Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.35
M. Polash, M. Sakil, Md. Alamgir Hossain
Plants confront an extent of abiotic stresses due to environmental hardship, among which salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses that seizes plant growth and development resulting in a massive yield loss worldwide. Plants respond to salinity in two distinct phases: a quick osmotic phase and a sluggish ionic phase also known as hyper osmotic phase. Plants adjustment and/or tolerance to salinity stress comprise several complex physiological, biochemical and molecular networks. A widespread understanding of how plants response to salinity stress at different phases, and a cohesive physiological and biochemical approaches are crucial for the development of salt adapted and/or tolerant varieties for salt-affected areas. Researchers have identified several adaptive responses to salinity stress at cellular, biochemical and physiological levels, even though mechanisms triggering salt stress adaptation and/or tolerance are far from being entirely understood. This article bestows a spacious review of foremost research advances on physiological and biochemical mechanisms governing plant adaptation and/or tolerance to salinity stress relevant to environmental sustainability and as well as food production.
{"title":"Plants responses and their physiological and biochemical defense mechanisms against salinity: A review","authors":"M. Polash, M. Sakil, Md. Alamgir Hossain","doi":"10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.35","url":null,"abstract":"Plants confront an extent of abiotic stresses due to environmental hardship, among which salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses that seizes plant growth and development resulting in a massive yield loss worldwide. Plants respond to salinity in two distinct phases: a quick osmotic phase and a sluggish ionic phase also known as hyper osmotic phase. Plants adjustment and/or tolerance to salinity stress comprise several complex physiological, biochemical and molecular networks. A widespread understanding of how plants response to salinity stress at different phases, and a cohesive physiological and biochemical approaches are crucial for the development of salt adapted and/or tolerant varieties for salt-affected areas. Researchers have identified several adaptive responses to salinity stress at cellular, biochemical and physiological levels, even though mechanisms triggering salt stress adaptation and/or tolerance are far from being entirely understood. This article bestows a spacious review of foremost research advances on physiological and biochemical mechanisms governing plant adaptation and/or tolerance to salinity stress relevant to environmental sustainability and as well as food production.","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74159571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.041
J. Shamnad, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden Plant Genetic Resour Division, Daniel Mathew
Mitosis of seven variants of Clitoria ternatea was carried out and the number of chromosomes in all the variants were 16. Karyotype indicated that all the variants consist of nearly median and sub-median chromosomes. Total and absolute chromosome length were higher in double pink and lower in light blue. The analysis of total form percentage showed that ‛double pink’ possess lowest value and represented as the most advanced type whereas ‛single blue’ possess highest value and represented as the most primitive karyotype. The variation in chromosomal characters coincides with the morphological variability within the species.
{"title":"Karyomorphological studies on seven variants of Clitoria terantea L. (Fabaceae)","authors":"J. Shamnad, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden Plant Genetic Resour Division, Daniel Mathew","doi":"10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.041","url":null,"abstract":"Mitosis of seven variants of Clitoria ternatea was carried out and the number of chromosomes in all the variants were 16. Karyotype indicated that all the variants consist of nearly median and sub-median chromosomes. Total and absolute chromosome length were higher in double pink and lower in light blue. The analysis of total form percentage showed that ‛double pink’ possess lowest value and represented as the most advanced type whereas ‛single blue’ possess highest value and represented as the most primitive karyotype. The variation in chromosomal characters coincides with the morphological variability within the species.","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90364518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.34
Kidane Giday, Fekadu Debebe, A. Raj, Destaalem Gebremeskel
Study was conducted in the farmlands of Northwestern Ethiopia with the objective of assessing woody species diversity and their socioeconomic importance. Three sites representing three different elevations viz. highland, midland and lowland agroecology were selected. A total of 196 households were randomly selected to collect socioeconomic data. Data on woody species diversity in crop fields was collected by categorizing households as rich, medium and poor and from that categorized household the woody species data were collected from near, medium and far away from homesteads. A total of 39 woody species belonging to 24 families were recorded in the farmlands of the study area. The Shannon diversity index varied from 2.61 to 2.85 and species evenness varied from 0.83 to 0.87 in the study areas. Woody species diversity, richness and abundance were significantly different between rich, medium and poor households at the three study sites. Similarly species richness, abundance and diversity were significantly different among near, medium and far distance farmlands from homesteads. According to the respondents, the main purposes of retaining or planting woody species on their farmland were for soil fertility (35.14%), firewood (24.54%), timber production (11.66%), fencing (8.44%), animal fodder (4.55%), fruit (4.50%), income generation (4.28%), house construction (2.61%), charcoal production (1.61%) and other purposes. Retaining or planting woody species on farmlands significantly contributed for the conservation of biodiversity in the study area.
