EFFECT OF IRRIGATION WITH INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT ON CHLOROPHYLL AND DRY-MATTER PRODUCTION IN WHEAT AND GRAM

Authors
IQBAL S MEHTA SC
Citation
S. Iqbal et Sc. Mehta, EFFECT OF IRRIGATION WITH INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT ON CHLOROPHYLL AND DRY-MATTER PRODUCTION IN WHEAT AND GRAM, Journal of environmental biology, 19(2), 1998, pp. 153-156
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Journal of environmental biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02548704
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
153 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-8704(1998)19:2<153:EOIWIE>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
In the present study sugar industry effluent was used in undiluted for m for evaluating its effect on chlorophyll content and dry matter prod uction of wheat (Triticum aestivum var. lok 1) and gram (Cicer arietin um L var. Ujjain 21). Both total chlorophyll and dry matter was increa sed by irrigating the wheat crop with effluent. However, total chlorop hyll content and dry matter production of gram was adversely affected with effluent irrigation.