Presence of Biomolecule and Other Minerals in Raw, Roasted and Boiled Horse Gram (Kulthi Seeds) | Chapter 10 | Research Advances and Challenges in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 3

This chapter primarily focuses on accessing the chemical composition of raw, roasted and boiled Kulthi seeds (Dolichos biflrus). Horse gram (Dolichos biflorus) is one of the obscure legumes which is also known as Gahat, Kulath or Kulthi, in India and it is used as food and fodder. The seeds under investigation were procured from the local market of village Hivre of Pune District (Maharashtra), India. The seeds were roasted (sand bath 180oC, 20 mins) and boiled (Pressure cooker, 30 mins with 1:3 v/v water). The moisture, ash (and its analysis) and calcium content of the seeds were determined by Pearson [2]. Theseeds were used to study for their moisture, total ash (and its analysis), crude protein, lipid, total carbohydrates, reducing and non-reducing sugar, phosphorus, calcium, iron and crude fibre contents. The findings revealed that the total lipid content, crude fiber content, and calcium content present in raw, roasted, and boiled seeds of kulthi was quite higher than other varieties of kulthi and other legumes.

Author(s) Details:

Harsha Mishra,
Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, K. J. Somaiya Institute of Technology, Sion, Mumbai - 400022 (M.S.) India.

Shahin Pathan,
Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, K. J. Somaiya Institute of Technology, Sion, Mumbai - 400022 (M.S.) India.

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Possible Anti-cardiovascular Boosting Properties of Sphenostylis stenocarpa Seed Oil and Milk on Salt Loading-induced Hypertension in Rats | Chapter 06 | Current Topics on Chemistry and Biochemistry Vol. 1

 Legumes have been demonstrated to have high nutraceutical potential, making them a good source of nutrients that are good for human health. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which have been one of the leading causes of death in middle and high-income countries, can be avoided by protecting the heart from malfunctioning. In 2015, 82 percent of the 17 million early deaths (before the age of 70) owing to noncommunicable illnesses occurred in middle and high income nations, with CVDs accounting for 37 percent. The primary prevention of risk factors is the most effective method for preventing cardiovascular disease. Most cardiovascular illnesses can be avoided by implementing population-wide programmes to address behavioural risk factors such cigarette use, poor diet and obesity, physical inactivity, and problematic alcohol consumption. People who have cardiovascular diseases or are at high cardiovascular risk (due to the existence of one or more risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, or previously established disease) require early detection and therapy, which may include counselling and medications. Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex. A. Rich) Harms is an orphan legume crop whose oil and milk considerably (p 0.05) reduced the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), a robust marker for predicting the risk of cardiovascular disease, when given to hypertensive albino rats. Rats were given a saturated NaCl solution to produce hypertension. The rats were given varied concentrations of the extracted oil and milk. It was discovered that Sphenostylis stenocarpa seed has a low glycaemic index and that it reduced AIP considerably (p 0.05) at various doses and times.

Author(S) Details

Nwankwo Michael Olisa
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.

Ogbonna Innocent Okonkwo
Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.

Yila Lakabra David
Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.

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Integrated Weed Management in Ginger (Zingiber officinale) for Higher Productivity in Plains of Assam | Chapter 8 | New Ideas Concerning Science and Technology Vol. 12

 During 2014-15 and 2015-16, a field experiment was conducted at the Assam Agricultural University's Instruction-cum-Research Farm in Jorhat district, Assam, India, to identify a suitable combination of ginger and cowpea intercropping, as well as various weed management practises, to effectively manage weeds in ginger. Since it is a widely spaced and long-lasting crop, growers have plenty of opportunities to use the available vacant space throughout the rhizome's early growth stage to plant any short-term leguminous intercrop. Four legume intercropping systems and four weed control practises were considered in a total of 16 treatment combinations. Legume crop intercropping Cowpea planted between rows of Ginger and incorporated at 40 days after sowing (DAS) or between alternate rows of Ginger and incorporated at 40 days after sowing (DAS) and pre-emergence application of Metribuzin 500 g ai ha-1 + hand weeding (HW) at 70, 100, and 140 days after planting (DAP) produced better ginger growth and rhizome yield.

Author (s) Details

Aparna Baruah
Corteva Agriscience, Kolkata-700157, West Bengal, India

Jayanta Deka
Department of Agronomy, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013, Assam, India

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