Usage of Some Woody Tree species to Remediate Contaminants in Agricultural Drainage Water 1- Effect of Tree Species and Agricultural Drain Locations on Vegetative Growth Characteristics and Specific Gravity of Some Woody Tree Species

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Forestry Dept., Hort. Res. Inst., A.R.C., Egypt; **Natural Res. Dept., Fac. Afric. Post. Stud., Cairo Univ., Egypt

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This  study  was  carried out  at  the Kalyobia  Governorate,  for  three  years  to study  the effect of agricultural drainage water on vegetative growth and specific gravity for four tree species (Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Salix vemenalis, Morus alba and Ficus nitida) grown at one side both of  the three agricultural drains  (Touch, Shebine and Batanda) and Shebine irrigation canal which used as a control treatment. The following data were recorded; stem height, stem diameter, fresh and dry weight of leaves, branches and roots in addition to specific gravity. Results showed that, E. camaldulensis significantly increased in stem height and stem diameter as compared to the other species. Ficus and Salix trees showed significantly increased in leaves, branches and roots fresh and dry weight as compared to the other tested tree species from beginning to ending of study with the exception of roots dry weight of Salix trees which superior the rest of tree species. Moreover, the control treatments significantly increased in all tested vegetative growth characteristics as compared to the treatments with the exception of the stem diameter. Ficus and willow trees produced the highest values of specific gravity in comparison with the other two species. The growing willow trees on the side of Shebein drain produced the highest values of the specific gravity as compared to the rest of treatments. The irrigation canal (control treatments) showed significantly decreased in the specific gravity as compared to the three tested drains.

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