International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278-3202 8 8 2019 08 10 Effect of cement dust on physiology of selected trees at Cement Nagar, Bethamcherla (Mandal), Kurnool district, A.P., India 20 24 EN S. Ramya 1 Department of Botany, Queen Mary′s College, Chennai-600 004, India N. PadmaPriya 2 Department of Botany, Queen Mary′s College, Chennai-600 004, India R. Sheela 3 Department of Botany, Queen Mary′s College, Chennai-600 004, India T.V. Poonghuzali 4 Department of Botany, Queen Mary′s College, Chennai-600 004, India T.M. Simon 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Chester, UK Mammeri Adel 1 Animals Pathology and Reproduction Control Laboratory (P.A.G.R), Veterinary Institute, University of Constantine 1, El'Khroub-25100, Algeria and Department of Agronomic sciences, University of M\'Sila, M’Sila 028000, Algeria Kayoueche Fatima Zohra1 2 Animals Pathology and Reproduction Control Laboratory (P.A.G.R), Veterinary Institute, University of Constantine 1, El’Khroub-25100, Algeria Benmakhlouf Abdelmalek 3 Animals Pathology and Reproduction Control Laboratory (P.A.G.R), Veterinary Institute, University of Constantine 1, El’Khroub-25100, Algeria Khaja Bandh Nawaz A. 1 Department of Botany, Rayalaseema University, Kurnool -7, A.P., India Giridhar B. 2 Department of Botany, Rayalaseema University, Kurnool -7, A.P., India G. Meerabai 3 Department of Botany, Rayalaseema University, Kurnool -7, A.P., India > Short Communication 2018 12 3 2019 08 10 The present learn is carried to find out Air pollution tolerance index standards of twenty plant species growing around Panyam cement factory, Bethamcherla mandal of Kurnool district, A.P., India to recognize the plant species that are forbearing to grown up in cement dust polluted areas. The study revealed an increase in their APTI values in eight species and indicated that these 8 species may be more tolerant to the stress caused by cement dust pollution. The highest percentage increase of APTI is recorded in Ficus benghalensis (94.61), followed by F.religiosa (54.78), Terminalia catappa (46.57), Leucania leucocephala (35.45) and Mangifera indica (32.03). They can also capable to raise water table of the soil by plummeting temperatures of the area due to their increase in population and by covering the soil surface with their huge canopy. Copyright@ International Science Community Association