Short‐Term Effects of Hydrogen Fluoride on Nicotiana tabacum L

Abstract

Data on the short‐term effects of fumigation with hydrogen fluoride (HF) on the response behavior of the Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. St. Karabalar 6265 are being presented. Growth rate, fluoride accumulation in leaves and soils, and degradation in chlorophyll and nicotine contents of the plant species against the variations in two experimental factors, namely the exposure concentration and exposure time parameters, were investigated. Resulting data reveals that the variety selected for this study is not so tolerant to fluoride as generally reported in the literature, if only the individual effects of the pollutant is considered.

Keywords:

• Air pollution
• Soil
• Vegetation
• Fumigation chamber
• Hydrogen fluoride
• Nicotiana tabacum L.
• Two‐level factorial analysis

Acknowledgments

This work presents a part of the results of a research project (95/10) founded by Anadolu University. Authors thank to Dr. Berrin Bozan, Dr. Zeynep Tunalier and Mr. Bulent Semerci for their contributions to this study.