Abstract
The epistomatal wax crystalloids of potted spruce plants exposed for 20 weeks to motor vehicle emissions along roadside and in a fumigation chamber were studied in the scanning electron microscope. An accelerated structural degradation of the wax crystalloids was observed in comparison with control plants. This structural degradation is considered to cause a structural obstruction of the stomatal antechambers and to contribute to the observed reduction of gas exchange.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 444-448 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | European Journal of Forest Pathology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1987 |