Effects Of Thermal Power Plant Effluent On The Root Of Pisum Sativum l.

The present investigation has been carried out to see the effects of thermal power plant effluent on morphology and anatomy of root of Pisum sativum L. For irrigation of pea seedlings different concentrations (20%, 50%, 80%, and 100%) of thermal power plant effluent were used. Tap water was used as a control. Anatomy of root was done by hand section method. At higher concentrations of effluent abnormalities were found like browning of root, cell death were seen, loss of root hairs etc. where with lower dosage of effluent it was almost similar to control seedling i.e. no abnormalities were found with lower concentration of effluent.