Evaluation of the Phytotoxic and Genotoxic Potential of Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Using Vigna radiata and Allium cepa

Table 3

Effect of different concentrations of pulp and paper mill effluent on seed germination and root length, shoot length, and biomass of early seedling of mung bean plant.

Effluent (%)	Germination (%)	Root length (cm)	Shoot length (cm)	Biomass (gm)
0	100 ± 0	1.7 ± 0.6	5.1 ± 1.4	1.9 ± 0.03
12.5	100 ± 0	1.9 ± 0.2	4.7 ± 1.7	0.6 ± 0.07
25	100 ± 0	1.6 ± 0.4	4.3 ± 1.1	0.6 ± 0.05
50	100 ± 10	1.4 ± 0.2	4.2 ± 1.4	0.6 ± 0.03
75	90 ± 10	1.4 ± 0.2	4.1 ± 1.4	0.5 ± 0.04
100	70 ± 10	0.6 ± 0.3	1.7 ± 0.5	0.3 ± 0.03

Values are mean ± SD of three samples.  , significant when compared to control using ANOVA.