Zinc Electroplating Industry Effluent Residue on  Growth, Biochemical Characteristics and Yield of  Lady�s Finger Abelmoschus Esculentus

M. R. Rajan; S.David Noel; S.Gurulakshmi

Volume : III, Issue : V, May - 2013

Zinc Electroplating Industry Effluent Residue on Growth, Biochemical Characteristics and Yield of Lady�s Finger Abelmoschus Esculentus

M. R. Rajan, S. David Noel, S. Gurulakshmi

Abstract :

The present study deals with the impact of different quantities of zinc electroplating industry effluent residue on growth, biochemical characteristics and yield of Lady’s finger Abelmoschus esculentus grown for a period of 60 days. Germination percentage is higher in treatment 3 and lower in treatment 5.Growth parameters such as shoot and root length, fresh and dry weight and leaf area index and vigour index and biochemical characteristics such as chlorophyll a, b, total chlorophyll and cartotenoid were higher in treatment 3. Fruit length and weight of lady’s finger are higher in treatment 3.