{"title":"Studies on farmland woody species diversity and their socioeconomic importance in Northwestern Ethiopia","authors":"Kidane Giday, Fekadu Debebe, A. Raj, Destaalem Gebremeskel","doi":"10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.34","url":null,"abstract":"Study was conducted in the farmlands of Northwestern Ethiopia with the objective of assessing woody species diversity and their socioeconomic importance. Three sites representing three different elevations viz. highland, midland and lowland agroecology were selected. A total of 196 households were randomly selected to collect socioeconomic data. Data on woody species diversity in crop fields was collected by categorizing households as rich, medium and poor and from that categorized household the woody species data were collected from near, medium and far away from homesteads. A total of 39 woody species belonging to 24 families were recorded in the farmlands of the study area. The Shannon diversity index varied from 2.61 to 2.85 and species evenness varied from 0.83 to 0.87 in the study areas. Woody species diversity, richness and abundance were significantly different between rich, medium and poor households at the three study sites. Similarly species richness, abundance and diversity were significantly different among near, medium and far distance farmlands from homesteads. According to the respondents, the main purposes of retaining or planting woody species on their farmland were for soil fertility (35.14%), firewood (24.54%), timber production (11.66%), fencing (8.44%), animal fodder (4.55%), fruit (4.50%), income generation (4.28%), house construction (2.61%), charcoal production (1.61%) and other purposes. Retaining or planting woody species on farmlands significantly contributed for the conservation of biodiversity in the study area.","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76394421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.32
Y. Mishra, Naseer Mohammad, J. Mishra
Twenty-one progenies of Pterocarpus marsupium were evaluated for seed germination, seedling height, collar diameter, number of leaves, root length; shoot and root vigour indices. The genetic parameters for seed germination and other associated parameters showed a wide range of variations in progenies of different candidate plus trees (CPTs) at nursery stage except collar diameter. The CPTs, BHB-1 and BHB-2 invariably exhibited high germination and other parameters, whereas GK-1 recorded with the least performer with respect to germination, shoot and root vigour index. Analysis of variance indicated significant variation existed among the CPTs of different localities for all the traits under study. Considering genetic advance and heritability, the highest genetic gain obtained for germination, seedling height, shoot vigour index, root vigour index suggested these traits effective means for selection of CPTs. Highest 100 seed weight was recorded with CPT BHB-3 which was on par with other CPTs (BHB-1, BHB-2 and BHB-4) of the same locality. Initial growth at the age of 2 year old progeny trial confirms the superiority of these CPTs of Bilaspur along with by BL of Balod.
