Indian Journal of Science and Technology

The PDF file you selected should load here if your Web browser has a PDF reader plug-in installed (for example, a recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader).

If you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with PDFs, Highwire Press provides a helpful Frequently Asked Questions about PDFs.

Alternatively, you can download the PDF file directly to your computer, from where it can be opened using a PDF reader. To download the PDF, click the Download link above.

Fullscreen Fullscreen Off


Tagetes erecta plants were exposed to different concentrations of textile mill effluent. Various physio-biochemical parameters (plant height, number of branches and leaves per plant, chlorophyll content, soluble protein, soluble sugars, proline content and malondialdehyde) were studied at different intervals of time. At lower concentrations, an increase in chlorophyll content, proline, protein and sugar content was observed but on increasing the effluent concentration, a decrease was observed for all these parameters after a certain period of time. Our results indicate that the exposition of Tagetes erecta to diluted concentrations of textile mill effluent for short duration of time results in an increase in growth and other parameters which ultimately result in better productivity. The study was investigated in relation to both concentration of effluent and time intervals of supply of . It is suggested that wastewater should be diluted before it is used for irrigation.

Keywords

Chlorophyll, Effluent, Malondialdehyde, Proline, Tagetes Erecta, Textile
User