Effect of ambient air sulphur dioxide on sulphate accumulation in plants

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 377-379

  Dwivedi, A K ^a   Tripathi, B D ^b   Shashi, ^c  

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UDAI PRATAP AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Brick kilns; Coal; Cysteine; Ficus religiosa; Macronutrient

Indexed keywords

SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; BIOACCUMULATION; EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF; REDUCTION; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FICUS; FICUS RELIGIOSA; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TROPICS;

FICUS RELIGIOSA;

EID: 45149087644     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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