{"title":"Progeny variation in candidate plus trees of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. for seed germination and associated parameters","authors":"Y. Mishra, Naseer Mohammad, J. Mishra","doi":"10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.32","url":null,"abstract":"Twenty-one progenies of Pterocarpus marsupium were evaluated for seed germination, seedling height, collar diameter, number of leaves, root length; shoot and root vigour indices. The genetic parameters for seed germination and other associated parameters showed a wide range of variations in progenies of different candidate plus trees (CPTs) at nursery stage except collar diameter. The CPTs, BHB-1 and BHB-2 invariably exhibited high germination and other parameters, whereas GK-1 recorded with the least performer with respect to germination, shoot and root vigour index. Analysis of variance indicated significant variation existed among the CPTs of different localities for all the traits under study. Considering genetic advance and heritability, the highest genetic gain obtained for germination, seedling height, shoot vigour index, root vigour index suggested these traits effective means for selection of CPTs. Highest 100 seed weight was recorded with CPT BHB-3 which was on par with other CPTs (BHB-1, BHB-2 and BHB-4) of the same locality. Initial growth at the age of 2 year old progeny trial confirms the superiority of these CPTs of Bilaspur along with by BL of Balod.","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76992191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.037
Himanshu Rai, R. Gupta
{"title":"Biogenic fabrication, characterization, and assessment of antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles of a high altitude Himalayan lichen - Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber ex F.H. Wigg.","authors":"Himanshu Rai, R. Gupta","doi":"10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87392196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.040
Tanzeem Fatima, A. Srivastava, V. S. Hanur, M. S. Rao
Commercial illegal trade is the largest threat to important timbers in India and industrialized countries. Timber species valued for its wood and wood products are smuggled in the adulterated form that cannot be taxonomically identified. The development of DNA marker method to identify and control the origin of tree and tree products from tropical tree species would greatly contribute to distinguish legally from illegally harvested wood. Therefore, DNA barcoding has been anticipated as a reliable technique for wood species identification that can ensure that the tree harvested and traded are the same species/origin. The availability of DNA barcodes for increasing numbers of timber species allows rapid and accurate species identification. This is the first attempt to assemble all the timber barcodes which are available as a reference for the timber species of India. This paper describes whole DNA barcoding process from collection of plant material, to extract DNA and amplification as well as sequencing the amplified region to barcode generation.
{"title":"Approaches in development of DNA based identification system for industrially important timber species","authors":"Tanzeem Fatima, A. Srivastava, V. S. Hanur, M. S. Rao","doi":"10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.040","url":null,"abstract":"Commercial illegal trade is the largest threat to important timbers in India and industrialized countries. Timber species valued for its wood and wood products are smuggled in the adulterated form that cannot be taxonomically identified. The development of DNA marker method to identify and control the origin of tree and tree products from tropical tree species would greatly contribute to distinguish legally from illegally harvested wood. Therefore, DNA barcoding has been anticipated as a reliable technique for wood species identification that can ensure that the tree harvested and traded are the same species/origin. The availability of DNA barcodes for increasing numbers of timber species allows rapid and accurate species identification. This is the first attempt to assemble all the timber barcodes which are available as a reference for the timber species of India. This paper describes whole DNA barcoding process from collection of plant material, to extract DNA and amplification as well as sequencing the amplified region to barcode generation.","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89478332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.33
Pratibha Gupta
Present investigation deals with systematic enumeration of Genus Microcystis. collected from different water bodies of Maldah District, West Bengal and its impacts for which systematic survey and collection of the samples was carried out from different water bodies of all administrative blocks of Maldah District namely Ratua I, Ratua II, Harishchandrapur I, Harishchandrapur II, Chanchal I, Chanchal II, Manikchak, Gazol, Habibpur, Bamangola, Old Maldah, English Bazar and Kaliachak. Altogether ten species of Genus Microcystis viz. Microcystis aeruginosa, M. flos-aquae, M. ichthyoblabe, M. novacekii, M. panniformis, M. protocystis, M. pseudofilamentosa, M. robusta, M. viridis and M. wesenbergii were recorded from different water bodies of Maldah District, West Bengal. Out of ten, four species of Genus Microcystis viz. Microcystis ichthyoblabe, M. panniformis, M. wesenbergii and M. novacekii have been reported for the first time from water bodies of block Ratua I, Old Maldah and English Bazar of Maldah District, West Bengal. Some of the species of Microcystis are bloom forming. Taxonomically, the Genus Microcystis is very important because of its characteristic features among the cyanophycean forms, global distribution and occurrence.
