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Potential impact of microplastic on plant (Solanum melongena) and microbial growth in a Vertisols of Central India

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2024
Tapan Kiran Adhikari, S P Datta, Aditya Rathore, Joyti Thakur, Asit Mandal, Ajay Yadav

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Researchers conducted a pot culture experiment in central India to assess the effects of microplastics on soil physicochemical and biological properties and on the growth of eggplant (Solanum melongena) in Vertisol soils, finding that microplastic presence can alter soil characteristics and affect crop development.

Widespread distribution of plastic particles in the terrestrial ecosystems may alter the physicochemical and biological properties of soil which consequently affect crop growth. In the present investigation an attempt was made to analyze the influence of microplastics (MPs) on soil physico-chemical as well as biological properties and plant (Solanum melongena) growth. A pot culture experiment using cement pots ( 5 kg capacity) was carried out at net house of ICAR-IISS, Bhopal, India. Pots were filled using 5 kg soils with 0 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/559192/document

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