FOLIAR DUST DEPOSITIONS ON URBAN PLANTS

FOLIAR DUST DEPOSITIONS ON URBAN PLANTS

Authors

  • Nitesh Joshi DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, RIZVI COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE, BANDRA(W), MUMBAI 400050,MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.
  • Ambika Joshi DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, JAI HIND COLLEGE, CHURCHGATE, MUMBAI – 400020, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46687/jsar.v9i1.190

Keywords:

dust, urban plants, phytomonitors, green belt choice

Abstract

Studies of dust deposition on plants growing along road dividers in the city of Mumbai was carried out in December-2009 and March-2010. Foliar dust from the most commonly grown ornamental plant species found in the city ,Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd, Ficus benjamina Linn., Nerium odorum Aiton and Pedilanthus tithymaloides Poit. was estimated to undestandthe dust their capturing potentials. The leaves of these were collected from three different sites within the city viz, Colaba, Western Suburb and Western Express Highway . each site differed in the type of vehicles and the study was aimed at comparing dust fall in different areas of the city . Nerium odorum Aiton showed maximum dust capturing capacity. The area Colaba , was relatively less dusty in comparison to other sites. The study shows that plants can be effectively be used to monitor dust and mitigate the problem to some extent.

Author Biographies

Nitesh Joshi, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, RIZVI COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE, BANDRA(W), MUMBAI 400050,MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, RIZVI COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE, BANDRA(W), MUMBAI 400050,MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.

Ambika Joshi, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, JAI HIND COLLEGE, CHURCHGATE, MUMBAI – 400020, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, JAI HIND COLLEGE, CHURCHGATE, MUMBAI – 400020, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.

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Published

17.03.2023

How to Cite

Joshi, N. ., & Joshi, A. (2023). FOLIAR DUST DEPOSITIONS ON URBAN PLANTS: FOLIAR DUST DEPOSITIONS ON URBAN PLANTS. JOURNAL SCIENTIFIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH, 9(1), 36–39. https://doi.org/10.46687/jsar.v9i1.190