Ecophysiological response of Eucalyptus camaldulensis to dust and lead pollution

IF 1.5 4区 农林科学 Q2 FORESTRY
M. Nawaz, M. Rashid, M. Z. Arif, M. Sabir, T. H. Farooq, S. Gul, N. Gautam
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Background: Air and soil pollution are among the main concerns in urban areas worldwide, and dust and heavy metals are major contributors to environmental pollution. Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic heavy metal that badly affects human health as well as plant's survival and growth. Vegetation can play an important role in ameliorating the effects of these pollutants. Eucalyptus camaldulensis is well adapted and cultivated throughout a wide range of urban environments from temperate to tropical climates. Methods: A 90 days experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of lead (Pb) and dust pollution on the growth performance of young E. camaldulensis plants. Four months old seedlings were treated with a factorial combinations of Pb (0,10 and 20 mg/l applied in irrigation) and dust levels (0,5 and 10 g applied on foliage). Results: All morphological traits (root length, shoot length, stem diameter) and biomass (root and shoot, fresh and dry mass) of E. camaldulensis were significantly reduced when exposed to higher Pb and dust levels. The highest Pb treatments exhibited greater Pb accumulation in plant roots (23.54 ± 1.61 mg/kg), shoots (15.53 ± 1.98 mg/kg), and leaves (13.89 ± 1.49 mg/kg). Dust load on leaves was greater (72.78 ± 8.1 mg/cm2) for those treatments with higher dust and Pb additions compared to the control (16.11 ± 2.0 mg/cm2). Chlorophyll content was greater at the start of the experiment (68.78 ± 0.74 mg.g-1FW) and progressively decreased over time consistently  with the increase of Pb and dust levels applied. Conclusions: The results of the experiment, suggest that E. camaldulensis could be successfully grown in minimum to moderate Pb and dust polluted urban environments.
赤桉对粉尘和铅污染的生态生理反应
背景:空气和土壤污染是世界各地城市地区关注的主要问题之一,灰尘和重金属是造成环境污染的主要原因。铅(Pb)是一种剧毒重金属,严重影响人类健康以及植物的生存和生长。植被可以在改善这些污染物的影响方面发挥重要作用。赤桉在从温带到热带的各种城市环境中都能很好地适应和栽培。方法:采用90天试验,研究铅和粉尘污染对赤霉幼苗生长性能的影响。用Pb(0,10和20mg/l灌溉)和灰尘水平(0,5和10g叶面施用)的因子组合处理4个月大的幼苗。最高Pb处理在植物根系(23.54±1.61 mg/kg)、地上部(15.53±1.98 mg/kg)和叶片(13.89±1.49 mg/kg)中表现出更大的Pb积累。与对照组(16.11±2.0 mg/cm2)相比,添加更多灰尘和铅的处理叶片上的灰尘负荷更大(72.78±8.1 mg/cm2)。叶绿素含量在实验开始时更高(68.78±0.74mg.g-1FW),并随着铅和灰尘水平的增加而逐渐降低。结论:试验结果表明,在铅和灰尘污染程度最低至中等的城市环境中,赤霉可以成功生长。
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CiteScore
2.20
自引率
13.30%
发文量
20
审稿时长
39 weeks
期刊介绍: The New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science is an international journal covering the breadth of forestry science. Planted forests are a particular focus but manuscripts on a wide range of forestry topics will also be considered. The journal''s scope covers forestry species, which are those capable of reaching at least five metres in height at maturity in the place they are located, but not grown or managed primarily for fruit or nut production.
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