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The effects of fluoride pollution on the chlorophyll content of leaves ofDiospyros melanoxylon, an economically important tree, have been determined under field conditions. Chlorophylla, chlorophyllb, total chlorophyll, individual leaf biomass and size were reduced in polluted plants compared to unpolluted ones. The rate of increase of chlorophyll content up to September was comparatively less in polluted plants. Reduction in individual leaf biomass and size was about 32.3 and 27% respectively.
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Lal, B., Ambasht, R.S. Impairment of chlorophyll content in leaves ofDiospyros melanoxylon by fluoride pollution. Water Air Soil Pollut 16, 361–365 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01046916
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