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Protein and Chlorophyll Contents of Solanum melongena on Diesel Oil Polluted Soil Amended with Nutrient Supplements
C.O. Akujobi, R.A. Onyeagba, V.O. Nwaugo and N.N. Odu
Corresponding Author: Dr. C.O. Akujobi
Submitted: 2011 April, 27
Accepted: 2011 June, 10
Published: 2011 September, 10 |
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The study investigated the remediation effect of nutrient amendments of diesel oil polluted soil on
protein and chlorophyll contents of eggplant (Solanum melongena). Soil samples were polluted and amended
separately with different weights of poultry waste, pig waste, cow dung and inorganic fertilizer. Soil samples
were also polluted with diesel oil without amendment to achieve 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10% pollution. Samples were
analyzed at two weeks interval for sixteen weeks. The plant protein and chlorophyll were affected adversely
by the diesel oil pollution and the higher the level of pollution, the more the effect. The nutrient amendments
were able to remedy the effect of the diesel oil pollution. The remediation effect was nutrient weight dependent
and the best remediation effect was observed in poultry waste amended samples. This study has shown that
diesel oil contaminated soil may have adverse effect on the protein and chlorophyll contents of plants, but this
can be remedied by addition of organic nutrient supplements especially poultry waste.
Key words: Diesel oil, eggplant, nutrient amendments, remediation, , ,
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C.O. Akujobi, R.A. Onyeagba, V.O. Nwaugo and N.N. Odu, . Protein and Chlorophyll Contents of Solanum melongena on Diesel Oil Polluted Soil Amended with Nutrient Supplements. Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, (5): 516-520.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-0778
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