The response of some common Egyptian plants to ozone and their use as biomonitors
Relative sensitivity of five common Egyptian plant species namely, _Senecio vulgaris, Malva parviflora, Sonchus oleraceus_, _Medicago sativa_ and _Melilotus indicus_ to elevated levels of ozone has been studied. The plants were exposed to charcoal filtered air (CFA) and different levels of O3 (50 and 100 ppb) for 5 h per day. The studied parameters were recorded for five consecutive days ... Read more