Seed production of woody plants in conditions of environment pollution by metallurgical industry emissions Cover Image

Насіннєва продуктивність деревних рослин в умовах забруднення довкілля викидами металургійного підприємства
Seed production of woody plants in conditions of environment pollution by metallurgical industry emissions

Author(s): Z.V. Gritzay, A. G. Denisenko
Subject(s): Agriculture, Human Ecology, Environmental interactions
Published by: Дніпропетровський національний університет імені Олеся Гончара
Keywords: seed production; woody plants; environment pollution;

Summary/Abstract: The influence of environment pollution by metallurgical industry emissions on woody plants bearing parameters was examined. The results obtained show the decrease of bearing rate, diminution of seeds, fruits and seed cells sizes in woody plants affected by technogenic emissions. Attenuation of the 1000 seeds’ weight was established. Incresing the amount of fruits with development deviations was ascertained. It was found aplasia and abnormal form of the samara fruit of ash and ailanthus trees, arcuation and narrowing of some parts of the catalpa fruitcases. Practical recommendations on using seeds’ sensitive parameters in biomonitoring of woody phytocenoses under technogenic stressful conditions are proposed.

  • Issue Year: 19/2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 40-44
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Ukrainian