Abstract
The physico-chemical characteristics of sugar industry effluent were measured and some were found to be above those limits permissible in the Indian irrigation water standard. A pot study was initially conducted to study the effects of different concentrations (20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%) of sugar factory effluent on seed germination, seedling growth and biochemical characteristics of green gram and maize. A similar study was also carried out using the aquatic plants, water hyacinth and water lettuce. The higher effluent concentrations (above 60%) were found to affect plant growth, but diluted effluent (up to 60%) favored seedling growth.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 449-454 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2008 |
Keywords
- Green gram
- Maize
- Sugar factory effluent
- Water hyacinth
- Water lettuce