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Effect of Different Wastewater Irrigation Regimes on Growth of Mulberry (Morus macroura Miq.)

Auswirkung verschiedener Bewässerungsmethoden mit Schmutzwasser auf das Wachstum von Maulbeerbäumen (Morus macroura Miq.)

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Mulberry fruits have greater potential of dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. It should be free from heavy metals which are dangerous for human health. Therefore, current study was carried out to limit the use of wastewater impact on mulberry plants and also evaluate permissible wastewater limits for better plant growth and development. Different soil nutrients were maximum in 40 wastewater irrigations (T7). The significantly higher plant height increment and leaf area was recorded from 16 wastewater irrigations and 24 tubewell irrigations (T4). The highest fresh and dry leaf weights and Leaf nitrate content were calculated from 16 wastewater irrigations and 24 tubewell irrigations (T4). The significantly higher leaf ash was recorded from 24 wastewater irrigations and 16 tubewell irrigations (T5). Leaf chlorophyll content was significantly higher recorded from 24 wastewater irrigations and 16 tubewell irrigations (T5). Leaf iron content was significantly greater from 16 wastewater irrigations and 24 tubewell irrigations (T4). Leaf zinc and cadmium contents were significantly higher from 16 wastewater irrigations and 24 tubewell irrigations (T4) and 12 wastewater irrigations and 28 tubewell water irrigations (T3). Leaf copper content was significantly greater from 12 wastewater irrigations and 28 tubewell water irrigations (T3) and leaf lead content was significantly greater from 32 waste water irrigations and 8 tubewell irrigations (T6). Plant height increment has significant correlation with all studied traits except total leaf chlorophyll content, leaf proline content and leaf lead content.

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The authors are highly grateful to the Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan for financial support to conduct the study.

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    Ahmad Shahzad Gul, Farrukh Naveed, Muhammad Ali, Riaz Ahmad & Muhammad Saqib

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Gul, A.S., Naveed, F., Ali, M. et al. Effect of Different Wastewater Irrigation Regimes on Growth of Mulberry (Morus macroura Miq.). Erwerbs-Obstbau 63, 331–337 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10341-021-00577-3

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