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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 1
First page : (240) Last page : (248)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8589

Waste Water Application: An Alternative Way to Reduce Water Scarcity Problem in Vegetables: A Review

Haroon Ilahi^1*, Muhammad Adnan² , Fazal ur Rehman³, Kiran Hidayat⁴, Ijaz Amin¹, Aziz Ullah⁵, Ghani Subhan¹, Inzamam Hussain¹, Muneeb Ur Rehman⁶, Atta Ullah¹ and Rohoma Tahir^7
1Department of Agriculture - The University of Swabi, Pakistan
²Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture - University of Sargodha, Pakistan
³Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture - University of Sargodha, Pakistan
⁴Department of Chemistry - Women University of Swabi, Pakistan
⁵Department of Horticulture - The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
⁶Department of Agronomy, Amir Muhammad Khan Campus,
Mardan - The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
⁷Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
*Corresponding Author E-mail: soilscientist.uos@gmail.com
Received: 27.12.2020 | Revised: 30.01.2021 | Accepted: 7.02.2021 

 ABSTRACT

Wastewater, being considered a genuine treasure chest of raw materials and all the other commodities that go down the drain. It may be used to irrigate and resupply the surface and groundwater to the crops and vegetables. To help preserve our water supply, water recycling is an economic and environmentally viable option. Emerging pollutants, recycled water for irrigation of vegetable crops as organic material, suspended particles, nutrients (mainly phosphorus and nitrogen), is a market-driven intervention focused on the demands of the farming sector and therefore can help to the advancement of the sustainable development by recovering nutrients from recycled water and applying them to vegetables by various fertigation processes. Wastewater treatment by settling or filtration is required in order to avoid the obstruction of soil pores and irrigation system emitters. Permanent control of the effluent content of the waste water to be reused is the best indicator for the use of waste water for vegetable production. This review discussed the value of vegetables in the world, the issue of water shortage, the recycling of waste water, the recovery of nutrients and their concentration in waste water, and the positive effects of waste on vegetables from numerous currently available sources.

Keywords: Wastewater; Water Scarcity; Vegetables; Nutrients.

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Cite this article: Ilahi, H., Adnan, M., Rehman, F., Hidayat, K., Amin, I., Ullah, A., Subhan, G., Hussain, I., Rehman, M., Ullah, A., & Tahir, R. (2021). Waste Water Application; An Alternative Way to Reduce Water Scarcity Problem in Vegetables: A Review, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(1), 240-248. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8589