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Abstract

This study was conducted at the Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture. Faisalabad during September-October, 2004 The objective was to observe the role of interior plant scaping in academic environment and its contribution in improving the health, feelings and educational performance of the students and teachers. The classrooms of University College of Education, Faisalabad were ornamented with suitable indoor plants and then a comparison between scaped and unscaped classrooms was made through a social survey. it was found that mental tiredness (34.2%), lack of concentration (18.6%) and respiratory congestion {16.6%) were the major problems faced by the students in unscaped classrooms. However, most of the teachers community 166.7%) felt no such problem. The respondents felt improvement in air quality (77.6%) and academic performance (76.8%) and addition of pleasant view (81 2%} in plantscaped classrooms. More than 84 percent respondents agreed to participate voluntarily 1 plantation campaigns and the same percentage was ready to donate for the purchase of indoor plants for keeping these in their classrooms. 1t was inferred that indoor plantscaping improved the academic performance. a quality in the classrooms and passion of the respondents for plants