Ozone (air quality) Leaf Damage in Growing Tobacco

[deluxestogie]

Ozone in the air can damage growing leaf. Images of the damage can be seen in the link below:

IPM Images Agricultural Systems : Tobacco : Ozone

A quick way to see your current air quality rating (which changes day by day) is on this site for the US, by entering the Zip code of your physically closest post office:

AirNow.gov

AirNow is your one-stop source for air quality data. Our recently redesigned site highlights air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state, national, and world views.

www.airnow.gov

While there is really nothing that you can do about it, recognizing ozone damage can save you the time of searching through all the IPM images for leaf signs that match a tobacco disease.

IPM Images Agricultural Systems : Tobacco

Bob

 

[deluxestogie]

My reading this morning from AirNow.gov:

On that same page, there is a button to click for a dynamic FIRE map:

For Canada air quality, check the following link:

Local Air Quality Health Index

Summary of current values and forecast maximums

weather.gc.ca

For Europe:

European Air Quality Index

airindex.eea.europa.eu

Bob

 

[Krausen89]

My reading this morning from AirNow.gov:

On that same page, there is a button to click for a dynamic FIRE map:

For Canada air quality, check the following link:

Local Air Quality Health Index

Summary of current values and forecast maximums

weather.gc.ca

For Europe:

European Air Quality Index

airindex.eea.europa.eu

Bob

i was in the red for a few days in Northern Delaware. hope all my plants are alright. they look okay and if its just the leaves it damages, they are young so most leaves haven't even formed yet. this is great to know though! thanks Bob!