Plants used for monitoring environmental conditions are called bioindicators or biomonitors. Bioindicators can demonstrate the presence of air pollutants and can facilitate the estimate of the frequency of the occurrence of damaging levels of air pollution and the aerial distribution of air pollution with respect to time and geographic areas.
Bioindicator Plants - Crops
Sensitive varieties (cultivars) of watermelons, muskmelons, cucumbers, squash, snapbeans, potatoes, as well as other crops
Bioindicator Plants - Wild
Common indicator plants typically found in the wild.
Department of Plant Science
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Department of Plant Science
Address
102 Tyson BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802
