Sugar Mill Effluent Utilization in the Cultivation of Maize (Zea mays L.) in Two Seasons

Table 9

Coefficient of correlation () between sugar mill effluent and Z. mays in both seasons.

Effluent/Z.mays	Season	-value
Sugar mill effluent versus seed germination	Rainy	−0.47
	Summer	−0.53
Sugar mill effluent versus RT	Rainy	+0.74
	Summer	+0.73
Sugar mill effluent versus plant height	Rainy	+0.10
	Summer	+0.07
Sugar mill effluent versus root length	Rainy	+0.13
	Summer	−0.14
Sugar mill effluent versus number of leaves	Rainy	+0.58
	Summer	+0.41
Sugar mill effluent versus fresh weight	Rainy	+0.07
	Summer	+0.10
Sugar mill effluent versus dry weight	Rainy	+0.05
	Summer	+0.03
Sugar mill effluent versus chlorophyll content	Rainy	+0.16
	Summer	+0.28
Sugar mill effluent versus LAI	Rainy	+0.50
	Summer	+0.50
Sugar mill effluent versus cob length	Rainy	+0.32
	Summer	+0.33
Sugar mill effluent versus crop yield/plant	Rainy	+0.05
	Summer	−0.15
Sugar mill effluent versus HI	Rainy	+0.10
	Summer	+0.09
Sugar mill effluent versus Zn^2+	Rainy	+0.95
	Summer	+0.97
Sugar mill effluent versus Cd^2+	Rainy	+0.86
	Summer	+0.87
Sugar mill effluent versus Cu^2+	Rainy	+0.99
	Summer	+0.99
Sugar mill effluent versus Mn^2+	Rainy	+0.99
	Summer	+0.98
Sugar mill effluent versus Cr^3+	Rainy	+0.89
	Summer	+0.90