Paper · 2013 · APCBEE Procedia

Effect of O3 and CO2 Levels on Growth, Biochemical and Nutrient Parameters of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa)

Salim H. Al-Rawahy; Hameed Sulaiman; Sardar A. Farooq; et al.

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Abstract

The effects of elevated levels (40, 80 and 120 ppb) of ozone and elevated levels (350, 400 and 450 ppb) of carbon dioxide, alone and in combination, were studied on the germinated young tree seedling of Medicago sativa. Parameters related to growth, biochemical and leaf nutrient parameters were measured using standard methods. The results showed that elevated CO2 has an ameliorative effect on the growth of Alfalfa with increased performance in parameters related to production function of the plant. Ozone to the contrary known for its oxidative property induced and changed significantly the photosynthetic nature of the plant. Decrease in chlorophylls content as a commonly regarded biochemical damage symptom was observed in all the levels of O3 treatment. The combine treatment like similar works done in this area revealed that enrichment effect by CO2 seems to contribute to the protection against the O3 induced oxidation. The treatment effects on the leaf nutritional parameters are also evident though statistically not significant.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Elevated CO2 improved alfalfa growth and production function parameters.

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Medicago sativaMedicago sativae1
Treatment
elevated CO2e0
Outcome
growth of Alfalfae0
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increasede0

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Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa · TaxonDrepanostoma · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“elevated CO2 has an ameliorative effect on the growth of Alfalfa with increased performance in parameters related to production function of the plant”

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“Medicago sativa”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Ozone significantly changed the photosynthetic nature of alfalfa.

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Medicago sativaMedicago sativae1
Treatment
Ozonee0
Outcome
photosynthetic nature of the plante0

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Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa · TaxonDrepanostoma · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“Ozone to the contrary known for its oxidative property induced and changed significantly the photosynthetic nature of the plant”

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“Medicago sativa”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Chlorophyll content decreased at every ozone treatment level.

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Medicago sativaMedicago sativae1
Treatment
O3 treatmente0
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chlorophylls contente0
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Decreasee0
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all the levelse0

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Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa · TaxonDrepanostoma · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“Decrease in chlorophylls content as a commonly regarded biochemical damage symptom was observed in all the levels of O3 treatment”

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“Medicago sativa”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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CO2 enrichment appeared to protect alfalfa against ozone oxidation.

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Medicago sativaMedicago sativae1
Treatment
CO2e0
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protection against the O3 induced oxidatione0
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seems to contributee0

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Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa · TaxonDrepanostoma · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“enrichment effect by CO2 seems to contribute to the protection against the O3 induced oxidation”

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“Medicago sativa”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnot significant (as stated)measured

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Treatment effects on leaf nutrition were apparent but statistically nonsignificant.

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Medicago sativaMedicago sativae2
Treatment
ozone and elevated levels (350, 400 and 450 ppb) of carbon dioxidee1
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leaf nutritional parameterse0

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Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa · TaxonDrepanostoma · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“The treatment effects on the leaf nutritional parameters are also evident though statistically not significant”

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“elevated levels (40, 80 and 120 ppb) of ozone and elevated levels (350, 400 and 450 ppb) of carbon dioxide”

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“Medicago sativa”

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co2 · growth · Medicago sativa (alfalfa)Positive and negative results

20 papers: 15 positive, 5 negative or no effect

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ozone · molecular: metabolites · Medicago sativa (alfalfa)Results agree

2 papers: 0 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
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