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Assessing the impact of air pollution on trees and crops in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of India


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1 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India, India
2 Amity University, Noida 201 301, India, India
3 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Patna 800 025, India, India
 

Air pollution is one of the environmental concerns which is a threat to the health of our plants and animals. Little knowledge exists in the literature about its impact on trees and crops. The objective of the present study was to assess the impact of air pollutants on the biochemical parameters of 19 tree and crop species from five different locations in Patna, Bihar, India. Air pollution tolerance index value showed that Ficus religiosa, Zea mays, Carthamus tinctorius and Cajanus cajan were more tolerant compared to the other crops. Anticipated performance index value showed that trees like F. religiosa, Azadirachta indica and Mangifera indica and crops like C. cajan, Z. mays and Triticum aestivum were most suitable under air pollution condition

Keywords

Air pollution tolerance index, anticipated performance index, particulate matter, trees and crops.
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Rachana Dubey
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India, India
Arbind Kumar Choudhary
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India, India
Shreetu Singh
Amity University, Noida 201 301, India, India
Anurag Ajay
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Patna 800 025, India, India
Santosh Kumar
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India, India
Rakesh Kumar
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India, India
Surajit Mondal
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India, India
Vivek Kumar Singh
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India, India

Abstract


Air pollution is one of the environmental concerns which is a threat to the health of our plants and animals. Little knowledge exists in the literature about its impact on trees and crops. The objective of the present study was to assess the impact of air pollutants on the biochemical parameters of 19 tree and crop species from five different locations in Patna, Bihar, India. Air pollution tolerance index value showed that Ficus religiosa, Zea mays, Carthamus tinctorius and Cajanus cajan were more tolerant compared to the other crops. Anticipated performance index value showed that trees like F. religiosa, Azadirachta indica and Mangifera indica and crops like C. cajan, Z. mays and Triticum aestivum were most suitable under air pollution condition

Keywords


Air pollution tolerance index, anticipated performance index, particulate matter, trees and crops.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv124%2Fi8%2F956-963