Comparative germination profiles of some arable crops in ballast water

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作者：

Olorunfemil, D. I. ^{[1
]}

Duruv, E. C. ^{[2
]}

Okieimen, F. E. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Benin, Fac Life Sci, Dept Plant Biol & Biotechnol, Benin 300001, Edo State, Nigeria

[2] Univ Benin, Fac Phys Sci, Dept Chem, PMB 1154, Benin 300001, Edo State, Nigeria

来源：

BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS | 2011年 / 4卷 / 02期

关键词：

Abelmoselus esculentus; Arachis hypogaea; Ballast water; Germination; Zea mays L;

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暂无

中图分类号：

Q81 [生物工程学（生物技术）]; Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Lack of enforced regulations on the exchange of ballast water has led to the indiscriminate manner of its discharge in the environment with the perceived attendant consequences on both animal and plant life. In this study, the effect of different concentrations [5, 10, 25, 40, 50, 75, 100% (v/v)] of ballast water on the germination of Zea mays L., Arachis hypogaea L., and Abelmoselus esculentus L. were found to vary from one plant to another. The ballast water was observed to inhibit the germination of all seed types used which was concentration-dependent. The length of radicle and plumule of the seedlings decreased with increase in ballast water concentration. A. esculentus was found to be the least tolerant to the ballast water while Z. mays was the most tolerant.

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页码：127 / 133

页数：7