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Effect of Air Pollution on Chlorophyll Content of Leaves

Sumitra Giri1*, Deepali Shrivastava2, Ketki Deshmukh2, Pallavi Dubey2

1Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

2Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.1.2.04

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Received: 08 Nov 2013
Accepted: 20 Dec 2013

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Abstract:

In the present investigation, comparative studies have been done, to find the effect of air pollutants generated from the exhaust of industries and automobiles on the chrorophyll content of leaves. The leaves samples of Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander, Mangifera indica and­ Dalbergia sissoo were collected from areas with potentially higher and lower levels of air pollution Photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll  a, chlorophyll  b and carotenoids  were quantified. A reduction in the photosynthetic pigments of plant leaves growing in higher polluted site as compared to non or less polluted ones.

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Chlorophyll; Carotenoids; Air Pollution, Quantification; Photosynthetic Pigments

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Giri S, Shrivastava D, Deshmukh K, Dubey P. Effect of Air Pollution on Chlorophyll Content of Leaves. Curr Agri Res 2013;1(2). doi : http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.1.2.04

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Giri S, Shrivastava D, Deshmukh K, Dubey P. Effect of Air Pollution on Chlorophyll Content of Leaves. Curr Agri Res 2013;1(2). Available from: http://www.agriculturejournal.org/?p=683

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