Nutritional and Mineral Composition Analysis of Desert Plants: A case study

Authors

  • Javed Iqbal Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
  • Aqeela Shaheen Department of Chemistry, Govt. Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Awais Ghan Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan.
  • Qumer Iqbal Fibast, LLC. 1602 Mizell Road, Tuskegee, AL 36083, USA
  • Muhammad Azam Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
  • Basharat Ali Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
  • Anam Noor Department of Horticulture Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
  • Adeel Anwar PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Muhammadi Bibi PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Rashid Iqbal Department of Agronomy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan,
  • Iqra Anwar Department of Chemistry, Govt. Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, Pakistan,
  • Muhammad Aslam Department of Agronomy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan,
  • Imran Mahmood Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.2022.v34.i10.2926

Abstract

The wild arid and semi-arid plants of desert are used as food and medicine by the people of Desert. In this case study, selected plants were characterized physico-chemically for their nutritional and mineral importance by different analytical methods. Analysis showed that crude fibers and protein dominated in plant samples among all nutrients with an average concentration of 38% and 21% respectively. The edible parts of plants generally showed higher concentration of Ca and Mg as compared to Na and K. Calligonum polygonoides found comparatively rich in total sugars and ash contents. Similarly, crude fibers (45%), crude lipids (16%) and phosphorous (32 ppm) were observed higher in Leptadenia pyrotechnica. However, Prosopis cineraria contained higher contents of moisture and protein (24%) among other plants. The statistical presentation by discrimination analysis showed that arid plant found rich in most of the nutrients and minerals except phosphorous and proteins as compared to semi-arid plants with relatively higher moisture contents

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Published

2022-10-29

How to Cite

Iqbal, J., A. Shaheen, M. Awais Ghan, Q. Iqbal, M. Azam, B. Ali, A. Noor, A. Anwar, M. Bibi, R. Iqbal, I. Anwar, M. Aslam, and I. Mahmood. “Nutritional and Mineral Composition Analysis of Desert Plants: A Case Study”. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, vol. 34, no. 10, Oct. 2022, doi:10.9755/ejfa.2022.v34.i10.2926.

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