Water Quality Demonstrates Detrimental Effects on Two Different Seeds during Germination

Abstract

The study was aimed to determine the effects of water quality on seed germination and seedling growth of Cicer arietinum and Brassica juncea under laboratory condition at Haldia, West Bengal. Water from four different water bodies was examined including one control. Both the plant seeds and seedlings were treated for 15 days; and this was carried for three times in a year with each type of water. The germination and growth was observed for two weeks and mean readings were taken in the result. Shoot length, root length, number of root hairs, root hair length, and some biochemical assessment were determined. Biochemical assessment includes total carbohydrate, reducing sugar, total non-reducing sugar, protein content and total DNA. It was observed through all the parameters that the seed germination and growth of seedlings were highly sensitive to the quality of water and the polluted water exerted a kind of stress level to their growth. From the result it could be concluded that different quality water had significantly affected the seed germination and seedling growth of two species of plants assessed.