Research Article
Exploration of Crucial Factors Involved in Plants Development
Using the Fuzzy AHP Method
Hemant Upadhyay ,
1
Abhinav Juneja ,
2
Hamza Turabieh ,
3
Sapna Malik,
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Ankur Gupta ,
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Zelalem Kiros Bitsue ,
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and Chanchal Upadhyay
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1
BMIET, Sonepat, India
2
KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi NCR Ghaziabad, India
3
Department of Information Technology, College of Computing and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099,
Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
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Bennett University, Greater Noida, India
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United States of African Health Organization, Ethiopia
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Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra, India
CorrespondenceshouldbeaddressedtoZelalemKirosBitsue;bitsue.zelalem29@gmail.com
Received 14 December 2021; Revised 13 January 2022; Accepted 22 January 2022; Published 27 February 2022
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Remarkable changes in the environment have been impacting the production ability of plants. Few variation strategies are
availabletoadaptfortheoutcomesofenvironmentalchangessuchasmaximumandminimumtemperatureinthedevelopment
phase of the plants. A large portion of the plants expresses affectability to saltiness of the dirt. Considering the tediousness of
variouskinds,itisneedfultoperceivethepossibleobstructionsinplantsdevelopment.However,ithasbeenobservedthatcritical
factorsinplantsdevelopmentarerequiredtobeexplored.eprimeobjectiveofthiscurrentworkisforanalysisofthechosen
critical factors in plants development. Nine critical factors in plants development are shortlisted from the extensive literature
reviewinginthreecategories,“climatefactors”,“terrestrialfactors”,and“humanfactors”withthehelpofexperts’inputs.Fuzzy
analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) methodology has been selected for ranking of critical factors in plants development. Raw
information is gathered from an online survey from twenty-five botanists, academicians, researchers, and agriculture scientists.
e results may become very helpful in the strategy in developing efficient planning for dealing with critical factors in
plants development.
1. Introduction
e growth of plants and their development are controlled by
several conditions, climate and the environment. In other
words, plant growth and geographical distribution are greatly
influencedbyclimateandclimaticconditions.Inonewayorthe
other, most problems of the plants are due to climate stresses,
andthechiefclimaticfactorofplantgrowthisaffectedbylight,
rainfall, heat, and availability or lack of water [1]. As per O. S.
University, four things affecting the development of plants are
theavailabilityoflight,deficiencyofwater,andamountofheat
andnutrients.Growthisapermanent,irreversibleincreaseofan
organism. is characteristic is observed in almost all plants
withmanymetabolictypeprocesses.Itisaknownfactthatseed
germination develops new seedling for eventual development
intoamatureplantandexhibitsindefinitegrowth[2].Plantcells
are interconnected by rigid walls, setting their positions in
relation to each other, and causing a mechanical reaction be-
tween cells [3]. Plants development is accomplished by a
number of chemical and physical processes that are controlled
byclimatefactorssuchaslight,water,temperature,oxygen,and
carbon dioxide.
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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2022, Article ID 4279694, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4279694