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Sensitivity ofTriticale hexaploide Cv. Panda-6 to sulphur dioxide

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The sensitivity ofTriticale hexaploide cv. Panda-6 to 320 and 667 μg m−3 SO2 has been studied. Plant growth in terms of plant height, shoot and root length, number of leaves, roots and tillers and biomass per plant were reduced significantly in 320 and 667 μg m−3 SO2 respectively. The leaves of 90-day old plants were analysed in terms of leaf area injury per cent, leaf area reduction per cent, absorbic acid, leaf extract pH, phosphorus, sulphur and carbohydrate contents. Appreciable reductions in dry weight fractions and net primary productivity of SO2 treated plants were observed and the effects were concentration dependent. Chlorophylla, chlorophyllb and total chlorophyll contents of leaves were also reduced after 15 days to fumigation. The loss was higher in chlorophylla than chlorophyllb. Flowering and spike maturation were slightly advanced in both concentrations and 667 μg m−3 SO2 caused 22·11% reduction in weight of 100 grains.

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Chand, S., Singh, V. Sensitivity ofTriticale hexaploide Cv. Panda-6 to sulphur dioxide. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 99, 271–278 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053602

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