Abstract

The effect of Bioremediation on Early Seedling growth of Amaranthus hybridus L. on oil palm effluent polluted soil was carried out in the field using perforated polythene bags. The soil samples were polluted with 0, 80, 120 and 240ml of oil palm effluent and amended with compost manure supplement (fermented oil palm spikelet) at 0, 40, 60 and 80 g respectively). The 0ml and 0g served as controls. The mean result obtained after 12 weeks showed that the addition of compost manure supplement (fermented oil palm spikelet) to the contaminated soil promotes growth of plant as there was increase in the growth parameters such as shoot height, petiole length, leaf area, number of nodes, number of branches, internode length, root length, and moisture content. This study recommends that contaminated soils should be amended with manure to improve the growth performance of plants. Keywords : Amaranthus, Bioremediation, Effluent, Palm Oil, Pollution and POME.

Full Text
Paper version not known

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.