{"title":"Occurrence of Genus Microcystis Lemmerm. from water bodies of Maldah district, West Bengal, India","authors":"Pratibha Gupta","doi":"10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.33","url":null,"abstract":"Present investigation deals with systematic enumeration of Genus Microcystis. collected from different water bodies of Maldah District, West Bengal and its impacts for which systematic survey and collection of the samples was carried out from different water bodies of all administrative blocks of Maldah District namely Ratua I, Ratua II, Harishchandrapur I, Harishchandrapur II, Chanchal I, Chanchal II, Manikchak, Gazol, Habibpur, Bamangola, Old Maldah, English Bazar and Kaliachak. Altogether ten species of Genus Microcystis viz. Microcystis aeruginosa, M. flos-aquae, M. ichthyoblabe, M. novacekii, M. panniformis, M. protocystis, M. pseudofilamentosa, M. robusta, M. viridis and M. wesenbergii were recorded from different water bodies of Maldah District, West Bengal. Out of ten, four species of Genus Microcystis viz. Microcystis ichthyoblabe, M. panniformis, M. wesenbergii and M. novacekii have been reported for the first time from water bodies of block Ratua I, Old Maldah and English Bazar of Maldah District, West Bengal. Some of the species of Microcystis are bloom forming. Taxonomically, the Genus Microcystis is very important because of its characteristic features among the cyanophycean forms, global distribution and occurrence.","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80895027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.039
J. Chauhan, M. Bhandari
A survey was conducted in the state of Uttarakhand for the collection of Ginkgo biloba. Samples of G. biloba were collected from the Botany Department (DSB College, Kumaon University, Glenthorn Compound, High Court Campus), Old Rajbhawan (Snow View), and Rajbhawan (Nainital) of Uttarakhand. Macro-propagation studies were conducted using stem cuttings of dioecious plants. The cuttings were thoroughly washed with running tap water to remove soil particles. One set of male and female stem cuttings was kept as control. The male and female stem cuttings were dipped in different concentrations (100, 200, 300 and 500 ppm) of Indole Butyric Acid (IBA), Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) and Napthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) for 4 h. Cuttings were then implanted in hycotrays (root trainers) containing soilrite. Indole Butyric Acid at 300 ppm was found to be the best for rooting of both male and female stem cuttings in G. biloba.
{"title":"Effect of hormonal concentration on rooting behaviour of Ginkgo biloba L. in agro-climatic zone of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India","authors":"J. Chauhan, M. Bhandari","doi":"10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.039","url":null,"abstract":"A survey was conducted in the state of Uttarakhand for the collection of Ginkgo biloba. Samples of G. biloba were collected from the Botany Department (DSB College, Kumaon University, Glenthorn Compound, High Court Campus), Old Rajbhawan (Snow View), and Rajbhawan (Nainital) of Uttarakhand. Macro-propagation studies were conducted using stem cuttings of dioecious plants. The cuttings were thoroughly washed with running tap water to remove soil particles. One set of male and female stem cuttings was kept as control. The male and female stem cuttings were dipped in different concentrations (100, 200, 300 and 500 ppm) of Indole Butyric Acid (IBA), Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) and Napthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) for 4 h. Cuttings were then implanted in hycotrays (root trainers) containing soilrite. Indole Butyric Acid at 300 ppm was found to be the best for rooting of both male and female stem cuttings in G. biloba.","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81896667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.029
P. Nag, R. Gupta, D. Upreti
Himalayan habitats in the past three decades have undergone a tremendous change in the land use pattern. The increase in urbanization and associated vehicular movement had increased the heavy metal influx in the ambient air of Himalayan ecosystems. Bioindicators such as lichens due to their slow growth, longer lifespan and maximum absorption of nutrients through atmospheric deposition, can be used as an appropriate indicator of long-term heavy metal deposition in the Himalaya. In the current study, a terricolous lichen Stereocaulon foliolosum was studied in the temperate habitat of Munsyari, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, central Himalaya, for its ability as a bioindicator of ambient air heavy metal deposition along with land use linked vehicular exhaust gradient. In the current study, Stereocaulon foliolosum was analyzed for lichen diversity and seven heavy metals(Mg, Zn, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni, Cd) deposition in five plots in Khaliya bugyal-Munsyari landscape along gradients of land use and elevation. The maximum heavy metal deposition was recorded in plots along roads which minimized in Khaliya bugyal. The total heavy metal load (ΣM7) was found indicative of land use gradient followed by Mg, Zn, Cu and Ni accumulation in lichen thallus. The study concluded that the diversity of Stereocaulon foliolosum was negatively correlated to the vehicular density which was maximum at moderate elevations exhibiting intense land use and maximum vehicular movement. The study thus established that change in lichen diversity can be an appropriate indicator of land use linked pollution gradients in temperate habitat in Kumaun, central Himalaya.
