Open AccessEffect of Copper Chloride on the Growth of Maize (Zea mays)
Author(s) -
Mujahid Hussain,
Abdul Ghani,
Muhammad Ikram,
Muhammad Ather Nadeem,
Amna Imtiaz,
Muhammad Imran,
Abdul Majid,
Hira Fatima,
Mubashar Hassan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of scientific and industrial research. series b: biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2223-2567
pISSN - 2221-6421
DOI - 10.52763/pjsir.biol.sci.64.2.2021.136.141
Subject(s) - germination , zea mays , shoot , copper , biomass (ecology) , agronomy , crop , chloride , copper chloride , horticulture , chemistry , dry weight , biology , organic chemistry
Maize is an important cereal crop which is directly eaten by humans. The present study was conducted to access the effect of copper chloride on the growth of Zea mays plant. The experiment was carried out in pots. Different concentration of copper chloride (0 ppm as control, 25 ppm, 50 ppm, 75 ppm) were applied to plant before germination and after two weeks of germination. The results showed that there is decreased in growth of Zea mays takes place, while the highest biomass above ground (3.63±0.2 g, 0.29±0.005 g), biomass below ground (2.26±0.15 g, 0.08±0.005 g) total biomass (5.90±0.20 g, 0.29±0.005g) fresh and dry respectively were noted at control. Maximum shoot length (27.86±1.07 cm), root length (2.46±0.15 cm), leaf length (27.93±0.56 cm), leaf width (3.13±0.30 cm), leaf area (65.72±7.68 cm2), number of leaves (9.0±1.0), number of seeds germinate (10.0±0.50) were also noted at control level.