Journal of Functional and Environmental Botany
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Studies on the Biochemical Composition of Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Different Seasons

  • Author:
  • PK Mishra1, BR Maurya2, Prasann Kumar3,
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Nov 1, 2012
  • Page Number: 96 to 99

1Research Associate Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India

2Professor, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India

3PG Student, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India

*Email: prasann0659@gmail.com

Abstract

During 2006, Parthenium hysterophorus L. plant material was collected from the Agricultural Research Farm, BHU during the rainy and winter season, to investigate changes in content of some biochemical compounds in different plant parts (root, stem and leaf). High content of both protein and starch was recorded in leaves in both seasons. The content of reducing sugars and carbohydrates were higher during rainy season in all parts of Parthenium as compared to the winter season, while non- reducing sugars were highest in leaf material during the rainy season as compared to the winter season.

Keywords

Parthenium, Season and Biochemical composition