Table 3 Yield and yield attributes of tomato as influenced by ground and waste water.

From: Optimizing textile dyeing wastewater for tomato irrigation through physiochemical, plant nutrient uses and pollution load index of irrigated soil

Irrigation waterY

Fruit abortion (%)

Fruit/plant

Fruit length (cm)

Fruit width (cm)

Yield/plant (g)

T1

53.6 ± 1.3d

34.0 ± 2.0a

35.6 ± 1.5a

33.5 ± 0.8ab

520.5 ± 67.2ab

T2

67.2 ± 1.6bc

20.7 ± 2.3cd

30.3 ± 1.1b

30.9 ± 2.2abc

324.7 ± 110.3bc

T3

74.4 ± 2.7ab

25.3 ± 2.3bc

32.7 ± 1.0ab

30.4 ± 1.2bcd

389.7 ± 98.4abc

T4

84.2 ± 4.7a

16.3 ± 1.5d

24.1 ± 1.5c

27.1 ± 0.5d

235.2 ± 37.9c

T5

76.4 ± 4.2ab

24.0 ± 3.5c

30.1 ± 0.7b

29.2 ± 1.2cd

378.6 ± 118.0abc

T6

59.6 ± 6.3cd

30.7 ± 2.5ab

35.0 ± 1.6a

34.2 ± 1.3a

565.6 ± 20.3a

T7

73.8 ± 3.8ab

20.0 ± 1.0cd

31.2 ± 1.0b

31.1 ± 0.4abc

275.9 ± 49.4c

T8

86.1 ± 5.9a

15.3 ± 1.2d

21.8 ± 1.4c

27.9 ± 1.1cd

197.8 ± 9.1c

  1. YT1 = Ground water (control), T2 = 2nd wash after scouring and bleaching, T3 = Enzyme treated water, T4 = 2nd wash after bath drain, T5 = Neutralization treatment, T6 = 2nd wash after soaping, T7 = Fixing treatment water, T8 = Mixed effluent, Numeric values (±) are standard deviation and letters in the same row (a–d) are significant difference.
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