Total Protein and Carbohydrate Determination in Leafy Vegetables Cultivated in Hydroponics and Soil

Author: Labya Prabhas, Parvez A. Khan, Megha Agrawal and Amia Ekka

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Abstract

In this study we are aiming to analyze the effect of change in plant cultivation technique associated with plant growth. Not only morphologically many anatomical and estimation of many phyto-chemicals can be considered to analyze the effect of plant cultivation technique. Seven leafy vegetable plant species were selected i.e. Amaranthus viridis, Trigonella foenum graceum L., Chorchorus olitorius L., Coriandrum sativum, Mentha arvensis, Cicer arietinum, Spinacia oleracea L. for cultivating under hydroponic system and in soil. Estimation of amount of protein, carbohydrate and moisture content were aimed to determine the effect on growth of the plant in hydroponics and soil cultivation technique. Hydroponically cultivated leafy plants was found rich in protein except C. olitorius (3.6 mg/g) and T.F. graceum L. (3.7 mg/g) as compared to soil cultivated plant C. olitorius (4.9 mg/g) and T.F. graceum L. (4.4 mg/g). Similarly, carbohydrate content was also consistently high in hydroponically cultivated leafy plants except one species of S. oleracea L. (3.9 mg/g) and it was found as 4.11 mg/g in soil cultivated leafy plant. Somehow growth rate was high in hydroponics under optimum condition. Some important factors in lifecycle of the plant like flowering and fruiting are still to be achieved.

Keywords

Plant cultivation, phyto-chemicals, hydroponics, soil cultivation, protein, carbohydrate, moisture, optimum

Conclusion

Growth of all leafy vegetable plants was high in hydroponics as compared to soil cultivation. Important factors like growth rate of the plant, chlorophyll content of the leafy vegetables (Prabhas and Ekka 2022), total protein estimation, total carbohydrate estimation, total moisture content in the leaf are helpful to describe the overall effect on growth of the selected plant species when we switch plant cultivation technique.

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How to cite this article

Labya Prabhas, Parvez A. Khan, Megha Agrawal and Amia Ekka (2023). Total Protein and Carbohydrate Determination in Leafy Vegetables Cultivated in Hydroponics and Soil. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(5a): 459-462.