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IT was shown by Koritz and Went1 that treatment with ‘artificial smog’ (hexene-ozone mixtures) could cause stomata to close, and also permanently destroy their capacity to re-open. We have recently observed an effect of ‘natural’ smog on stomata which does not appear to involve any permanent injury.
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Koritz, H. G., and Went, F. W., Plant Physiol., 28, 50 (1953).
Hölte, W., Zeitschr. Pflanzenkrankh., 65, 32 (1958).
Heath, O. V. S., and Mansfield, T. A., Proc. Roy. Soc., B, 156, 1 (1962).
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MANSFIELD, T., HEATH, O. An Effect of ‘Smog’ on Stomatal Behaviour. Nature 200, 596 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200596a0
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