A comparative study of de-icing salts (sodium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate) on the growth of some roadside plants of England
A greenhouse study was conducted on four roadside plants (Festuca rubra, Lolium perenne, Plantago lanceolata and Trifolium repens) to determine the effect of two de-icing salts {Sodium Chloride (NaCl) and calcium magnesium acetate, (CMA)} on their growth. Plants were grown in pots and supplied with...
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2006-06-01
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| description | A greenhouse study was conducted on four roadside plants (Festuca rubra, Lolium perenne, Plantago lanceolata and Trifolium repens) to determine the effect of two de-icing salts {Sodium Chloride (NaCl) and calcium magnesium acetate, (CMA)} on their growth. Plants were grown in pots and supplied with solution of different concentrations of both the de-icing salts. Dry weight of shoot was determined by harvesting the plants after 45 days. Visual ranking of the plants showed that CMA is less harmful to plants than NaCl. At lower concentrations, CMA had no effect or even had favourable effect on the growth of plants. At higher concentrations, CMA decreased shoot biomass less than that caused by NaCl. Shoot weight of L. perenne, F. rubra< and P. lanceolata watered by CMA was significantly (P |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d18e3eb5da69431bb6c820de47d2f3e52024-04-02T19:54:39ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992006-06-0110110.4314/jasem.v10i1.17307A comparative study of de-icing salts (sodium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate) on the growth of some roadside plants of EnglandKhalid Farooq Akbar0AD Headley1WHG Hale2Mohammad Athar3Department of Botany, Government College, Sahiwal, PakistanDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, England, UKDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, England, UKDepartment of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, USAA greenhouse study was conducted on four roadside plants (Festuca rubra, Lolium perenne, Plantago lanceolata and Trifolium repens) to determine the effect of two de-icing salts {Sodium Chloride (NaCl) and calcium magnesium acetate, (CMA)} on their growth. Plants were grown in pots and supplied with solution of different concentrations of both the de-icing salts. Dry weight of shoot was determined by harvesting the plants after 45 days. Visual ranking of the plants showed that CMA is less harmful to plants than NaCl. At lower concentrations, CMA had no effect or even had favourable effect on the growth of plants. At higher concentrations, CMA decreased shoot biomass less than that caused by NaCl. Shoot weight of L. perenne, F. rubra< and P. lanceolata watered by CMA was significantly (Phttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/17307 |
| spellingShingle | Khalid Farooq Akbar AD Headley WHG Hale Mohammad Athar A comparative study of de-icing salts (sodium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate) on the growth of some roadside plants of England Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management |
| title | A comparative study of de-icing salts (sodium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate) on the growth of some roadside plants of England |
| title_full | A comparative study of de-icing salts (sodium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate) on the growth of some roadside plants of England |
| title_fullStr | A comparative study of de-icing salts (sodium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate) on the growth of some roadside plants of England |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative study of de-icing salts (sodium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate) on the growth of some roadside plants of England |
| title_short | A comparative study of de-icing salts (sodium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate) on the growth of some roadside plants of England |
| title_sort | comparative study of de icing salts sodium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate on the growth of some roadside plants of england |
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