RECOVERY IN GROWTH OF SOLANUM MELONGENA. L FROM ADVERSE EFFECTS OF WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS

Abstract

To lower down the hazardous effects of polluted water in effected plants, a biological remedial strategy is developed by using Terminalia catappa leaves. This is to inspect the effects on growth of Solanum melongena as a biological weapon for the crop’s health recovery. Germination in T2 samples was rapid in 50% and 100% samples i.e. 100% germination, while fresh weight of T2 (100%) was highest i.e. 0.049±0.002gm and dry weight of T2 (75%) was highest i.e. 0.034±0.001gm. Both T1 and T2 samples showed below average growth uptill 6 weeks when treated with their respective waste water. After application of manure, growth of plants was sustained and attained above average values in 100% samples in T1 and T2. The overall growth of treated plants was significantly different before and after remedy manure application i.e. TI showed highly significant growth (p>0.001) after remedy and T2 showed slightly significant growth (p>0.1) after remedy. This experiment showed that using a biological fertilizer in soil can improve the quality of plants and lower the adverse effects of waste water on plants.