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Potential impact of microplastic on plant (Solanum melongena) and microbial growth in a Vertisols of Central India
Summary
Researchers conducted a pot culture experiment to evaluate the impact of microplastics on the physicochemical and biological properties of Vertisol soils in Central India and on the growth of eggplant (Solanum melongena), examining how terrestrial plastic contamination may affect both soil health and crop productivity.
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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