Biochemical and ultrastructural changes in plant foliage exposed to auto-pollution

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 585-602

  Verma, Amitosh ^a   Singh, S N ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Auto pollution; Biochemical changes; Biomarkers; Ficus religiosa; Thevetia nerifolia; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

AUTO-POLLUTION; CYSTEINE; FICUS RELIGIOSA; FOLIAR SURFACE ARCHITECTURE; THEVETIA NERIFOLIA;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CYSTEINE; PIGMENT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; FOLIAGE; PLANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FICUS; FOLIAGE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTANT; THEVETIA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; HUMANS; INDIA; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

FICUS RELIGIOSA; THEVETIA;

EID: 33747519042     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9105-5     Document Type: Article

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