Influence of using treated wastewater with moringa seeds and chitosan on wheat growth and uptake of nutrients and heavy
Abdeen, S. (2016). Influence of using treated wastewater with moringa seeds and chitosan on wheat growth and uptake of nutrients and heavy. EKB Journal Management System, 17(1), 157-168. doi: 10.21608/jades.2016.67387
Sayed Abd El-Rhman Abdeen. "Influence of using treated wastewater with moringa seeds and chitosan on wheat growth and uptake of nutrients and heavy". EKB Journal Management System, 17, 1, 2016, 157-168. doi: 10.21608/jades.2016.67387
Abdeen, S. (2016). 'Influence of using treated wastewater with moringa seeds and chitosan on wheat growth and uptake of nutrients and heavy', EKB Journal Management System, 17(1), pp. 157-168. doi: 10.21608/jades.2016.67387
Abdeen, S. Influence of using treated wastewater with moringa seeds and chitosan on wheat growth and uptake of nutrients and heavy. EKB Journal Management System, 2016; 17(1): 157-168. doi: 10.21608/jades.2016.67387

Influence of using treated wastewater with moringa seeds and chitosan on wheat growth and uptake of nutrients and heavy

Journal of Egyptian Academic Society for Environmental Development. D, Environmental Studies
Article 11, Volume 17, Issue 1, 2016, Page 157-168  XML PDF (476.62 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jades.2016.67387
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Sayed Abd El-Rhman Abdeen email
Soils and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
        The present study was carried out to treat wastewater and investigate its impact on wheat growth, uptake of nutrients and heavy metals. To achieve this task, two experiments were conducted at the Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University-Cairo-Egypt, during winter season of 2014. The 1st (lab experiment) was for treatment wastewater by using moringa seeds and chitosan with different doses (0.5, 1 and 2g/l as powder and 1, 2 and 3 % as extract). The 2nd (pot experiment) was carried out to investigate the effect of the previously treated wastewater on wheat growth, uptake of nutrients and heavy metals.
The main results from the first experiment showed thatheavy metals concentration in wastewater decreased significantly by increasing the addition of the added materials. Moringa seeds and chitosan as powders were more effective than its extracts. Results from the second experiment indicated that there was an increase in both fresh and dry weight of wheat plant irrigated with treated wastewater compared with control. Also, the highest values were observed at the highest dose of chitosan extract (3%).  On the other hand, the uptake of N, P and K by wheat plants increased significantly by increasing the added materials. Moreover, the heavy metals uptake by wheat plant (µg/plant) was decreased by addition of the treated materials.
Keywords
Wastewater; wheat growth; Nutrients; heavy metals uptake
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