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A Mathematical Model for the Effect of Water Pollutants on the Growth Pattern of Pollen
Author(s) -
Pal Srimanta,
Pal Ruma
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.4710360219
Subject(s) - pollen , germination , pollutant , macrophyte , pollen tube , aquatic plant , botany , environmental science , biology , horticulture , ecology , pollination
The heavy metals as water pollutants had some adverse effects on the growth pattern of pollen grains of the aquatic macrophytes viz. Ottelia, Vallisneria, Hyderilla and Eichhornia. The germination of pollen grains were inversely proportional and the abnormality of pollen tube and the flowering time were directly proportional to the concentration of the heavy metal. In this paper we have presented a mathematical model that is the germinability and the abnormality changes with the log‐value of concentration in a straight line fashion. Also the flowering time changes with treatment time in an exponential pattern.