SUSHILA SANGWAN, SURAJ KALA*, MALVIKA KADIAN AND RAJESH DHANKHAR
Department of Botany, Government College, Hisar-125 001 (Haryana), India
*(e-mail: surajkala@gmail.com; Mobile: 95182 88608)
(Received: February 15, 2024; Accepted: March 29, 2024)
ABSTRACT
In the current study, total non-structural carbohydrates and protein contents in foliar parts of wheat crop variety PBW-343 were analyzed in relation to irrigation with refinery effluent at various dilutions. The total non-structural carbohydrates varied from 19.01 to 26.48% and contents of protein varied from 3.33 to 25.11% in the foliar parts of this variety in all growth phases. During the seedling, vegetative and post-vegetative growth phases, there was an increase in total non-structural carbohydrates and protein contents in the foliar parts of crop with increase in concentration of effluent in irrigating water but up to 75% concentration of effluent. The irrigating water with 100% effluent concentration had the least favourable impacts on non-structural carbohydrates and protein contents compared to the control water.
Key words: Effluent, total non-structural carbohydrates, protein contents