Air pollution and plant metabolism.

The 20 contributions examine mechanisms by which (potentially) harmful atmospheric gases and their aqueous products can exert an influence on living plant cells at the ultrastructural, biochemical and physiological levels. With a general understanding of metabolic changes, predictive models should be able to assess the relative consequences of atmospheric pollutants upon plants. Papers include discussion of: deposition, uptake and residence of pollutants; carbon gain, allocation and growth as affected by air pollution; interactions between air pollutants and both water stress and cold stress; air pollution effects on plant pathogens; effects of pollutants on mycorrhizae; and effects on host plant/insect relationships