Effect of vehicular pollution on the leaf micro-morphology, anatomy and chlorophyll contents of Syzygium cumini L.

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 897-902

  Raina, Anil K ^a   Sharma, Angelika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EXHAUST GAS; INDIA; LUNG; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STRESS; POLLUTION; POPULATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REGISTER; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION;

SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM CUMINI;

EID: 12344251869     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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