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| Anatomical studies on water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) under the influence of textile wastewater |
| MAHMOOD Qaisar, ZHENG Ping, SIDDIQI M. Rehan, ISLAM Ejaz ul, AZIM M. Rashid, HAYAT Yousaf |
| School of Environment and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; Department of Botany, Federal Government Postgraduate College, H-8, Islamabad, Pakistan; Department of Botany, Forman Christian College Lahore, Pakistan; Department of Maths/Stat/Computer Science, North Western Frontier Province Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan |
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Abstract Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) is a prolific free floating aquatic macrohpyte found in tropical and subtropical parts of the earth. The effects of pollutants from textile wastewater on the anatomy of the plant were studied. Water hyacinth exhibits hydrophytic adaptations which include reduced epidermis cells lacking cuticle in most cases, presence of large air spaces (7~50 µm), reduced vascular tissue and absorbing structures. Textile waste significantly affected the size of root cells. The presence of raphide crystals was noted in parenchyma cells of various organs in treated plants.
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Received: 01 July 2005
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