Use of tannery effluent for irrigation: an evaluative study on the response of Sorghum plants its growth and biochemical characteristics

Abstract

The present study deals with the impact of various dilutions of tannery effluents on Sorghum bicolor seed germination with its growth and biochemical characteristics grown for a period of 11 days. Sorghum plant grown with different effluent concentrations i.e, 0%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% shows effects on plant growth parameters and biochemical parameters such as; germination percentage, shoot and root length, and chlorophyll. The result clearly shows that the concentrations of effluents straight influence on the growth and biochemical constituents. The heavy metal accretion found at the higher level in root when compared with control. Accumulation of heavy metals creates chronic health problems for human and cattle through the food chain in long run.