide and fluoride are the major pollutants. The charcoal filtered chambers enabled pollutant concentrations to be reduced by 60-70%. Cleaning the air increased straw and grain yields. The filtration was non-selective and did not identify the injurious agent. The chambers were found to accelerate the crop's development by 7-8 days and reduce yield by suppressing tillering.
AB - Open-topped chambers were used to determine the effect of field concentrations of aerial pollutants on the growth and yield of spring barley. Experiments were conducted in the Marston Valley. Bedfordshire, where sulphur dioxide and fluoride are the major pollutants. The charcoal filtered chambers enabled pollutant concentrations to be reduced by 60-70%. Cleaning the air increased straw and grain yields. The filtration was non-selective and did not identify the injurious agent. The chambers were found to accelerate the crop's development by 7-8 days and reduce yield by suppressing tillering.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1982.tb07204.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1982.tb07204.x
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0019923156
VL - 100
SP - 179
EP - 187
JO - Annals of Applied Biology
JF - Annals of Applied Biology
SN - 0003-4746
IS - 1
ER -