Effects of Industrial Coconut Oil Effluent on Vascular Tissue Structure of Corchorus olitorius
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ICE, Vascular Tissue, C. olitoriusAbstract
This study was carried out at different concentrations (0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100%) of industrial coconut oil effluent in the vascular tissues of Corchorus olitorius. The experiment was conducted in a screened house and arranged in a completely randomized block design in five replications. The results obtained on transverse sections of leaves, stems, and roots, and on the photochemical properties of the plant tissues irrigated with different concentrations of the ICE and control, were analysed at two-week intervals for four months. Generally, the comparative study of the effect of coconut oil industrial effluent on the leaves of Corchorus olitorius at different concentrations is shown. The epidermis was distorted in treatments with ICE concentrations of 60% or higher. However, other vital tissues, such as cambium, phloem, and pith, were present in all treatments. Moreover, a quantitative study showed that the different treatment concentrations affected the number of xylem cells. The distribution of tissues in the transverse section of C. olitorius leaves was summarized in this work. The xylem vessels of the 0% (control) treatment were 6 -7 cells long, while those of treatments with 20% and 40% were 5 – 6 cells long; 60% and 80% had lower values, while the 100% treatment had no discernible xylem tissue. There was a dose-dependent decrease in vessel diameter (µ) with the highest number detected in 0% (control), followed by 40%, 20% and 60%, while 80% was the least; treatment 100% ICE had no record of vessel diameter.
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