This study was aimed to know the effect of cement industry pollutants viz. SO 2 , NOx and PM, on morphological as well as yield characteristics of wheat (Triticum sp.) plants grown at different distance from the cement industry at Kodinar, Gujarat, India. The wheat plant near the industry showed deterioration in morphological characteristics. The study indicated that parameters reductions in wheat correlated directly with particulate pollutant which led to lower yield at more polluted site. Increased concentration of cement dust pollutant causes invisible injuries like progressive decline in photosynthetic ability and closure of leaf stomata and it affect the growth and productivity of plant. It was observed that wheat plants near the cement industry were having morphological reduction in growth and yield and as the distance from industry increases growth and yield also increases. Overall study shows that control plants were healthier in term of morphological and yield parameter. It was found that wheat plant growing near the cement industry was adversely affected.
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