Effects of Industrial Effluents on Germination and Early Growth of Selected Agricultural Crops

Ivy, Nishita; Hossain, Mohammed Kamal; Hossain, Md. Lokman

doi:10.3923/ja.2015.43.48

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“…Wastewater may contain nutrients that can be extensively used for irrigation, when treated or diluted properly [11]. Ivy et al [12] reported that proper treatment of wastewater can deliver positive benefits to the farming community and society at large. Conversely, Kwaya et al [13] reported that most of the Corchorus olitorius L. (Malvaceae), irrigated with coconut oil effluent did not favour the plants' growth and development at higher concentrations (80 and 100%).…”

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Effect of Industrial Coconut Oil Effluent Irrigation on Germination, Growth and Yield of Talinum fruticosum (Talinaceae)

Ubochi

Nwakuche²,

Ojua³

2022

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The increase in food production has been a major concern to developing countries. Due to the high demand for certain crops especially vegetables, farmers resort to the use of wastewater to cultivate these crops during the dry season. This research work aimed to investigate the effects of industrial coconut oil effluent (ICE) on the germination, growth and yield of Talinum fruticosum (water leaf). The physicochemical composition of the effluent was determined using standard analytical methods. Germination and vegetative growth (the plant height, number of leaves, leaf area and fresh weight) were studied on T. fruticosum. The plants were subjected to irrigation with 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100% and 0% (control) concentrations of ICE. The experiment on the vegetative growth studies was carried out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The data were collected every two weeks, subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and means were compared by using Duncan’s new multiple range test (DNMRT) at P < 0.05. The results of physicochemical analysis of ICE showed that most parameters were above FEPA standard limits except lead. Results from germination and vegetative studies revealed that mean values from treatment 0% (control) were significantly higher at P<0.05 and that the germination of seeds and seedling growth gradually declined as the concentration of effluent increased. Therefore, adequate dilution of the effluent is required before disposal and reuse of ICE for irrigation purposes.

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Effect of Industrial Coconut Oil Effluent Irrigation on Germination, Growth and Yield of Talinum fruticosum (Talinaceae)

Ubochi

Nwakuche²,

Ojua³

2022

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“…Environmental pollution creates health issues and has become a global problem and among the various types of pollution, more particularly, water pollution by the waste discharge of industries offers terri c problems to aquatic and agro-ecosystems by affecting directly or indirectly and ultimately animal and human life (Ivy et al, 2015). Now-a-days many industries often discharge their wastes into the water without any treatment or after partial treatment and it leads to disposal problems.…”

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Effects of Treated Wastewater on Vegetative Growth and Pigmentation of Forage Crops

Paul¹,

al.,²

2021

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Purpose: The present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the possibility of whether treated wastewater from industrial units could safely be used to irrigate crop plants and solve the problem of liquid effluent disposal in an eco-friendly manner. Methods: In this study select to evaluate the effects of effluents of textile, pharmaceutical and granite industry and on the germination (early growth) of selected forage crops like Sorghum bicolor, Pennisetum typhoideum and Hordeum vulgare. The present investigation involves the analysis of soil, water and plant analysis like chlorophyll, cartorenoids and growth. Results: The results revealed that pH, EC and chlorides and several other parameters were within the usual range of water used for irrigation purposes. The percentage of germination and vigor index was maximum for bajra and barley. The physico-chemical parameters of soil and wastewater were found to be within the usual range of tolerance limits for the industrial effluent on land prescribed by BIS except for TSS and hardness in some samples. The germination percentage and vigor index of jowar, bajra and barley were higher in granite industry water samples. The plant length of all crop samples had significant heights in all the samples. The total chlorophyll and carotenoid content were also found to be significant amounts in the leaf samples of all the crops grown in different water samples. Conclusion: Treated wastewater can be a prospective source of organic matter and nutrients that could increase the quality of soil, thus may be a beneficial alternative resource to freshwater for irrigation purposes in the offseason. Hence there are great possibilities for growing highly profitable forage crops using treated wastewater in the offseason.

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Hues of risk: investigating genotoxicity and environmental impacts of azo textile dyes

Ramamurthy,

Priya,

Murugan

et al. 2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Effects of Industrial Effluents on Germination and Early Growth of Selected Agricultural Crops

Cited by 6 publications

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Effect of Industrial Coconut Oil Effluent Irrigation on Germination, Growth and Yield of Talinum fruticosum (Talinaceae)

Effect of Industrial Coconut Oil Effluent Irrigation on Germination, Growth and Yield of Talinum fruticosum (Talinaceae)

Effects of Treated Wastewater on Vegetative Growth and Pigmentation of Forage Crops

Hues of risk: investigating genotoxicity and environmental impacts of azo textile dyes

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