Particulate matter effect on biometric and biochemical attributes of fruiting plants
Dust accumulation capacity of Ficus carica L. and Psidium guajava L. was investigated from eight different sites of Multan, Pakistan. Leaves of both plants were used for analyzing biometric (leaf area, fresh and dry weights) and biochemical attributes (chlorophyll contents, carotenoids and ascorbic...
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| author | U. Younis T.Z. Bokhari S.A. Malik M.H. Raza Shah M. Athar S. Niaz |
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| description | Dust accumulation capacity of Ficus carica L. and Psidium guajava L. was investigated from eight different sites of Multan, Pakistan. Leaves of both plants were used for analyzing biometric (leaf area, fresh and dry weights) and biochemical attributes (chlorophyll contents, carotenoids and ascorbic acid). Maximum dust accumulation was occurred in the plants growing near road sites, while, minimum dust accumulation occurred in the plants of Bahauddin Zakariya University. Most of the biometric and biochemical attributes of F. carica showed significant response towards dust but it had not significant influence on some attributes of P. guajava. Biochemical traits of P. guajava appeared to be more prone than foliage ones. A positive correlation was foundbetween dust accumulation and foliage attributes in F. carica. On the other hand,in P. guajava opposite was observed, however, the reverse was true for leaf biomass.Biochemical contents had shown an inconsistency as chlorophylls (a, b & total), carotenoid contents declined but ascorbic acid increased with an increase in dust accumulation in both species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6a7060dcfd4c40dc963c61897cec1c472025-02-02T11:26:30ZengGJESM PublisherGlobal Journal of Environmental Science and Management2383-35722383-38662015-04-011211712411605Particulate matter effect on biometric and biochemical attributes of fruiting plantsU. Younis0T.Z. Bokhari1S.A. Malik2M.H. Raza Shah3M. Athar4S. Niaz5Department of Botany, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanCalifornia Department of Food and Agriculture, 3288 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832, USADepartment of Botany, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanDust accumulation capacity of Ficus carica L. and Psidium guajava L. was investigated from eight different sites of Multan, Pakistan. Leaves of both plants were used for analyzing biometric (leaf area, fresh and dry weights) and biochemical attributes (chlorophyll contents, carotenoids and ascorbic acid). Maximum dust accumulation was occurred in the plants growing near road sites, while, minimum dust accumulation occurred in the plants of Bahauddin Zakariya University. Most of the biometric and biochemical attributes of F. carica showed significant response towards dust but it had not significant influence on some attributes of P. guajava. Biochemical traits of P. guajava appeared to be more prone than foliage ones. A positive correlation was foundbetween dust accumulation and foliage attributes in F. carica. On the other hand,in P. guajava opposite was observed, however, the reverse was true for leaf biomass.Biochemical contents had shown an inconsistency as chlorophylls (a, b & total), carotenoid contents declined but ascorbic acid increased with an increase in dust accumulation in both species.http://www.gjesm.net/pdf_11605_a8d127cc174571028428e97bcfdbb01c.htmlBiochemical attributesBiometric attributesDust accumulationFicus caricaPsidium guajava |
| spellingShingle | U. Younis T.Z. Bokhari S.A. Malik M.H. Raza Shah M. Athar S. Niaz Particulate matter effect on biometric and biochemical attributes of fruiting plants Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management Biochemical attributes Biometric attributes Dust accumulation Ficus carica Psidium guajava |
| title | Particulate matter effect on biometric and biochemical attributes of fruiting plants |
| title_full | Particulate matter effect on biometric and biochemical attributes of fruiting plants |
| title_fullStr | Particulate matter effect on biometric and biochemical attributes of fruiting plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Particulate matter effect on biometric and biochemical attributes of fruiting plants |
| title_short | Particulate matter effect on biometric and biochemical attributes of fruiting plants |
| title_sort | particulate matter effect on biometric and biochemical attributes of fruiting plants |
| topic | Biochemical attributes Biometric attributes Dust accumulation Ficus carica Psidium guajava |
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