Abstract

INFLUENCE OF FRESH WATER, 75% OF SILK DYEING EFFLUENT AND BIOTREATED EFFLUENT ON THE MINERAL CONTENTS OF THE SELECTED GLVS (GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES)

Sumayya A. R.* and Sivagami Srinivasan

Abstract

The Green Leafy Vegetables (GLVs) such as Brassica juncea (mustard), Trigonella foenum (fenugreek), Amaranthus polygonoides (sirukeerai), Amaranthus tristis (araikeerai) and Sesbania grandiflora (agati) were grown to study their mineral contents in fresh water, 75% of silk dyeing effluent and biotreated effluent conditions as pot study. The parameters namely iron, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium with different treatments as mentioned previously were analysed on its 45th day of its growth. Among the GLVs, the iron content of the biotreated plants was found to be maximum in T.foenum and A.tristis. The phosphorus level was maximally reduced in A.polygonoides and T.foenum grown in the effluent. Brassica juncea, Trigonella foenum, Amaranthus tristis was found to be high in phosphorus, calcium and magnesium contents of biotreated plants.

Keywords: Brassica juncea, Trigonella foenum, Amaranthus polygonoides, Amaranthus tristis, Iron, Phosphorus, Calcium and Magnesium.