2011, Issue-1 & 2, Volume 3

EFFECT OF ACID RAIN ON THE CONTENTS OF LEAVES OF SOLANUM MELONGENA

Meenakshi Sharma* and Vinay Prabha Sharma** 

*Department of Botany M.K. P. (P.G.) College, Dehradun, (U.K.) India

**Department of Chemistry, Meerut College, Meerut U. P. (India)

 

Abstract: The acid rain causes damage to vegetation is true beyond any doubt. Therefore , as a part of study the effect of acid rain on plants , the effect of acid rain on chlorophyll , sulphur and ascorbic acid contents of solanum melongena was investigated .

Keywords: Solanum melongena, Acid rain, Chlorophyll

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