ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020
Assessing the response of five tree species to air pollution in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, for potential green belt application.
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- The importance of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to increase air pollution tolerance index (APTI) in the plants of green belt to control dust hazards.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Air pollution tolerance, anticipated performance, and metal accumulation capacity of common plant species for green belt development.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
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- Usefulness of Tree Species as Urban Health Indicators.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Suitability of four main Mediterranean tree crops for their growth in peri-urban agriculture and restoration (Gabes, Tunisia).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Leaf Morphological and Nutrient Traits of Common Woody Plants Change Along the Urban-Rural Gradient in Beijing, China.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Use of Leaves as Bioindicator to Assess Air Pollution Based on Composite Proxy Measure (APTI), Dust Amount and Elemental Concentration of Metals.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Assessment of anticipated performance index of some deciduous plant species under dust air pollution.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
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Abstract
Tree species (including Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Ziziphus spina-christi, Albizia lebbeck, Prosopis juliflora, Pithecellobium dulce, and Ficus altissima) were investigated to elucidate their appropriates for green belt application. Leaf samples were collected from four different locations in Riyadh: (1) residential; (2) dense traffic; (3) industrial; and (4) reference sites located approximately 20 km away from the city of Riyadh. Leaves collected from the industrial site showed the highest leaf area reduction. The smallest reduction of leaf areas was observed for F. altissima (11.6%), while the highest reduction was observed for P. juliflora (34.8%). Variations in the air pollution tolerance index (APTI) coupled with the anticipated performance index (API) for each species were examined. The APTI value of Z. spina-christi was highest (58.5) at the industrial site while the lowest APTI value was for P. juliflora (14) at the reference site. Correlation coefficient and linear regression analyses determined that the correlation between the ascorbic acid content and APTI is positive and significantly strong. Our findings indicate that urban green planning in Riyadh should include growing F. altissima on roadsides as well as in heavy industrial locations followed by Z. spina-christi and A. lebbeck according to their API and APTI performances.
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