The effect of vehicular air pollution on leaf anatomical characters of some fruit-bearing trees (Case study: traditional Qazvin gardens)

Background and Objective: Air pollution, especially the portion related to Motor vehicles, is a serious problem in many heavily polluted areas in the world. This investigation was conducted to study the effects of the air pollution on the anatomical structure of leaf in some valuable fruit-bearing t...

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Main Authors: M Ghannadnia, MM Zarrabi, N Habibi
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Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-02-01
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Online Access:http://ijhe.tums.ac.ir/article-1-6270-en.html
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description Background and Objective: Air pollution, especially the portion related to Motor vehicles, is a serious problem in many heavily polluted areas in the world. This investigation was conducted to study the effects of the air pollution on the anatomical structure of leaf in some valuable fruit-bearing trees in Traditional Qazvin gardens. Materials and Methods: In this study, 72 leaf samples were randomly collected from the contaminated and control areas from traditional Qazvin gardens in 2018. Three leaves of each sample were selected randomly and were submerged into the fixative solution. Then the samples were sliced using a microtome after embedding in the paraffin. Staining was carried out with hematoxylin and eosin. Measurements at cellular levels were performed by Image J. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software. Comparison of the means was done by Duncanchr('39')s test and the charts were drown using Excel. Results: The thickness of the lower cuticle of the main leafchr('39')s vein was significantly increased in both plants. The leaf thickness and length of palisade parenchyma in the polluted areas were increased in Juglans regia in comparison to Pistacia vera. In addition, the resin ductchr('39')s diameter of the leaves of the P. vera was significantly decreased as compared with those of the control areas. Conclusion: The results revealed some of the negative effects of air pollution on the anatomical structure of the leaves, and on several various resistance mechanisms of them. In conclusion, the metabolism of the plants can be affected by air pollution and consequently their consumers health may be at risk.
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spelling doaj.art-27e22eb5df1a465da1c9312d0b16b1f32022-12-21T21:29:49ZfasTehran University of Medical Sciencesسلامت و محیط2008-20292008-37182020-02-01124593606The effect of vehicular air pollution on leaf anatomical characters of some fruit-bearing trees (Case study: traditional Qazvin gardens)M Ghannadnia0MM Zarrabi1N Habibi2 Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran Background and Objective: Air pollution, especially the portion related to Motor vehicles, is a serious problem in many heavily polluted areas in the world. This investigation was conducted to study the effects of the air pollution on the anatomical structure of leaf in some valuable fruit-bearing trees in Traditional Qazvin gardens. Materials and Methods: In this study, 72 leaf samples were randomly collected from the contaminated and control areas from traditional Qazvin gardens in 2018. Three leaves of each sample were selected randomly and were submerged into the fixative solution. Then the samples were sliced using a microtome after embedding in the paraffin. Staining was carried out with hematoxylin and eosin. Measurements at cellular levels were performed by Image J. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software. Comparison of the means was done by Duncanchr('39')s test and the charts were drown using Excel. Results: The thickness of the lower cuticle of the main leafchr('39')s vein was significantly increased in both plants. The leaf thickness and length of palisade parenchyma in the polluted areas were increased in Juglans regia in comparison to Pistacia vera. In addition, the resin ductchr('39')s diameter of the leaves of the P. vera was significantly decreased as compared with those of the control areas. Conclusion: The results revealed some of the negative effects of air pollution on the anatomical structure of the leaves, and on several various resistance mechanisms of them. In conclusion, the metabolism of the plants can be affected by air pollution and consequently their consumers health may be at risk.http://ijhe.tums.ac.ir/article-1-6270-en.htmlair pollutionanatomical investigationleaffruit-bearing treesmotor vehicles
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N Habibi
The effect of vehicular air pollution on leaf anatomical characters of some fruit-bearing trees (Case study: traditional Qazvin gardens)
سلامت و محیط
air pollution
anatomical investigation
leaf
fruit-bearing trees
motor vehicles
title The effect of vehicular air pollution on leaf anatomical characters of some fruit-bearing trees (Case study: traditional Qazvin gardens)
title_full The effect of vehicular air pollution on leaf anatomical characters of some fruit-bearing trees (Case study: traditional Qazvin gardens)
title_fullStr The effect of vehicular air pollution on leaf anatomical characters of some fruit-bearing trees (Case study: traditional Qazvin gardens)
title_full_unstemmed The effect of vehicular air pollution on leaf anatomical characters of some fruit-bearing trees (Case study: traditional Qazvin gardens)
title_short The effect of vehicular air pollution on leaf anatomical characters of some fruit-bearing trees (Case study: traditional Qazvin gardens)
title_sort effect of vehicular air pollution on leaf anatomical characters of some fruit bearing trees case study traditional qazvin gardens
topic air pollution
anatomical investigation
leaf
fruit-bearing trees
motor vehicles
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