Distillery effluent effect on Growth of Achyranthes aspera L.
Shail Bala Sanghi1, Chanchal Sharma1 and S. D. Dwivedi2
1Department of Botany Govt M.L.B. P.G. Girls College (India) 2Govt. Science and Commerce College Benazir Bhopal (M.P) (India)
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 & 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. The effluent was filtered through muslin cloth and diluted 2.5 times and thereafter, various dilutions were prepared by diluting it with tap water.