THE INFLUENCE OF SIMULATED ACIDIC RAIN ON VEGETATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE TISSUES OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.).

Cucumis sativus L. plants were grown in the greenhouse and exposed 21 times to simulated acidic rain over a period of 6 weeks to compare the responses of vegetative and reproductive tissues. Chemical composition and temporal characteristics of rain were patterned according to rainfall in the growing season in the eastern US.