Air Pollution Tollerance Index (Apti) Of Certain Plants Of Hyderabad City

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2016 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 3 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2016

Authors : Kavitha, K. Shailaja

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V3I6P102

How to Cite?

Kavitha, K. Shailaja, "Air Pollution Tollerance Index (Apti) Of Certain Plants Of Hyderabad City," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 3,  no. 6, pp. 4-6, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V3I6P102

Abstract:

Air pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people globally due to its transboundary dispersion of pollutants over the entire world. Plants responses towards air pollution are assessed by air pollution tolerance index (APTI) value. In this study, the air pollution tolerance index was investigated in 12 plant species named Acacia nilotica, Azadirachta indica, Bauhinia variegata.L, Bougainvillea spectabilis, Cassia tora. L, Calotropis procera, Delonix regia, Ficus religiosa, Peltophorum ferrugineum, Pongamia pinnata, Polyalthia longifolia, Terminalia catappa. Three different sites of the city were selected for the study. The first site is industrial site its name is IDA Bollaram. At this site number of industries located and it is considered as polluted area. The second site is commercial site its name is Koti. Most of the Hyderabad business is done here and impact of vehicular number is high. The third site is residential site and its name is Shivam. The plant species having higher APTI value can be given priority for plantation program in urbanize and industrial areas; so as to reduce the effects of air pollution and to make ambient atmosphere clean and healthy.

Keywords:

APTI, Air pollution, Hyderabad.

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