The aim of the present study was to find the impact of different concentrations of untreated Brewery and Distillery effluent on the germination pattern of eight varieties of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). The various physicochemical characteristics of the untreated effluent showed that it was dark brown in color with unpleasant odor having acidic pH 3.51, turbidity 240 NTU and high COD. The eight varieties of Cicer arietinum L. used in the experiment were GNG1861, GNG26054, PG065, BGM547, GNG2002, CSJK24AVT-2, BGM571 and GNG1969. For varietal screening, a setup with various concentrations of untreated Brewery and Distillery effluent (25%, 50%, 75% and 100%) and one control set was prepared in petri plates. Among eight varieties, PG065 and BGM571 showed better performance not only at 25% effluent concentration but also survived up to 100% concentration, and were considered to be more tolerant, whereas GNG1861 and GNG26054 were most sensitive to untreated Brewery and Distillery effluent treatment.
