Spatial Variability in Proximate Composition of Lambsquaters (Chenopodium album) Grown in District Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan

Proximate Composition of Lambsquaters (Chenopodium album)

Authors

  • Abdul Ghani Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Mujahid Hussain Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Ikram Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Nadeem Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
  • Amna Imtiaz Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Mehrban Ahmed Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Imran Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Abdul Majid Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Mubashar Hussain Department of Zoology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Hira Fatima Department of Botany, The University of Lahore, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan

Keywords:

District Mianwali, Chenopodium album, Proximate composition

Abstract

The current study was conducted to assess the proximate composition of Chenopodium album collected from different tehsils i.e. Mianwali, Esakhel, Piplan, of district Mianwali. The highest moisture (84.22±0.86%) and ash (29.96±2.12%) content was found in Chenopodium album collected from Piplan and Mianwali respectively. The maximum crude fiber (14.61±1.83%) and ether extract (27.11±0.21%) was reported in Piplan. The maximum crude protein (0.87±0.036%) and carbohydrates (11.67±1.38%) was observed in Esakhel while variation in proximate composition of Chenopodium album collected from different localities may be attributed to environmental factor (soil composition, water, temperature, light etc.) or may be due to spatial variation.

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2018-09-18

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Ghani, A. ., Hussain, M. ., Ikram, M., Nadeem, M. ., Imtiaz, A. ., Ahmed, M. M. ., Imran, M. ., Majid, A. ., Hussain, M. ., & Fatima, H. . (2018). Spatial Variability in Proximate Composition of Lambsquaters (Chenopodium album) Grown in District Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan: Proximate Composition of Lambsquaters (Chenopodium album). Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences, 55(3), 49–54. Retrieved from http://ppaspk.org/index.php/PPAS-B/article/view/156

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