Abstract

REVIEW ON THE STUDY OF MAT INDUSTRY EFFLUENTS ON GERMINATION AND GROWTH OF LABLAB PURPUREUS(L.)

Dr. C. Sumathy*

Abstract

Water is a vital source for all kinds of life on planet; On the other hand, it is also a resource that is adversly affected both quantitatively and qualitatively due to urbanization, industrialization and other human activities. Even the ground water, which is supposed to be pure, is affected due to contamination of effluent discharged from industries containing decomposing matter and industrial wastes. So it becomes necessary to find out the level of pollution in water sources and examine if they are hazardous to plant. Lablab purpureus(L.) is cultivated throughout India. By literature survey it has long been cultivated for human food and as green manure. But there is no evidence in literature for effects of mat industry effluents on germination and growth of Lablab purpureus(L.). Hence the present investigation was undertaken.

Keywords: Planet, Resource, Contamination, Effluents, Pollution.