EFFECTS OF MUNICIPAL SEWAGE ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA (FORST. & FORST.) ON SANDY SOIL OF EAST COAST AT KALPAKKAM (TAMIL NADU, INDIA)
Abstract:Abstract. Municipal sewage both untreated and treated, that pollutes the water bodies was used growing Casuarinas (Casuarina equisetifolia Forst. & Forst.), an exotic bio-shield tree species on sandy soil at Kalpakkam on the East Coast of Indian peninsula; it may help in reducing aquatic pollution as well as in preventing the high tides like Tsunami. Significant increase in growth performance in plant-height, branches, root length and the biomass was recorded in the saplings irrigated with untreated municipal … Show more
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