Research Article | Published: 01 June 2013

Distillery Effluent effect on Growth of Achyranthes Asper L.

Chanchal Sharma, Sudanshu Dhar Devadi and Nafeesh Ahamed

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 20 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 99-101 | 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2013-24HNXX | Cite this article

Abstract

A field work was undertaken to study the physico-chemical and biological parameters of treated distillery effluent and the effect of various concentrations such as (0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100%) on plant growth i.e. seed germination, root length, shoot length, length of leaves, chlorophyll content in the Achyranthes aspera. The effluent could not be directly applied to the field because of its excessive TDS, BOD and COD values and large quantities of soluble and suspended organic matter. Effluents was filtered through muslin cloth and diluted 2.5 times and there after various dilutions were prepared by diluting it with tap water.

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Sharma, C., Devadi, S.D. and Ahamed, N., 2013. Distillery Effluent effect on Growth of Achyranthes Asper L.. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 20(2), pp.99-101. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2013-24HNXX

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Manuscript Published on 01 June 2013

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