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    Abstract - Issue Jan 2006, 27 (1)                                     Back


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Impact of fertilizer factory effluent on seed germination, seedling growth

 and chlorophyll content of gram (Cicer aeritenum)

 

Prabhakar Pratap Singh, Manisha Mall and Jaswant Singh

Department of Environmental Sciences, Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University, Faizabad-224 001, India

 

 (Received: 7 June, 2004 ; Accepted: 25 October, 2004)

 

Abstract : In the present study effect of fertilizer factory effluent on seed germination, seedling growth and chlorophyll content of gram (Cicer aeritenum) has been carried out, at different concentration of the effluent and time intervals. The effluent is alkaline in nature with strong ammonia odour. The germination percentage of seed, seedling growth and chlorophyll content showed a gradual decline with increase in effluent concentration. At 25% concentration of the effluent, growth promotion in terms of root, shoot length and increase in chlorophyll content recorded at 21days. However, at higher concentrations of the effluent toxic effects were observed at 21days. The study suggests that the effluent can be used safely for Cicer aeritenum cultivation, only after proper treatment and dilution.

 

Key words : Chlorophyll a and b, Fertilizer factory, Effluent, Seed germination, Seedling growth.

 

 

 

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