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Chlorophyll content in different plant species of Nagamalai hills and its significance on biomass production

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Total chlorophyll content in leaves of 16 species in a foot hill of western ghats rich in herbaceous and shrub vegetation were determined. A correlation (r=0·7134) was made between the chlorophyll content and dry matter production.

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, 625 021, Madurai, India

    Kailash Paliwal, T K Sivaraj, K Natarajan & M Peter Marian

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Paliwal, K., Sivaraj, T.K., Natarajan, K. et al. Chlorophyll content in different plant species of Nagamalai hills and its significance on biomass production. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 96, 471–474 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053541

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