Research Laboratory Department of Botany, Sonamukhi College, Sonamukhi-722207, Bankura, W. Bengal
Prior to harvest, the levels of chlorophyll and sugar in the leaves of deflorated Arachis hypogaea was higher than defruited or control plants indicating the order of senescence as: control > defruited> deflorated. Evidently, the presence of aerial lowers is more lethal than that of underground fruits so far development of monocarpic senescence of Arachis hypogaea is concerned.
