Phytochemical Analyses in Dipcadi Erythraeum During Different Developmental Stages-An Endemic and Threatened Bulbous Medicinal Plant from The Indian Arid Zone

Primary metabolites are of prime importance and essentially required for growth of plants such as sugar, protein, lipids, starch, etc. Many primary metabolites act as precursors of pharmacologically active metabolites. The present study deals with phytochemical analyses in Dipcadi erythraeum, an endemic and threatened bulbous medicinal plant of the Indian Thar desert. Primary metabolites such as leaf pigments, proline, osmotic potential, total sugars, crude protein and phosphorus were estimated during different developmental stages, i.e. vegetative, flowering and fruiting. The results revealed that leaf pigments were maximum during flowering stage, while remaining parameters in vegetative stage.