Data/hora: 16/06/2024 20:15:06

Provedor de dados: 	52	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Effect of biologically treated petroleum sludge on seed germination and seedling growth of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (Fabaceae)	
Autores: 	Sangeetha,Jeyabalan; Thangadurai,Devarajan.	
Data: 	2014-06-01	
Ano: 	2014	
Palavras-chave: 	Bacterial consortium; Biodegradation; Petroleum sludge; Seed germination; Total petroleum hydrocarbon; Vigna unguiculata.	
Resumo: 	The present investigation was carried out to study the response of different concentrations of treated petroleum sludge on seed germination, root and shoot length and tolerance of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. The biologically treated petroleum sludge with bacterial consortium showed 54.8% reduction in total petroleum hydrocarbons. Treated sludge was utilized with agricultural soil in known concentration for the assessment of growth of V. unguiculata. A remarkable absence of seed germination was observed at higher sludge concentration. The different concentrations of treated petroleum sludge showed severe decline on the length, weight and vigour index of the tested seedlings with increasing sludge concentrations. The results showed that the difference in rate of seed germination was significant among various concentrations. Under environmental stress condition, germination is the most critical phase of life cycle in crop plants. In this present study, the high oil content found to alter the osmotic relation between seed and water and thus reduce the amount of water absorbed. It was concluded that the concentration of nutrients and oil present in the treated sludge were toxic to the plant.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132014000300017	
Editor: 	Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar	
Relação: 	10.1590/S1516-89132014005000011	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.57 n.3 2014	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess