African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of quarries emissions on the leaf morpho-anatomy of three olive (Olea europea L) cultivars grown in Palestine

Sharaf Musa Al-Tardeh
  • Sharaf Musa Al-Tardeh
  • Applied Biology, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, P. O. Box 198, Palestine.
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Mohammad Ibrahem Al-Taradeh
  • Mohammad Ibrahem Al-Taradeh
  • Applied Biology, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, P. O. Box 198, Palestine.
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  •  Received: 07 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 07 January 2019
  •  Published: 30 September 2019

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