Phytotoxicity observed in Tradescantia correlates with diesel fuel contamination in soil

Tradescantia response to air and soil pollution, stamen hair cells dataset and ANN color classification

“…Tradescantia revealed positive correlation for PM 2.5 and PM 10 and a saturation dose-response behavior for diesel-contaminated soil, as shown in Figures 5, 6. This result is aligned with other studies (Green et al, 1996;Carreras et al, 2006;Prajapati and Tripathi, 2008). The Pearson correlation was higher between pink cell appearance and PM 10 when compared with PM 2.5 , which indicates that Tradescantia may be more sensitive to coarse particles than finer ones.…”

“…Tradescantia demonstrated genotoxicity of ambient air due to ionizing radiations (Ichikawa et al, 1969 ; Ichikawa, 1992 ; Panek et al, 2011 ), Caldwell et al ( 1974 ) performed field and laboratory experiments showing response of Tradescantia plants to elevated intensities of global UV-B radiation. An increased frequency of micronuclei (Trad-MCN) was detected in Tradescantia clone 4430 planted on soils contaminated with metals or fly ash from coal-fired power stations (Čėsnienė et al, 2017 ; Meravi and Prajapati, 2018 ), and soil contaminated by diesel also showed influence on stamen hair cells of the plant (Green et al, 1996 ; Goeldner, 2023 ). Khosrovyan et al ( 2022 ) used Tradescantia clone 02 and the Trad-SHM and Trad-MCN bioassays to check the water quality of an urban river that runs through a highly urbanized and industrial area and observed an increase in all the parameters studied, as well as morphological changes such as an increase in pink cells and tetrads with micronuclei compared with the negative control (tap water).…”

Impacts of Fire‐Suppression Activities on Natural Communities

“…Benzene itself is a known carcinogen (Hartley & Englande 1992). In addition, there are strong associations between gasoline or diesel contamination and plant response, including acute toxicity (Green et al 1996), inhibited germination (Siddiqui et al 2001), and stunted or retarded growth (Adam & Duncan 1999). The MIST guidelines (U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service 2001a) recommend that fuels be stored and dispensed in accordance with the recommendations of the National Fire Protection Association and the Health and Safety Code Handbook.…”

“…Benzene itself is a known carcinogen (Hartley & Englande 1992). In addition, there are strong associations between gasoline or diesel contamination and plant response, including acute toxicity (Green et al 1996), inhibited germination (Siddiqui et al 2001), and stunted or retarded growth (Adam & Duncan 1999). The MIST guidelines (U.S.…”

Effect of soil contaminated by diesel oil on the germination of seeds and the growth of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) Seedlings

“…The same substance can induce different effects in different species, and conversely, the same symptoms can arise from exposure to different substances (Baker, 1970). The most common and important symptoms observed in the plants contaminated with oil and its byproducts include the erosion of the epicuticular wax (Baker, 1970), degradation of chlorophyll (Baker, 1970;Malallah et al, 1996 and, alterations in the stomatal mechanism (Baker, 1970), reduction in photosynthesis and respiration (Baker, 1970), increase in the production of stress-related phytohormones (Larcher, 2000), accumulation of toxic substances or their byproducts in vegetal tissue (Baker, 1970), decrease in size and less production of biomass (Proffitt et al, 1995;Green et al, 1996;Kuhn et al, 1998;Brandt et al, 2006;Daniel-Kalio and Pepple, 2006;Adenipekun et al, 2008). In some cases after an oil spill, an increase in the production of biomass and in the growth and development of some species can be observed.…”