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- Title
Influence of Locomotive Activities Polluted Soil on Seedling Growth Performance of an Evergreen False Rosewood Coastal Tree Species (Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa).
- Authors
Farooqi, Zia-ur-Rehman; Iqbal, Muhammad Zafar; Shafiq, Muhammad; Athar, Mohammad; Kabir, Muhammad
- Abstract
Objective: Rail transportation is an economic mode of transportation for goods and public movement. In recent years, railway activities are also becoming an important cause of deterioration of environment and also negatively affecting growth of plant. The discharge of different types of pollutants from railway activities changes the soil qualities and growth performance of plants. The effects of locomotive activities on edaphic characteristics and seedling performance of economically and medicinally evergreen Portia tree species were recorded. Material and Methods: The seedling growth of Thespesia populnea was tested in soil of nearby railway track side in pot of 20.0 x 9.80 cm in size was evaluated. The pots were reshuffled on weekly basis with five replicates to avoid any light or shade effect. The plant circumference, seedling height, and leave numbers were noted. The plant material was uprooted from pots carefully and kept in oven get constant dry weights. Results: The treatments of different soil types close to the railway track areas reduced significantly (p<0.05) in terms of plant growth and total yield of T. populnea. The periodical growth study for T. populnea seedlings showed a wide difference in number of leaves, plant circumference, and seedling height raised in soils of University Campus as compared to treatment of soil of different railway side. Conclusion: Results showed that seedling growth performances of T. populnea in Cantonment Station soil was highly decreased which might be due to the ongoing railway vehicles repairing activities in servicing workshop, release of toxic pollutant, and accumulation in soil from locomotives diesel engines and exploitation of fuel oils by railway transport.
- Subjects
SEEDLINGS; THESPESIA; PLANT growth; SOIL testing; RAILROADS
- Publication
Plant Biotechnology Persa, 2023, Vol 5, Issue 1, p8
- ISSN
2676-7414
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.52547/pbp.5.1.2