Effect of Sewage Water Irrigation on the Uptake of Some Essential Minerals in Canola (Brassica napus L.): A potential Forage Crop for Ruminants

Kafeel Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Sobia Ashraf, Abid Ejaz, Muneeba Shaheen, Syed Hammad Raza, Farhat Abbas, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir

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Abstract

The current effort was intended to cram the effect of sewage water on morphology and chemical symphony of cv. Dunkeld of canola (Brassica napus L.) in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. The obtained information showed that there was an explicit effect of each metal on the growth and yield of the canola cultivar. Sewage water treatment had a significant effect on number of leaves and leaf area. The presence of heavy metals in the sewage water increased the plant growthand yield but up to a certain level, however, higher concentration of heavy metals reaching totoxic level, caused the reduction in plant growth and yield. When sewage water was diluted thetoxicity became abridged. Ten levels of sewage water serial dilutions were used in present studies. Statistically completely randomize design with three replications for each experiment unit was implemented. At 50% sewage water dilution, plants got the reasonable quantity of micro and macro nutrient which resulted in increase in growth, yield and yield components. From the analysis of variance of data, Ca, Mg and Mn concentrations were affected substantially by the treatments in soil as well as in forage and showed consistence pattern of augment with increase in the treatment level of sewage water.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-47
Number of pages6
JournalPakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences
Volume11
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Calcium
  • Canola
  • Forage
  • Irrigation
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Sewage water

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