Impact of distillery effluent on germination behaviour of Brassica napus L.
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2011-01
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The study has been focused on effect of untreated distillery effluent (Devans Breweries Ltd., Jammu) on
germination of gobi sarson (Brassica napus. L. var. Punjabi Special). Six treatments (E0….E100) each having
three replicates were made. E0 was taken as control in which tap water was used for irrigation of the plants. For
E20, E40, E60, E80 and E100, different concentrations i.e. 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% of effluent were used for irrigation,
respectively. The 100% sample of distillery effluent analyzed for various physicochemical parameters showed
acidic nature (pH 4.0) and higher values of COD (2496 mg l-1), TDS (799.7 mg l-1) and chlorides (1408 mg l-1).
The parameters e.g. percent germination, germination index, speed of germination, and peak value were highest
in treatment receiving 20% effluent concentration which also showed minimum values for percent inhibition,
germination period, and delay index.
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Distillery effluent, Pollution, Germination, Brassica napus
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Malaviya Piyush, Sharma Anuradha. Impact of distillery effluent on germination behaviour of Brassica napus L. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2011 Jan; 32(1): 91-94.