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DEDICATION
DECLARATION
CERTIFICATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
I. GERMINATION STUDIES
a. Germination Percentage
b. Radicle and Hypocotyl length
II. COTYLEDONARY STUDIES
a. Stomatal index and stomata1 freauency
b. Chlorophyll and carotenoid content (Cotyledonary) (Arnon 1949)
III. MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES
IV. EPIDERMAL STUDIES - MATURE LEAVES
a. Stomatal index and stomatal freauency
V. PHYTOMASS AND PRODUCTIVITY
V I. YIELD STUDY
V I I. SEM STUDIES - SEEDS
V I I I. HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES - MATURE LEAVES
a. Qualitative analysis
b. Quantitative analysis
3. OBSERVATIONS
I. GERMINATION STUDIES
a. Germination percentage
b. Radicle and Hypocotyl length
II. COTYLEDONARY STUDIES
a. Stomatal index and stomatal frequency
Table 1. Physico-chemical characteristics of pulp and paper mill effluent.
Table: 2. Seed germination percentage of the plants treated with different dilutions of the effluent.
Table: 3 Radicle and Hypocotyl length of Abelnoschus esculentus, (L.) Noench treated with different dilutions of the effluent.
Table 4 Radicle and HypocotyI length of Cucusis sativus, L. treated with different dilution of the effluentt.
Table 5 Radicle and Hypocotyl length of Lycopersicum esculentum, Mill.treated dilutions of the effluent
Table 6 Radicle and Hypocotyl length of Sesamus indicus L.. treatrd with different dilutions of the efflumt.
Table: 7 Stonatal index and stomatal frequency (cotyledon) of plants treated with different dilutions of effluent.
Table: 8 Cotyledonary chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of Abelmoschus esculentus, (L.) Moench treated with different dilutions of the effluent.
Table: 9 Cotyledonary chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of Cucumis sativus. L.. treated with different dilutions of the effluent.
Table: 10 Cotyledonary chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of Lycopersicum esculentum, M i l l. treated with different dilutions of the effluent
Table: 11 Cotyledonary chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of Sesamum indicum, L. treated with different dilutions of the effluent.
III. MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES
Fig.1ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench - Stem length (cm)
Fig.2ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench - Root length (cm)
Fig.3ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench - Number of Leaves
Fig.4CUCUMIS SATIVUS, L. - Stem length (cm)
Fig.5CUCUMlS SATIVUS, (L.) - Root length (cm)
Fig.6CUCUMIS SATIVUS, L. - Number of Leaves
Fig.7LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill. - Stem length (cm)
Fig.8LYCOPERSICUM ESLULENTUM. Mill. - Root length (crn)
Fig.9LYCOPERSICUM ESCULE.NTUM, Mill - Number of Leaves
Fig.10SESAMUM INDICUM, (L.) -Stem length (cm)
Fig.11SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Root length (cm)
Fig.12SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Number of Leaves
IV. EPIDERMAL STUDIES - MATURE LEAVES
a. Stomatal index and stomatal frequency
Table: 21 Stwatal index and stomatal frequency (oature leaves) of the plants treated with different dilutions of effluent.
V. PHYTOMASS AND PRODUCTIVITY
Fig.13ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench - Phytomass - Stem (gm)
Fig.14ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench - Phytomass - Root (gm)
Fig.15ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench - Phytomass - Leaf (gm)
Fig.16ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS. (L) Moench - Total phytornass
Fig.17ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, &.) Moench NPP (gm)
Fig.18CUCUMlS SATIVUS, L. - Phytornass - Stem (grn)
Fig.19CUCUMIS SATIVUS, L. - Phytomass - Root (grn)
Fig.20 CUCUMIS SATIVUS, L. - Phytomass - Leaf (gm)
Fig.21CUCUMlS SATIVUS. L. - Total phytomass
Fig.22CUCUMlS SATIVUS, L. - NPP (gm)
Fig.23LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill. - Phytornass - Stem (grn)
Fig.24LYCOPERSlCUM ESCULENTUM Mill. - Phytomass - Root (grn)
Fig.25LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, (L.) Moench - Phytornass - Leaf (gm)
Fig.26LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill. - Total phytornass (gm)
Fig.27LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill.
