The Effect of Detergent Water on the Growth of Mungbean (Vigna radiata) seeds DOCX

Title	The Effect of Detergent Water on the Growth of Mungbean (Vigna radiata) seeds
Author	Shanne Rey Llera
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The Effect of Detergent Water on the Growth of Mungbean (Vigna radiata) seeds Shanne Rey C. Llera Sciences Division, University of the Philippines Cebu ABSTRACT Water is an essential abiotic factor in the growth of plants. Detergent water containing surfactants was used to test their effect on the plant growth of mungbeans. The information gathered in this study contributed to the existing studies done about the topic. This study could also be used as a guide in understanding the effect of greywater to plant growth. The mungbean seeds were grown in cup experiment and were watered with detergent water. To asses the effect of the detergent water to the seeds, a control set-up was set in which the seeds are watered with tap water. There is a significant difference between the growths of the seeds in the two set-ups. The study shows that detergent water can negatively affect the growth of mungbean seeds. INTRODUCTION Water plays a very important role in plant life; in fact "Water makes up most of the mass of plant cells (Taiz and Zeger, 2002)". Water is one of the most important and abundant resource that a plant needs to grow and function. It is a very essential factor in the germination of plants. In germination, water penetrates the seed in the process called imbibition where the seed coat softens. Once inside the seed, water dissolves the Giberellic acid of the seed which is responsible for seed dormancy. Without water, seeds would not be able to overcome seed dormancy and would not be able to proceed to seed germination. Water scarcity in the Philippines is becoming rampant nowadays, in fact according to Schumacher (2016), the Philippines is one of the 37 Asian countries that are suffering from lower levels of water and water security. Many reasons lead to the scarcity of water, one of which is the increase in water demand which is associated with the increase in population. Due to the scarcity of clean water, people have resorted to greywater reuse....