SEASONAL VARIATION OF CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT IN THE LEAVES OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS IN NASHIK

Shinde H.P; Goswami D.B.; Ahire P.P.

Volume : VI, Issue : II, February - 2016

SEASONAL VARIATION OF CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT IN THE LEAVES OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS IN NASHIK

Shinde H. P, Goswami D. B. , Ahire P. P.

Abstract :

Chlorophyll pigments play an important role in photosynthesis. Chlorophylls are also used in medicine, colouring for waxes, candles, resins, soaps tooth pastes and oil preparations (Sivarjan and indira Balchandran 1994; Kadam etal, 1996, Kadam, 2000). Attempts were made to investigate the occurrence and seasonal variations in chlorophyll content in leaves during various seasons in some medicinally important taxa of Nashik region. The amount of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and total chlorophyll were calculated in terms of mg pigment/gm of fresh leaves (Duxbury and Yetsch, 1956, Macalachan and Zhalik, 1963).