A preliminary survey of airborne pollen in Madras city

Aerobiologia

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-73

  Satheeshkumar, Sivasubramani ^a   Vittal, Balumuri Pandu Ranga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Aeropalynology; Pollen calendar; Pollen count

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; GRASS POLLEN; HERB; INDIA; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE;

ACALYPHA INDICA; AMARANTHACEAE; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; COCOS NUCIFERA; CYPERACEAE; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; POACEAE; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; TYPHA;

EID: 0031877734     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02694597     Document Type: Article

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