Abstract

ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON BIOCHEMISTRY OF GLYCINE MAX CROP IRRIGATED WITH INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER OF KOTA, RAJASTHAN

Jyoti Kumari Meena*, Kusum Kurdiya, Yashmin Akhtar, K.C. Sharma and Manju Sharma

Abstract

The use of industrial waste water in agricultural lands for irrigation of crops is an important way of utilizing waste water now a days. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of industrial effluents on biochemical parameters of crop plant. Water samples were collected from a common outlet of different industries of Kota. The biochemical parameters studied were phenol, protein, starch, total soluble sugar, pigments (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotenoids, and total chlorophyll) and antioxidative enzymes like catalase and peroxidase. Plants irrigated with industrial waste water were compared with control for these parameters. Results showed that industrial waste water irrigated crops significantly affect some biochemical contents. The study concluded that, common effluent water of various industries (from Kota district of Rajasthan), was contaminated with heavy metals. Study showed that industrial waste water irrigation stress increases chlorophyll, carotenoid, protein and catalase activity and decreases phenol, total soluble sugar, starch and peroxidase activity in crop as compared to control water irrigated crop. Changes in both biochemical parameters and enzymatic activies values is seen in Glycine crop.

Keywords: industrial waste water, biochemical parameters, Glycine max.