Evaluation of Fertilizer Industry Effluent Toxicity in Seed Germination, Growth and Metabolism of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Plants

Authors

  • Dr. Induja Tripathi  Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007,U.P. India

Keywords:

Fertilizer industry effluent, Barley, Growth, Pigments, Sugar, Protein, Amylase, Catalase and Peroxidase.

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of fertilizer industry effluent in relation to growth and metabolism of barley plants. Seed germination was found to be decreased by increasing concentrations of effluent. Plant growth stimulated at lower concentrations of effluent in barley plants, while inhibited at higher concentrations of effluent . Increasing concentrations of effluent caused reduction in photosynthetic pigments, sugar and protein concentrations and total amylase activity in barley plants. Yield and catalase enzyme showed variable results at increasing concentrations of effluent.

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Dr. Induja Tripathi, " Evaluation of Fertilizer Industry Effluent Toxicity in Seed Germination, Growth and Metabolism of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Plants , International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 4, pp.558-565, May-June-2017.