Fig.28SESAMUM INDICUM. L. - Phytomass - Stem (gm)
Fig.29SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Phytornass - Root (grn)
Fig.30SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Phytornass - Leaf (gm)
Fig.31SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Total phytornass (grn)
Fig.32SESAMUM INDICUM.L - NPP (gm)
VI. YIELD STUDIES
a. Number of flowers
Fig.33ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS. (L.) Moench - Number of flowers
Fig.34ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (1.M) oench - Number of fruits
Fig.35ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L) Moench - Dry weight of fruits
Fig.36CUCUMlS SATIVUS, L. - Number of flowers
Fig.37CUCUMlS SATIVUS, L. - Number of fruits
Fig.38CUCUMIS SATIVUS, L. - Dry weight of fruits
Fig.39LYCOPERSlCUM ESCULENTUM, Mill. - Number of flowers
Fig.40LYCOPERSlCUM ESCULENTUM, Mill. - Number of fruits
Fig.41LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill. - Dry weight of fruits
Fig.42SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Number of flowers
Fig.43SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Number of fruits
Fig.44SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Dry weight of fruits
VII. SEM STUDIES - SEEDS
PLATE -1 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS OF SEEDS OFABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench
PLATE - 2 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS OF THE SEEDS OFCUCUMIS SATIVUS, L.
PLATE - 3 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS OF THE SEEDS A-C: LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUN, Mill. D-F: SESAMUM INDICUM, (L.)
VIII. HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES - MATURE LEAVES
a. Qualitative analysis
PLATE - 4 HISTOCHEMICAL LOCALISATION OF INSOLUBLE POLYSACCHARIDES -IN FOLIAR EPIDERM; (PAS REACTION)
PLATE - 5 HISTOCHEMICAL LOCALISATION OF INSOLUBLE POLYSACCHARIDES IN FOLIAR EPIDERMIS (PAS REACTION)
PLATE - 6 HISTOCHEMICAL LOCALISATION OF SULPHATED AND CARBOXYLATED POLYSACCHARIDES IN FOLIAR EPIDERMIS
PLATE - 7 HISTOCHEMICAL LOCALISATION OF SULPHATED AND CARBOXYLATED POLYSACCHARIDES IN FOLIAR EPIDERMIS
PLATE - 8 HISTOCHEMICAL LOCALISATION OF STARCH IN FOLIAR EPIDERMIS (I2KI REACTION)
PLATE - 9 HISTOCHEMICAL LOCALISATION OF STARCH IN FOLIAR EPIDERMIS (I2KI REACTION)
PLATE - 10 HISTOCHEMICAL LOCALISATION OF PROTEIN IN FOLIAR EPIDERMIS MERCURIC BROMOPHENOL BLUE REACTION
PLATE - 11 HISTOCHEMICAL LOCALISATION OF TOTAL PROTEINS IN FOLIAR EPIDERMIS (MERCURIC BROMOPHENOL BLUE REACTION)
b. Quantitative analysis
1.Chlorophyll and carotenoid contents
2- Carbohydrate content
3. Protein content
Fig.45 ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench (Mature leaves) - Chlorophyll-a content
Fig.46 ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS. (L.) Moench (Mature leaves) - Chlorophyll-b content
Fig.47 ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench (Mature leaves) - Total Chlorophyll content
Fig.48 ABELMOSCHUS ESCULEINTUS, (L.) Moench (Mature leaves) - Carotenoid content
Fig.49 CUCUMIS SATIVUS, L. (Mature leaves) - Chlorophyll-a content
Fig.50 CUCUMIS SATIVUS, L. (Mature leaves) - Chlorophyll-b content
Fig.51 CUCUMlS SATIVUS, L. (Mature leaves) - Total Chlorophyll content
Fig.52 CUCUMlS SATIVUS, L. (Mature leaves) - Carotenoid content
Fig.53 LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill. (Mature leaves) - Chlorophyll-a content
Fig.54 LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill. (Mature leaves) - Chlorophyll-b content
Fig.55 LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill (Mature leaves) - Total chlorophyll
Fig.56 LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill (Mature leaves) - Carotenoid content
Fig.57 SESAMUM INDICUM, L. (Mature leaves) - Chlorophyll-a content
Fig.58 SESAMUM INDICUM, L. (Mature leaves) - Chlorophyll-b content
Fig.59 SESAMUM INDICUM, L. (Mature leaves) - Total Chlorophyll content
Fig.60 SESAMUM INDICUM, L. (Mature leaves) - Carotenoid content
Fig.61 ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench - Carbohydrate content
Fig.62 CUCUMlS SATIVUS, L. - Carbohydrate content
Fig.63 LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, Mill. - Carbohydrate content
Fig.64 SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Carbohydrate content
Fig.65 ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (L.) Moench - Protein content
Fig.66 CUCUMlS SATIVUS, L. - Protein content
Fig.67 LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, -Mill. - Protein content
Fig.68 SESAMUM INDICUM, L. - Protein content.
4. DISCUSSION
5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
6. LITERATURE CITED