Francesca Alderotti

Raman spectroscopy resolves nitrogen-driven metabolic acclimation to urban air pollution in Quercus ilex

Urban air pollution may alter plant metabolism long before visible damage becomes apparent. Raman spectroscopy was evaluated as a rapid, non-destructive approach to resolve these biochemical adjustments. Mature Quercus ilex L. trees were sampled along a well-defined pollution gra...