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Research Paper | Environmental Science | India | Volume 3 Issue 12, December 2014 | Popularity: 6.6 / 10
Persistence of Arsenic and its Effect on Germination on Lycopersicum esculentum L. (Tomatos) Seeds
Amrita Singh, Dr. Chandrawati Jee
Abstract: The uptake of arsenic on tomato (Lycopersicum escluetnumL. ) growing under pot condition confirms phyto toxicity in the plant even at the seed germination as the concentration of arsenic increases significantly with increasing arsenic concentration in different treatments at growing condition effects the germination of seeds. Higher concentrations of arsenic showed significant reduction in germination. The results of this study confirm the adverse effect of arsenic on the germination tomato seeds. This aspect has practical importance for the arsenic contaminated agricultural system where adequate and appropriate production techniques are required to be formulated to avoid stunted rate of germination (especially tomato) and severe yield and quality loss.
Keywords: Agricultural system, Bihar, arsenic, Indo Gangetic plain
Edition: Volume 3 Issue 12, December 2014
Pages: 2760 - 2764
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