{"title":"Lichenized fungi Stereocaulon foliolosum Nyl. (Stereocaulaceae, Ascomycota), indicator of ambient air metal deposition in a temperate habitat of Kumaun, central Himalaya, India","authors":"P. Nag, R. Gupta, D. Upreti","doi":"10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i2.029","url":null,"abstract":"Himalayan habitats in the past three decades have undergone a tremendous change in the land use pattern. The increase in urbanization and associated vehicular movement had increased the heavy metal influx in the ambient air of Himalayan ecosystems. Bioindicators such as lichens due to their slow growth, longer lifespan and maximum absorption of nutrients through atmospheric deposition, can be used as an appropriate indicator of long-term heavy metal deposition in the Himalaya. In the current study, a terricolous lichen Stereocaulon foliolosum was studied in the temperate habitat of Munsyari, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, central Himalaya, for its ability as a bioindicator of ambient air heavy metal deposition along with land use linked vehicular exhaust gradient. In the current study, Stereocaulon foliolosum was analyzed for lichen diversity and seven heavy metals(Mg, Zn, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni, Cd) deposition in five plots in Khaliya bugyal-Munsyari landscape along gradients of land use and elevation. The maximum heavy metal deposition was recorded in plots along roads which minimized in Khaliya bugyal. The total heavy metal load (ΣM7) was found indicative of land use gradient followed by Mg, Zn, Cu and Ni accumulation in lichen thallus. The study concluded that the diversity of Stereocaulon foliolosum was negatively correlated to the vehicular density which was maximum at moderate elevations exhibiting intense land use and maximum vehicular movement. The study thus established that change in lichen diversity can be an appropriate indicator of land use linked pollution gradients in temperate habitat in Kumaun, central Himalaya.","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88733036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-01DOI: 10.22271/TPR.2019.V6.I2.026
T. Adak, Kailash Kumar, vinod k. singh
A sum of 250 soil samples were collected from mango based agroecology of Malihabad region, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh to assess the status of soil micronutrients integrated with the nutrient, water, space and canopy management for improving productivity of subtropical fruits. Notable differences were observed in case of Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe content within and across mango orchards. Histogram distribution showed Zn and Cu content in the maximum frequency range of 0.5 to 1.0 and 1.5 to 3.0 mg kg respectively while Mn was evenly distributed in 3.0 to 6.0 mg kg range. In contrast, Fe distribution was scattered. A range of 0.45–1.23, 1.47–2.91, 2.86–11.13 and 4.9–15.2 mg kg Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe respectively across different mango sites were estimated. In the case of major nutrients (NPK), the frequency distribution of P and K indicated widely spread while N was confined to a smaller distribution range. Soil reaction (pH) was mostly found near neutral to slightly alkaline in nature. The ecological significance of this study indicated the need for proper nutrient management. Such information may be useful for conserving the mango based agroecology for future endeavor through the adoption of optimized micronutrient management technologies.
{"title":"Assessment of soil micronutrients from a mango based agroecology of Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh, India","authors":"T. Adak, Kailash Kumar, vinod k. singh","doi":"10.22271/TPR.2019.V6.I2.026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/TPR.2019.V6.I2.026","url":null,"abstract":"A sum of 250 soil samples were collected from mango based agroecology of Malihabad region, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh to assess the status of soil micronutrients integrated with the nutrient, water, space and canopy management for improving productivity of subtropical fruits. Notable differences were observed in case of Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe content within and across mango orchards. Histogram distribution showed Zn and Cu content in the maximum frequency range of 0.5 to 1.0 and 1.5 to 3.0 mg kg respectively while Mn was evenly distributed in 3.0 to 6.0 mg kg range. In contrast, Fe distribution was scattered. A range of 0.45–1.23, 1.47–2.91, 2.86–11.13 and 4.9–15.2 mg kg Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe respectively across different mango sites were estimated. In the case of major nutrients (NPK), the frequency distribution of P and K indicated widely spread while N was confined to a smaller distribution range. Soil reaction (pH) was mostly found near neutral to slightly alkaline in nature. The ecological significance of this study indicated the need for proper nutrient management. Such information may be useful for conserving the mango based agroecology for future endeavor through the adoption of optimized micronutrient management technologies.","PeriodicalId":23334,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Plant Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86602115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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