Research Article

Effect of Water Quality on the Germination of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Seeds

Table 7

Effect of watering water on growth speed and final length of radicles.

Water typeGrowth speed of radicles (cm/day)Lengths of radicles (cm)

Dam water0.59 ± 0.02a3.54 ± 0.13a
Well water0.59 ± 0.02a3.52 ± 0.13a
Distilled water0.52 ± 0.02ab3.10 ± 0.13ab
Dishwashing greywater0.48 ±0.02b2.88 ± 0.13b
WTP wastewater0.45 ± 0.02b2.67 ± 0.13b

Interwater effect comparison values values

Dam water ∼ WTP wastewater<0.0001<0.0001
Well water ∼ WTP wastewater<0.0001<0.0001
Dam water ∼ dishwashing greywater0.0020.003
Well water ∼ dishwashing greywater0.0040.004

Values followed by different letters are significantly different from the statistical point of view.