Impact of Seafood Processing Factory Effluent on Seed Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Vigna sinensis L. and Oryza sativa L.

摘要

The present study was undertaken to determine the effect of a seafood processing factory effluent on seedgermination, early seedling growth and chlorophyll content of Vigna sinensis L. and Oryza sativa L. Theeffluent was collected from a seafood processing factory at Aroor in Alleppey district, Kerala. The physico-chemical parameters pH, DO, BOD, COD, TDS, hardness and chlorides were analysed. The seeds ofVigna sinensis and Oryza sativa were grown in the varying dilutions of the effluent. The analysis of rate ofgermination, early growth of seedlings and chlorophyll content showed a decrease with higher concentrationof the effluent. It could be suggested that the effluents could be safely released into the water bodies or forirrigational purpose only after sufficient dilution.