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Planning Implications of the Effect of Crude Oil Pollution on Germination and Growth Parameters of Mucuna Pruriens (Var Cochinchinesis) Fabacea in Rivers State, Nigeria
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: Received: 23 January 2024 / Approved: 24 January 2024 / Online: 24 January 2024 (15:36:24 CET)
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Brown, I.; Ogboeli, G.P. Planning Implications of the Effect of Crude Oil Pollution on Germination and Growth Parameters of Mucuna Pruriens (Var Cochinchinesis) Fabacea in Rivers State, Nigeria. Preprints2024, 2024011781. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1781.v1
Brown, I.; Ogboeli, G.P. Planning Implications of the Effect of Crude Oil Pollution on Germination and Growth Parameters of Mucuna Pruriens (Var Cochinchinesis) Fabacea in Rivers State, Nigeria. Preprints 2024, 2024011781. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1781.v1
Brown, I.; Ogboeli, G.P. Planning Implications of the Effect of Crude Oil Pollution on Germination and Growth Parameters of Mucuna Pruriens (Var Cochinchinesis) Fabacea in Rivers State, Nigeria. Preprints2024, 2024011781. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1781.v1
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Brown, I., & Ogboeli, G.P. (2024). Planning Implications of the Effect of Crude Oil Pollution on Germination and Growth Parameters of Mucuna Pruriens (Var Cochinchinesis) Fabacea in Rivers State, Nigeria. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1781.v1
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Brown, I. and Goodluck Prince Ogboeli. 2024 "Planning Implications of the Effect of Crude Oil Pollution on Germination and Growth Parameters of Mucuna Pruriens (Var Cochinchinesis) Fabacea in Rivers State, Nigeria" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1781.v1
Abstract
The effect of varying concentrations of crude oil pollution on the germination and growth parameters of Mucuna pruriens (Var. cochinchinenesis) was investigated. The following treatments were used; 0ml, 100ml, 200ml, 400ml, 800ml 1600ml respectively. The germination of velvet bean was 100% but growth was found to be inhibited by a wide range of treatments (800ml and 1600ml). the lag phase of proceeding growth is also reduced at this treatment. Growth inhibition is attributed primarily to the characteristics of oil, which acts as a physical barrier to water and oxygen uptake. Reduction in the growth and development of plants was observed in the polluted treatments as against the control (non–polluted treatment) because of the deleterious effect of the petroleum products on the morphological parameters (plant height, number of leaves and leaf area) tested for. Velvet beans treated with lower treatment (100ml and 200ml) were observed to be more productive when compared to the control experiment. Consequently, as the crude oil exceeds the plant absorbing capacity at 800ml and 1600ml respectively, the growth retards, chlorosis, presence of tough apical meristem, and defoliation from the base of the plant.
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