Studies on the Effects of Ozone and Acid Deposition on Japanese Crop plants and Forest Tree Species

Abstract

Since 1982, I have been investigating the effects of gaseous air pollutants such as ozone and acid deposition on plants with my supervisors, colleagues and students at Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. In this memorial review of the prize from the Japan Society for Atmospheric Environment, I summarized the results obtained from experimental studies on the effects of ozone, simulated acid rain, soil acidification due to acid deposition, aluminum (Al) and manganese (Mn), singly and in combination, on growth, physiological functions such as photosynthesis and nutrient status of Japanese crop plants and forest tree species.