Nutrients and heavy metals accumulation in spike and bulb of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) under varied wastewater-groundwater irrigation regimes

D S GURJAR; R KAUR; K P SINGH; R SINGH

doi:10.56093/ijas.v89i1.86172

Authors

D S GURJAR
R KAUR
K P SINGH
R SINGH

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v89i1.86172

Keywords:

Heavy metals, ID/CPE, Irrigation, Nutrients, Tuberose, Wastewater

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to assess the nutrients and heavy metals accumulation in spike and bulb of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L. cv. Prajwal) under varied wastewater-groundwater irrigations regimes at WTC farm of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi during three consecutive seasons in the years 2013-16. The treatments comprised wastewater irrigation schedules (0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 ID: CPE), conjunctive use of groundwater and municipal wastewater (at 1.0 ID: CPE) and only groundwater irrigations (at 1.0 ID: CPE) were laid-out in randomized block design with three replication. Major nutrients (N, P and K), micronutrients (Zn, Mn, Cu, Fe) and toxic heavy metals (Ni, Pb, Cd, Cr) concentration in spike and bulb parts of tuberose were analysed as per standard methods. Results indicated that significantly higher contents of macro nutrients (NPK), micronutrients (Zn, Mn, Cu, Fe) and toxic heavy metals (Ni, Pb, Cd, Cr) in both spike and bulb parts of tuberose were recorded under wastewater irrigations scheduled at 1.4 ID/CPE as compared to groundwater irrigation at 1.0 ID/CPE. Hence, irrigation with wastewater may enhanced uptake of nutrients and toxic heavy metals in tuberose due to their higher concentration in wastewater as compared to groundwater.

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Author Biographies

D S GURJAR

Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
R KAUR

Principal Scientist, Water Technology
Centre, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
K P SINGH

Principal Scientist, Division of Floriculture and Landscaping,
R SINGH

Senior Scientist, Division of Soil Science and
Agricultural Chemistry.

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