nstantaneous and historical temperature effects on a-pinene
Effect of marble dust on
plants around
Vishwakarma Industrial Area (VKIA) in Jaipur, India
Author Details
YashodaSaini
(Corresponding author)
Department of Botany, University
of Rajasthan, Jaipur
- 302 055, India
e-mail: yashoda.saini15@gmail.com
NagendraBhardwaj
IndiraGandhiCenter for Human Ecology,
Environmental and Population Studies (HEEPS), University
of Rajasthan, Jaipur
- 302 055, India
RadhaGautam
IndiraGandhiCenter for Human Ecology,
Environmental and Population Studies (HEEPS), University
of Rajasthan, Jaipur
- 302 055, India
Publication Data
Paper received:
27 August 2009
Revised
received:
28 February 2010
Accepted:
20 April 2010
Abstract
The paper describes the
effect of marble dust on plants in and around Vishwakarma
Industrial Area (VKIA) Jaipur, Rajasthan (India).
Trees species growing in and around VKIA area were selected and various
morphological characteristics were studied such as leaf area dry weight ratio
(LADWR), Dust retaining capacity (DRC) and Chlorophyll content. In the study
the effects of marble dust on selected tree species was observed. LADWR was
recorded maximunm 217.90 cm2 g-1
dry wt. in Polyalthialongifolia
in VKIA and minimum 98.74 cm2 g-1 dry wt. in Ficusreligiosa
in Nindar whereas The DRC was observed maximum
178.51 mg cm-2 in Azadirachtaindica in VKIA as well as minimum recorded 66.41 mg
cm-2 in Thevetiepervvianain in VidyadherNagar. However the Total
Chlorophyll Content was also determined and it was found maximum in
Bougainvillea i.e. 2.949 mg g-1 (fresh wt.)? in VKIA whereas
minimum for Nindari.e. 0.784 mg g-1? (fresh wt.)?
inFicusreligiosa.
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