Nitrogen Oxide Pollution May Spark Seeds' Growth

Some researchers believe that nitrogen oxide pollution could be tricking the seeds of some wild plants into germinating when conditions are deadly to the seedlings.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1997-05, Vol.276 (5316), p.1199-1199
Main Author: Malakoff, David A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Dioxides
Environmental aspects
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gases
Germination
Nitrogen
Nitrogen oxide
Nitrogen oxides
Organic Chemistry
Plant growth
Plants
Plants and fungi
Pollution
Research News
Researchers
Seeds
Smoke
Smoke signals
Wildfires
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Summary:Some researchers believe that nitrogen oxide pollution could be tricking the seeds of some wild plants into germinating when conditions are deadly to the seedlings.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.276.5316.1199