title: Growth responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. var. HD 2329) exposed to ambient air pollution under varying fertility regimes.
abstract: The problem of urban air pollution has attracted special attention in India due to a tremendous increase in the urban population; motor vehicles vis a vis the extent of energy utilization. Field studies were conducted on wheat crops (Triticum aestivum L. var. HD 2329) by keeping the pot-grown plants in similar edaphic conditions at nine different sites in Allahabad City to quantify the effects of ambient air pollution levels on selected growth and yield parameters. Air quality monitoring was done at all the sites for gaseous pollutants viz. SO2, NO2, and O3. Various growth parameters (plant height, biomass, leaf area, NPP, etc.) showed adverse effects at sites receiving higher pollution load. Reduction in test weight and harvest index was found to be directly correlated with the levels of pollutant concentrations. The study clearly showed the negative impact of air pollution on periurban agriculture.
authors.affiliation: Lab of Air Pollution and Global Climatic Change, Department of Botany, Allahabad Agricultural Institute- Deemed University, Allahabad- 211 007, India. madhoo@bhu.ac.in
authors.forename: Anoop
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Dheeraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rathore
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000506:poisoning*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018533:Biomass; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects; D007194:India; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning; D010126:Ozone / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning; D014908:Triticum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development*; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014505:Urban Population / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; D010126:Ozone; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide