Analysis of sugar mill effluent and its influence on germination and growth of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

Analysis of sugar mill effluent and its influence on germination and growth of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

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Abstract Sugar industry is a very important agro-based 2jzge timing belt industry in India and it discharges large amount of effluent into water bodies to create high pollution in water bodies which affects the plants and other living organisms.In the present investigation, the physico-chemical analyses of N.P.

K.R.Ramaswamy co-operative sugar mill effluent was determined and impact of different concentrations (control, 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) of sugar mill effluent on seed germination behavior of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.

) was studied.The morphological parameters such as germination percentage, shoot length, root length, fresh weight and dry weight of seedlings, seed vigour index, tolerance index and percentage of phytotoxicity were calculated.The results recorded for the analyses of sugar mill effluent indicated their some parameters such as PH, EC, acidity, TDS, TS, BOD, COD, sulphate, magnesium, nitrogen, zinc, iron, copper, trip in the woods sierra nevada lead, manganese and oil and grease exceeded the permissible limit compared to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and then germination and growth parameters increased in lower (10%) concentration of sugar mill effluent and this morphological parameters gradually decreased with increasing effluent concentration.

The lower (10%) concentration of sugar mill effluent may be used for irrigation purposes.