We investigated the effects of wastewater on the growth of pea (Pisum sativum L.). We isolated several fungal phytopathogens from wastewater samples by serial dilution techniques. There were six different treatments to assess the impact of wastewater as well as fungal phytopathogens on pea plants. After 21 days treatment, growth parameters and disease symptoms on pea plants were recorded. By physiochemical analysis, composition and nature of freshwater and wastewater samples was compared with Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences irrigation water standards. We found that wastewater and fungal pathogens are toxic and lethal to pea plants at a considerable level, affecting growth. We suggest that wastewater contaminants not only affect the metabolism of plants but also it affects the soil properties negatively. Our analysis of waste water samples suggest that the quality of waste water nearly corresponded to given IFAS water standards used for irrigation excluding alkalinity.
