%0 Journal Article %T Effect of Sewage Sludge on the Growth of Maize Crop %A M. Qasim %A Naheeda Javed %A Himayatullah %A M. Subhan %J Journal of Biological Sciences %D 2001 %I Asian Network for Scientific Information %X Sewage sludge application had significantly effected all parameters of maize crop except germination percentage. Maximum Shoot length, Number of leaves per plant, Leaf area, Plant height, Root length, Shoot dry weight and Root dry weight of maize crop were obtained where sewage sludge was applied @ 10-30 ton ha-1. It was recommended that application of sewage sludge at the rate of 20 or 30 ton ha -1 will have favorable effect on the maize crop under the agro-climatic conditions of D.I.Khan. %U http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/ansinet/jbs/2001/52-53.pdf