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Investigating the Biochemical Responses in Wheat Cultivars Exposed to Thermal Power Plant Emission
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 1...
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Open AccessForest fires and climate attributes interact in central Himalayas: an overview and assessment
In Uttarakhand, a state in northern India, forest fire events increased from 922 in 2002 to 41,600 in 2019, influencing forest structure and function. In the literature, it has been reported that, globally, c...
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Comparative Assessment of Tree Carbon Sequestration Potential and Soil Carbon Dynamics of Major Plantation Crops and Homestead Agroforestry of Kerala, India
Designing sustainable food and agricultural systems is a pressing need at a time when we already are at the low end of achieving SDG 13 (Climate Action) of reducing carbon emissions. In such a scenario, this s...
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Cultivar assortment index (CAI): a tool to evaluate the ozone tolerance of Indian Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) cultivars
The adverse impact of climate change on crop yield has accelerated the need for identification of crop cultivars resistant to abiotic stress. In the present study, a cultivar assortment index (CAI) was generat...
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An assessment of methane emission from the CNG cylinder testing stations in Delhi and its implication for global warming
Methane is an important greenhouse gas, which constitutes minimum 90% of automotive grade compressed natural gas (CNG) used in India. The use of CNG as automotive fuel has been implemented in almost all major ...
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Adoption of the Green Energy Technology for the Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emission: Embracing the Goals of the Paris Agreement
The greenhouse gases have the ability to trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere which is vital for kee** the planet at a habitable temperature. Effective climate change mitigation measures include reducing gree...
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Homegarden agroforestry systems in achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. A review
Homegarden, a type of agroforestry system, is one of the earliest thriving traditional food systems reported. Studying the contribution of homegardens in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is ...
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Can the nation-wide COVID-19 lockdown help India identify region-specific strategies for air pollution?
Air pollution is a serious concern with the develo** economics in India and gets more severe when it has major cities ranked among the top 30 polluted cities worldwide. To find a solution, different programs...
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Wheat Cultivar Growth, Biochemical, Physiological and Yield Attributes Response to Combined Exposure to Tropospheric Ozone, Particulate Matter Deposition and Ascorbic Acid Application
In the present study wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivar HD 2967 was exposed to ambient and elevated levels of O3 and PM deposition, with and without exogenous application of ascorbic acid (AA). Cultivar HD 2967 e...
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Thermotolerant wheat cultivar (Triticum aestivum L. var. WR544) response to ozone, EDU, and particulate matter interactive exposure
The present study was conducted to assess the response of thermotolerant wheat cultivar (Triticum aestivum L. var. WR544) to individual and combination of ambient ground level ozone (AO3) and particulate matter (...
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Climate Change and Plant Diversity: Threats and Opportunities
Climate change is one of the alarming environmental concerns in the twenty-first century and so on affecting diverse ecosystems at various scales. Diversified plant species provides food, energy, health and ot...
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Screening of forty Indian Amaranthus hypochondriacus cultivars for tolerance and susceptibility to tropospheric ozone stress
Tropospheric ozone stress adversely affects crop cultivars growth and productivity variably. The variable response of crop cultivars raised the need for identification of ozone (O3) stress-tolerant cultivars as a...
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Correction to: Assessment of rainwater harvesting sites in a part of North-West Delhi, India using geomatic tools
The original article has been published inadvertently with some errors in Table 6—the last sentence of the abstract and the last sentence after Eq. (2) (581 mm). The corrected Table 6 is given below."
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Assessment of Low Intensity Solar Radiation Susceptibility in 20 Wheat Varieties under Field Conditions Grown in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
Wheat productivity declines under agro-ecosystems and areas exposed to aerosols due to decline in quality and quantity of solar radiation. Identification of low light-tolerant wheat varieties (Triticum sps.) will...
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Assessment of rainwater harvesting sites in a part of North-West Delhi, India using geomatic tools
The study was conducted with an aim to provide practical solution for the groundwater management in three villages namely Singhola, Ghoga and Dhirpur of the North-West Delhi, India. LANDSAT remote-sensing data...
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Rice Crop Growth and Rhizospheric Microbial Dynamics in Heavy Metals Contaminated Inceptisol
A glasshouse pot culture study was carried out with the aim to assess the potential toxic effects of heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cd, Hg, and Pb) on two rice varieties (Pusa 44 and PB1509). Heavy metals get accumulat...
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Spatial and temporal variability of VOCs and its source estimation during rush/non-rush hours in ambient air of Delhi, India
The present study deals with the concentrations of individual and total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) present in the ambient atmosphere of Delhi. Sampling was done in four different zones, viz. residentia...
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Effect of Ozone on Biotic Stress Tolerance Potential of Wheat
Ozone (O3) is generated as an air pollutant in the troposphere in a photochemical reaction by the action of sunlight on volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen emitted by vehicles and industry. O3 conce...
