TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
- Introduction and Literature Review
1.1 Introduction
- Literature Review
- Definition of heavy metals
- Characteristics of Nickel
- Nickel in the environment
- Biological roles of nickel
- Absorption of nickel by plant Accumulation of Nickel in plants \
- Nickel and photosynthesis
- Effects of nickel on plant respiration Metabolic effects of nickel
- Effects of nickel on enzyme activity
- Mechanism of nickel toxicity
- Strategies of plant tolerance to nickel toxicity
- Management of nickel toxicity
- Land management procedure
1.2.13.2 Phytoremediation The use of micro-organisms to mitigate nickel toxicity
- Scientific classification of Sorghum
- Chemical Composition and Nutritive Value of
Sorghum
1.5 Classification of sorghum 28
1.6 Uses of Sorghum 29
1.7 Germination / Growth Stages of Sorghum
1.7.1 Growth Stages
1.72 Nutrient Uptake
1.8 Diseases of Grain Sorghum
1.9 Activities that induce Germination
1.10 Metabolism of Germinating Seeds
1.11 NPK (15-15-15) Fertilizer
1.11.1 Catalase
1.12 History of Catalase
1.12.1Â Activities of Catalase
1.12.2 Molecular mechanism of catalase action
1.13 Superoxide Dismatase
1.13.1Types of Superoxide Dismutase
1.13.2 Physiological Importance of Superoxide Dismutase
1.13.3 Use of Superoxide Dismutase in Cosmetic
1.14 Peroxidase
1.14.1 Isozymes of Glutathione Peroxidase
1.15 Oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species
1.16 Objective of the Study
CHAPTER TWO
- Materials and Method
2.1 Materials
2.1.1 Contaminant
- Fertilizer
- Quantity of soil used
- Source of SoilÂ5
- Source of Soybean seed used
- Instruments/Apparatus used
- Reagents used for the study
2.2.6 Statistical Analysis
CHAPTER THREE
- Results
3.1 Soil Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
- Discussion and Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Appendix One: Reagents Preparation 97