Title: Impact of Sugar Industry Effluent on Germination of Seeds of Green Gram (Vigna Radiata Variety Lgg 460 )
Abstract: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of sugar industry effluent on locally cultivated variety of green gram LGG 460. The physicochemical parameters like pH, TDS(510mg/l), BOD(550mg/l), COD(680mg/l), EC(1.056), chloride(162mg/l), sulphate(12) were analysed. The chemical parameters indicate that there is high organic and inor- ganic content, high amount of suspended solids and acidic load. Regular use of this effluent adversely affect the soil and crop yield. A study was conducted to know the effects of different concentrations ( 20, 40, 60, 80, 100) of sugar industry effluent on seed germi- nation of green gram LGG 460. The study reveals that the germination efficiency is reduced due to low pH 6.5 and other chemical parameters of effluent water. In low concentrations the seeds thrive better and at high concentrations the seeds are affected. Ger- mination rate decreased with increasing concentration of effluent. Sugar industry effluent: For the present study, sugar industry effluent was collected from a nearby sugar industry in Krishna district. The sample was collected in a pre cleaned tin and bottles. Standard procedure (BIS) was followed for the collection and analysis of sugar industry effluent. The physico-chemical prop- erties of the effluent namely pH, Electrical Conductivity, Dissolve Oxygen (DO), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxy- gen Demand (COD), Total Dissolve Solids (TDS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Hardness (TH), Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Chloride and Sulphate were analyzed. 3. Experimental Set-Up
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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