PJB-2013-377
EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTION ON THE LEAF MORPHOLOGY OF COMMON PLANT SPECIES OF QUETTA CITY
SAADULLAH KHAN LEGHARI AND MUDASSIR ASRAR ZAIDI
Abstract
The urban air pollution is a major environmental concern, particularly in the developing countries and in their major cities. Therefore, the present study was mainly aimed to study the effect of air pollution on the morphological characteristics of leaf of 13 common plant species viz., Elaeagnus angustifolia L., Eucalyptus tereticornis L., Ficus carica L., Fraxinus excelsior L., Melia azadirach L., Morus alba L., Morus nigra L., Pistacia vera L., Prunus armeniaca L., Punica granatum L., Robinia pseudo acacia L., Rosa indica L. and Vitis vinifera L. grown in the urban (polluted site) and peri-urban (non-polluted) sites of Quetta. Results showed that all plant species exhibited significant (p
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