Effect of lithium on seed germination and plant growth of Amaranthus viridis

Lithium is one of the trace elements essential for human body. The use Li-based products has increased tremendously, leading to higher consumption patterns and generation lithum-based wastes. A concentration lithium leads contamination soil water bodies. enters food chain through plant pathway. becomes contaminated with agricultural produced on lithium-contaminated soil. Owing this scenario, present study focused studying effect germination growth Amaranthus viridis. Germination studies were conducted in petri dishes, rate was 95% at control 10 ppm. At concentrations, 73% 50 ppm, 57% 75 ppm 41% 100 Pot experiments 51 days using lithium-amended from revealed that, promoted length weight 1.122 g/plant 2.415 stress tolerance index calculated dry roots shoots, respectively. High root shoot biomass led an increase plant, which accumulation parts. These results concluded that stimulated lower concentrations confirmed calculation index.