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The current study aimed to assess how high concentrations of ozone (O3) and suspended particulate matter (SPM) alter biochemical properties of high yielding wheat cultivars (i.e., HD3086 and HD2967) grown under 10 km radius in 8 villages, located around Thermal Power Plant (TPP), Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Significant foliar damage was brought on by O3 and SPM exposure in both wheat cultivars and noted for consecutive 2 years as per emission patterns, air movement and biochemical defense capabilities. The detected air pollutants at the chosen experimental site ranged from 34 to 46 ppb O3 and 139–189 µg/m3 SPM. Range of biochemical parameter for both cultivars are as pH 6.6–7.1, relative water content (RWC) 44–62%, chlorophyll 0.23–0.35 mg/g, ascorbic acid (AA) 54–68 mg/g and air pollution tolerance index (APTI) 47–72. It has been observed that SPM deposition had a meaningful impact (P-value = 0.05) on the chlorophyll, pH, RWC and APTI.
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Abbreviations
- O3 :
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Ozone
- RWC:
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Relative water content
- TC:
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Total chlorophyll
- AA:
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Ascorbic acid
- APTI:
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Air Pollution Tolerance Index
- SPM:
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Suspended particulate matter
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The authors thank the Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida for technical support and Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi's Division of Environment Science for providing facilities and funding necessary to carry out the tests and complete the research. VDR and TM acknowledge support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Russian Federation, agreement no. 075-15-2022-1122, implemented at laboratory Soil Health, Southern Federal University.
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Kumar, Y., Mina, U., Rajput, V.D. et al. Investigating the Biochemical Responses in Wheat Cultivars Exposed to Thermal Power Plant Emission. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 110, 80 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-023-03719-3
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