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Fly ash (FA) from coal in Orissa (India) was used for amending soil at levels equivalent to 0, 1, 2.5, 5, 10 and 15 metric tons per ha in which, rice was grown and elemental residues of amended soil and plant parts were enumerated. FA amendments caused significant improvement in soil quality and germination percentage of rice seeds. Growth (shoot length, leaf area and pigment composition) and yield (panicle length, seeds per panicle, seed weight and yield per plant) of rice increased with an increase in FA amendments. Catalase and peroxidase activities of young leaves increased initially in plants cultivated at lower FA levels but declined sharply at higher FA levels while the protein content of seeds improved at higher FA levels. Sodium content of rice-roots did not change with FA amendments but the contents of K, P, Mn, Ni, Co, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, and Cd showed a progressive increase. Seeds of plants grown in FA amended soils accumulated Cu, Pb, Cr and Cd in amounts below allowable limits. Based on the data obtained we found that flooded-rice soil amended at 10 metric tons FA per ha level of FA not only improved the physical properties of the soil but also contributed to better growth and yield of rice.
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We thank Prof. S. C. Nayak, Principal, Govt. Autonomous College, Bhawnipatna for his encouragement and Director R.R.L., Bhubaneswar, for facilitating elemental analyses. We are grateful to Prof. Sadananda Naik for his help during the preparation of the manuscript. M. Mishra thanks Mr. Ashok K. Mishra, Principal, Kesinga Mahavidyalaya, Kesinga for his timely help and co-operation.
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Mishra, M., Sahu, R.K. & Padhy, R.N. Growth, yield and elemental status of rice (Oryza sativa) grown in fly ash amended soils. Ecotoxicology 16, 271–278 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-006-0128-7
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