Zenginbal, HamdiOkçu, Gamze DoğduYalçuk, Arda2021-06-232021-06-2320181522-65141549-7879https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2017.1337076https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/9765In this work, the effect of irrigation with textile wastewaters on the growth and development of "Golden Delicious apple sapling was examined over a one-year period. Municipal water prepared as a control sample (T-0), 1/3 diluted (T-1), and undiluted (T-2) raw textile wastewater was used as the three different irrigation water samples. Two replications of each test were performed on three random samples each time. When examining the effects of T-0, T-1, and T-2 irrigation water on plant growth, it was found that T-1 irrigation water significantly increased the weight, the shoot length, and the diameter of the sapling. Despite increasing Ni and Cr metals in the apple saplings' leaves when irrigated with T-2 water, plant growth was restricted due to the lack of basic nutrients. When taking certain aspects into account, such as the proper treatment of wastewater, then 1/3 diluted textile wastewater can be used as agricultural irrigation water for the apple plants.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessGrowthHeavy MetalsIndustrial EffluentsMalus DomesticaWater QualityArticle10.1080/15226514.2017.1337076202153160286130782-s2.0-85046845770Q2WOS:000423504200009Q3