期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 206, 期 -, 页码 494-501出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.003
关键词
Ozone pollution; Pollination; Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum); Yield; Reproductive biology
资金
- Newcastle University
- Natural Environmental Research Council [NE/K501025/1]
- Technological Education Institute of Crete
- Natural Environmental Research Council
- EU [MCFH-2001-00202]
- Royal Society
A combination of in vitro and in vivo studies on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Triton) revealed that environmentally-relevant levels of ozone (O-3) pollution adversely affected pollen germination, germ tube growth and pollen-stigma interactions - pollen originating from plants raised in charcoal-Purafil (R) filtered air (CFA) exhibited reduced germ tube development on the stigma of plants exposed to environmentally-relevant levels of O-3. The O-3-induced decline in in vivo pollen viability was reflected in increased numbers of non-fertilized and fertilized non-viable ovules in immature fruit. Negative effects of O-3 on fertilization occurred regardless of the timing of exposure, with reductions in ovule viability evident in O-3 x CFA and CFA x O-3 crossed plants. This suggests O-3-induced reductions in fertilization were associated with reduced pollen viability and/or ovule development. Fruit born on trusses independently exposed to 100 nmol moll O-3 (10 h d(-1)) from flowering exhibited a decline in seed number and this was reflected in a marked decline in the weight and size of individual fruit - a clear demonstration of the direct consequence of the effects of the pollutant on reproductive processes. Ozone exposure also resulted in shifts in the starch and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) content of fruit that were consistent with accelerated ripening. The findings of this study draw attention to the need for greater consideration of, and possibly the adoption of weightings for the direct impacts of O-3, and potentially other gaseous pollutants, on reproductive biology during 'risk assessment' exercises. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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