Detection of Tannery Effluents Induced DNA Damage in Mung Bean by Use of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Markers

Table 2

Effect of untreated (UT) and treated (T) tannery effluent on germination and growth of mung bean seeds. Values are mean ± standard deviation (𝑛=3).

Effluent conc. (%)	Germination (%)		Total length (cm)		Root length (cm)		Shoot length (cm)
	UT	T	UT	T	UT	T	UT	T
0	100±0	100±0	12.8±1.0	12.8±1.0	2.4±0.8	2.4±0.8	8.9±0.7	8.9±0.7
25	90±10	90±10	6.2±1.6	7.5±1.5	1.6±1.2	3.0±0.0	4.6±0.2	4.7±1.1
50	10±0	90±10	7.2±1.1	7.9±0.6	1.0±0.6	1.9±0.7	4.1±1.5	3.5±0.2
75	0	10±0	0	6.5±0.5	0	1.5±0.1	0	3.5±0.2
100	0	10±0	0	6.0±0.5	0	1.5±0.1	0	3.0±0.2