The effect of sugar mill effluent on seed germination of green gram (Vigna radiatia L.)

Sugar industry is an agro-based industry in India which released lot of effluent into the environment during sugar production. The formers used this effluent in agriculture for scarcity of water. The effluent contained large amount of organic and inorganic materials which affects the water, soil and living organisms especially plants. The present study was the analysis of sugar mill effluent and different concentrations (10, 25, 50, 75 and 100%)  of sugar mill effluent effects on germination and growth development of green gram (Vigna radiata L.). As a result the lower concentration (10%) of sugar mill effluent promoted the germination and growth of the seedlings but higher concentrations of sugar mill effluent inhibited the germination and growth of the green gram seedlings. The lower concentration of effluent contained may be better nutrients of plant which used for irrigation purposed for high growth and yield

Phase II Low Intensity Chemical Dosing (LICD): Development of Management Practices

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Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants in Thudaripettai Village, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India

The medicinal plants have received more attention among researchers to treat various diseases and disorders. This study was aimed to record the various medicinal plants present in Thudaripettai Village situated in Tharangambadi Taluk, Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. A total of 60 plant species belonging to 35 families were reported with their medicinal values. These results will provide information about medicinal plants and methods of utilization of these plants to cure various diseases of mankind. Survey of the information of medicinal plants used by the villagers were collected and arranged alphabetically followed by common name, vernacular name, family name, parts of use, methods of uses, medicinal uses and their habit. The information is very much useful for further research which will lead to the discovery of new bioactive compounds from the above medicinal plants