Effect of Sugar Industry Effluents on Germination and Growth of Triticum Aestivum and Phaseolus Vulgaris

P. P. Patil, S. H. Baviskar, Seemar R. Shimpi, Meena R. Gosavi,

School of Chemical Sciences, North Maharashtra University, P.O. Box –80, Jalgaon-425 001, (M.S.), India

A study on effect of sugar industry effluents on germination and growth of rabbi monocotyledon crop Triticum aestivum (wheat) as well as kharif dicotyledon crop Phaseolus vulgaris (dew bean/matki) was carried after the phydico-chemical analysis of effluents. Effluent was diluted with the university campus well water which was used as a control and the treatment samples were prepared of 25%, 50% and 100% effluent. The effluent was yellowish colored, more acidic, soft in nature and having somewhat higher C.O.D. value. The maximum germination and growth was found for 25% concentration of effluent. The higher concentration elicited deleterious effects on the germination of both crop seeds as well as growth of crop seedlings. The overall rate of growth was observed rapid for Phaseolus vulgaris (dew bean/matki) than Triticum aestivum (wheat).

Sugar industry effluents; analysis; germination; growth; Triticum aestivum (wheat); Phaseolus vulgaris (dew bean/matki)