Table 5 Total supply and utilization pattern of plant nutrients (NPKS).

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

Plant nutrient

Irrigation waterY

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T7

T8

N

Supply (mg)

2963 ± 23a

2952 ± 20b

2940 ± 20d

2949 ± 22b

2940 ± 20d

2945 ± 20c

2952 ± 22b

2952 ± 19b

% Use

99.5 ± 0.02c

99.6 ± 0.04b

99.8 ± 0.02a

99.7 ± 0.02a

99.7 ± 0.04a

99.7 ± 0.02a

99.6 ± 0.02b

99.6 ± 0.04b

P

Supply (mg)

9881 ± 25c

9881 ± 26c

9886 ± 24b

9877 ± 25e

9878 ± 25e

9876 ± 25e

9889 ± 24a

9879 ± 24d

% Use

97.3 ± 0.01h

97.4 ± 0.01g

97.5 ± 0.01f

97.9 ± 0c

98.0 ± 0b

98.1 ± 0a

97.8 ± 0d

97.5 ± e

K

Supply (mg)

107.2 ± 73a

92.2 ± 47a

94.6 ± 44a

83.3 ± 40a

114.7 ± 93a

123.9 ± 111a

107.6 ± 60a

71.1 ± 14a

% Use

79.6 ± 10.1bc

82.4 ± 7.1bc

85.7 ± 5.3ab

83.7 ± 6.2abc

80.1 ± 11bc

88.8 ± 6.7a

79.0 ± 8.9c

43.8 ± 9.9d

S

Supply (mg)

55.1 ± 0.03e

190.1 ± 15c

92.6 ± 7.5de

625.1 ± 45b

55.1 ± 0e

130.1 ± 8.7cde

175.1 ± 15cd

1030.1 ± 75a

% Use

90.2 ± 0a

80.9 ± 1.5b

82.5 ± 1.4b

42.2 ± 4.2c

82.2 ± 0b

83.2 ± 0b

89.6 ± 0.9a

44.8 ± 4.0c

  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–h) are significant difference.
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