@ARTICLE {Lechowicz1987a, AUTHOR = {Lechowicz, M.J.}, TITLE = {Resource allocation by plants under air pollution stress: implications for plant-pest-pathogen interactions}, JOURNAL = {Botanical Review}, YEAR = {1987}, VOLUME = {53}, PAGES = {281-300}, NUMBER = {3}, ABSTRACT = {Plant growth depends on the coordinated acquisition and allocation of carbon, water, and nutrient resources to the major plant organs (root, stem, leaf, flower, and fruit) and to the major classes of metabolic function (vegetative growth, maintenance, defense, and reproduction).^Air pollutants like SO/sub 2/, NO/sub 2/, and O/sub 3/ can directly damage plant tissues and disrupt normal patterns of resource acquisition and allocation.^These disruptions in turn potentially will influence the plant`s ability to defend itself against pests and pathogens.^This review summarizes the quantitative and qualitative changes that have been observed when plants are exposed to low levels of SO/sub 2/, NO/sub 2/, and O/sub 3/.}, OWNER = {brugerolles}, TIMESTAMP = {2007.12.05}, }