IMPACT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE ON HEAVY METALS UPTAKE AND GROWTH AND YIELD OF MAIZE
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Keywords
Heavy metals, Maize, Sewage sludge, Soil properties, Yield
Abstract
To study the effect of sewage sludge on soil properties and growth, yield and metal uptake of maize plant an experiment was conducted at Department of Soil Science, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan. Treatments used were dried sewage sludge at 10, 20, 30 and t ha-1 and recommended dose fertilizer (RDF). The results of the experiment revealed that metal uptake varies significantly by applying the increasing level of sewage sludge. Zinc and Copper were taken at higher rate as compared to lead and nickel. The physico – chemical characteristics of soil including soil pH, electrical conductivity, cation exchange capacity and organic carbon were significantly change by the application of sewage sludge. The growth, yield contributing and yield components of maize were significantly improved by the application of sewage sludge, however the highest 100 grain weight, grain yield and total biomass was recorded maximum in the RDF. It may be concluded from the study that sewage sludge had significant result in improving soil properties and maize attributes but the heavy metal uptake by the plant make its use questionable.
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34. Ye, Y., Ngo, H. H., Guo, W., Ding, A., Deng, S., Nguyen, D. D., Bui, X. T. (2023)
Application of Sewage Sludge as an Agricultural Soil Amendment. In:
Sustainable Treatment and Management of Sewage Sludge. CRC press. P. 16.
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Zaheer Ahmad, M. Jamil Khan, & Abdulaziz Khakwani. (2024). IMPACT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE ON HEAVY METALS UPTAKE AND GROWTH AND YIELD OF MAIZE. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(7), 1941-1947. https://doi.org/10.53555/0fymeh14
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Zaheer Ahmad
Department of Soil Science, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)
M. Jamil Khan
Department of Soil science, Gomal university, Dera Ismail khan
Abdulaziz Khakwani
Department of Agronomy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
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Zaheer Ahmad, M. Jamil Khan, & Abdulaziz Khakwani. (2024). IMPACT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE ON HEAVY METALS UPTAKE AND GROWTH AND YIELD OF MAIZE. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(7), 1941-1947. https://doi.org/10.53555/0fymeh14