Effects of municipal waste water irrigation on availability of heavy metals and morpho-physiological characteristics of Beta vulgaris L.

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Anita
dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, Madhoolika
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-02T08:01:02Z
dc.date.available2013-05-02T08:01:02Z
dc.date.issued2010-09
dc.description.abstractIn the present study physiological, biochemical and growth characteristics of a leafy vegetable palak (Beta vulgaris L. var All green H1) grown in suburban areas irrigated by wastewater were compared with those irrigated by ground water. Continuous use of wastewater for irrigation led to the enrichment of micronutrients including heavy metals in the soil. Wastewater irrigation favorably affected the physiological, biochemical and growth characteristics of plants, but biomass and yield did not differ significantly between the sites. Uptake and translocation ratio of heavy metals were higher in plants grown at wastewater irrigated site. Mn showed maximum uptake followed by Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni Cr and Cd. Plants produced more secondary metabolites and antioxidants to tolerate against the negative impact of heavy metals at wastewater irrigated sites. Plants produced more metabolites to compensate the toxicity of metals in the area and thus did not enhance the yield and biomass potential. The study suggests that plants growing in wastewater irrigated area have potentially developed the defense strategy to combat against heavy metal toxicity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh Anita, Agrawal Madhoolika. Effects of municipal waste water irrigation on availability of heavy metals and morpho-physiological characteristics of Beta vulgaris L. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2010 Sept; 31(5suppl): 727-736.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/146488
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/201009_sep10_supp/paper_01.pdfen_US
dc.subjectWastewateren_US
dc.subjectHeavy metal uptakeen_US
dc.subjectBeta vulgarisen_US
dc.subjectAntioxidanten_US
dc.subjectGrowthen_US
dc.subjectPhotosynthesisen_US
dc.titleEffects of municipal waste water irrigation on availability of heavy metals and morpho-physiological characteristics of Beta vulgaris L.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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