ABSTRACT
The present study deals with the ‘Effects of Industrial Solid Waste on Crop and Yield Characters of Solanum melongena L. (Brinjal)’ plant Species were investigated in the pot experiment. Due to the Industrial solid waste contamination of soils 5%, 10%, 30% and 50% concentrations of all the Brinjal crop and yield characters are effected and declined. The fruit yield of Solanum melongena L. reduced by 3.77% over the control soils in A1 soils. Thereafter the rate of reduction steeply rose to 40.31% in A2, 49.70% in A3 and finally reached 70.54% in A4 soils. Thus, the ISW even at 10% concentration has potential to reduce the fruit yield and result in considerable economic loss to the farmers. The economic loss affected by the amendment of soils with ISW ranged in A1 soils is Rs.1, 45,600 /- per hectare per year in A4 soils. Even 10% contamination of soil with ISW, which is most likely to exist in the study area, may result in a loss of Rs.83, 200/- per hectare per year through the Brinjal production.
