Biosorption of cadmium in fenugreek (trigonella foecum-graecum) using fruit peel powder
International Journal of Development Research
Biosorption of cadmium in fenugreek (trigonella foecum-graecum) using fruit peel powder
Received 19th March, 2017; Received in revised form 24th April, 2017; Accepted 26th May, 2017; Published online 30th June, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Sakshi Narula et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The present study is a novel study carried out to assess the use of economical biosorbent material such as peel powder of various fruits (banana, orange, pomegranate) for detoxification of heavy metals such as Cadmium (Cd) in fenugreek (Trigonella foecum-graecum). The efficacy of the fruit peel powder was checked by adding them into pot containing fenugreek seeds along with heavy metal cadmium in different conc. (5mM, 10mM, 15mM and 20mM). Cd toxicity had significant (p≤0.05) retarding effect on seedling growth, root length, shoot length and various biochemical parameters (total sugar content, protein content and amylase activity). The present data revealed that by adding peel powder (banana, orange, pomegranate), there was significant increase (p≤0.05) in various biochemical parameters and physiological parameters in fenugreek. Thus, it can be concluded that fruit peels could be one of the novel ways to reduce the effects of toxic metals and increase crop production and yield in a cost effective manner
