Responses in Plants Exposed to Dust Pollution

Abstract

In context to the present scenario of urban pollution, there is a growing need for changing the approach of planting trees and other plant species. Addition of the ornamental plants having pollution mitigating ability in the landscape-map may provide the twin-rationale of making the cities green and pollution-controlled. A proper planting-plan may generate healthy and colorful living. The importance of trees in metropolitan environment is now heavily accepted that they too purify the air pollution from the dust-particulates. The rich-biodiversity of India tenders a broad assortment of options to try and reconsider our dust-laden cities and towns. This article describes the way the dust particles affect the plants and trees, and the response of the plants to the particulate-exposure.