%0 Journal Article
%T MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF CROTON BONPLANDIANUM BAILL. TO AIR POLLUTION
%A M. Saquib
%A A. Ahmad
%A K. Ansari
%J Ecoprint: An International Journal of Ecology
%P 35-41
%D 2010
%R 10.3126/eco.v17i0.4103
%X The air pollution stress around the thermal power plant lead to the significant reduction in size and biomass of root and shoot, photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, intercellular CO 2 concentration, photosynthetic pigments and photosynthetic area of  Croton bonplandianum . The resulting stresses of air pollution and reduced foliage further affected the over all morphology and physiology of the plant. Root biomass and chlorophyll a showed maximum reduction than any other selected parameters studied in the stressed area. Chlorophyll a was found to be four and half times more sensitive to air pollutants than carotenoids.   Key words:  Air pollution; Thermal power plant; Morphology and physiology; C. bonplandianum DOI: 10.3126/eco.v17i0.4103 Ecoprint An International Journal of Ecology Vol. 17, 2010 Page: 35-41 Uploaded date : 29 December, 2010  
%K Air pollution
%K Thermal power plant
%K Morphology and physiology
%K C. bonplandianum
%U http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/ECO/article/view/4103