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The university campuses in the Global South (low- and middle-income countries of the world) harbour a significant proportion of the trees outside forests which furnish precious ecosystem services. In this study, we conducted field surveys to document the tree flora in the campus of Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana), India. We documente...
The forests are a key player in maintaining ecological balance on the earth. They not only conserve biodiversity, reduce soil erosion, and protect watersheds but also promote the above and below-ground ecosystem services. Forests are known as air cleaners on the planet and play a significant role in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into th...
The annual average increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration is touching new heights every year. Global climate change and warming are twin outcomes of record-breaking CO2 levels. The trees outside forests (TOF) are the most promising and suitable components in the ecosystem for combating global warming via carbon (C) sequestration. Urban univ...
Urbanisation is a growing public health concern worldwide. Green spaces and trees provide critical ecosystem services in urban areas. The perceptions and attitudes of people regarding ecosystem services and disservices of trees were studied in one of the cleanest higher education institutions (HEIs) in India. Based on the Likert scale, this researc...
Soil is vital for food security and ecosystem nutrient recycling. Rapid infrastructure development projects requiring mineral resource extraction have led to an overall decrease in soil quality. Due to a higher environmental footprint, the soil quality in cities has declined quickly, necessitating continuous monitoring and evaluation. Educational i...
Soil is vital to food security and ecosystem nutrient recycling. Rapid infrastructure development projects requiring mineral resource extraction have led to an overall decrease in soil quality. Due to a higher environmental footprint, cities' soil quality has declined quickly, which requires continuous monitoring and evaluation. Educational institu...
Trees from their origin on the earth have been providing enormous ecosystem services. Their main role is in climate change mitigation and adaptation by extracting an extra amount of CO2 from the atmosphere and producing more O2. We assessed the benefits and O2 production potential of four fruit species on the MDU campus. Allometric equations were u...
Groundwater is an essential source of drinking and irrigation in rural areas across the globe. Water pollution is among the leading problem in causes of health-related disorders all over the world. Physico-chemical analysis of water gives an insight into the quality of water. Various physical and chemical parameters were examined to calculate the w...
The modern world is rapidly stepping ahead towards the increasing emission of carbon in atmosphere. This release of carbon due to various anthropogenic activities is leading to climate change and environmental degradation. Forests on terrestrial ecosystem contribute maximum to capture the carbon dioxide but existing global policy alone will not be...
The modern world is totally dependent on carbon based energy and world environment is heavily linked with carbon trading. The release of carbon due to various anthropogenic activities is leading to climate change and environmental degradation. Forests on terrestrial ecosystem contribute maximum to capture the carbon dioxide but existing global poli...
Variation in global climate change has urged the mankind to develop indicators for environmental sustainability. Ecological footprint is a bioresource indicator that is extremely useful to assess the sustainability of an organism, a biological community or the entire world. Technologically developed regions and densely populated areas depend more o...
Living organisms, from almost all domains, are victims of ecotoxicity. Owing to the toxicity of the environment and the biota, several new diseases have surfaced in the recent past, inflicting humans, animals and plants. Moreover, many toxicants adversely affect populations, ecosystems and the environment. Their toxicity can be acute or chronic. To...
Medicinal plants have remained an integral source of therapeutics for primary healthcare since antiquity. The information pertaining to usage of plants is either inherited from elders or acquired through trials or the experience of others but is not documented frequently. South Haryana is one such rich storehouse of ethnomedicinal knowledge. Hence,...
Ethnopharmacological relevance.
Withania somnifera, commonly known as Ashwagandha, is an important medicinal herb belonging to family Solanaceae. It is widely used in folkloric and Ayurvedic medicines since antiquity. Traditionally, the plant is highly practiced throughout the globe as immunomodulator, anti-inflammatory, anti-stress, anti-parkinson...
Cinnamomum verum is the widely used spice for its medicinal and culinary uses since ages. It is native to Sri Lanka and southern India but also distributed in many Asia, Caribbean, Australian and African countries. It is widely used in food preparations and industrial products like candies, chewing gums, mouthwash and toothpaste. It is also used to...
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. is a well‐known plant in Ayurveda and named “Sarwa wranvishapaka” for its property to heal wounds. Traditionally, it is practiced for impotency, asthma, dyspepsia, hemorrhoids, syphilis gonorrhea, rheumatism, enlargement of kidney and spleen. It is an important component of herbal preparations like Tephroli and Yakrift...
Various physico-chemical characters of pond water of selected villages of Kalanaur block of Rohtak district in Haryana were compared with WHO and Indian standards. Most of the samples were highly polluted due to higher values of conductivity, turbidity, TDS and dissolved ions and were out of the permissible limits. The results suggested that the wa...
Azadirachta indica, Callistemon lanceolatus, Eucalyptus globulus, Ficus virens, Pongamia pinnata and Terminalia arjuna were selected for carbon stock estimation. Field survey method was used for sampling trees. Carbon stock of dominant tree species was calculated with allometric equations. The carbon stock was 366.82 Mg in Eucalyptus globulus, 35.2...
