Fruit production and biochemical aspects of seeds of <i>Euryale ferox</i> Salisb. under <i>ex-situ</i> conditions

Authors

  • Md Almujaddade Alfasane Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • Moniruzzaman Khondker Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • ZN Tahmida Begum Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • Laila Arjumand Banu BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md Mahbubar Rahman BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Umma Fatema Shahjadee BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v37i2.1727

Keywords:

Euryale ferox, Ex-situ culture, Fruit production, Seeds biochemical content

Abstract

Ex-situ culture studies of Euryale ferox Salisb. using fresh mature seeds were carried out in an arboretum. Production of fresh fruit has been estimated to be 3.05 t/ha. Biochemical analysis of the seeds revealed 61% carbohydrate, 15.6% protein, 12.1% moisture, 7.6% fibre, 1.8% ash and 1.35% fat. The seeds were found to contain 12 amino acids, which are histidine, leucine, isoleucine, glutamic acid, lysine, tyrosine, valine, aspartic, threonine, alanine, methionine and arginine.

Key words: Euryale ferox, Ex-situ culture, Fruit production, Seeds biochemical content

doi:10.3329/bjb.v37i2.1727

Bangladesh J. Bot. 37(2): 179-181, 2008 (December)

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Alfasane, M. A., Khondker, M., Begum, Z. T., Banu, L. A., Rahman, M. M., & Shahjadee, U. F. (2008). Fruit production and biochemical aspects of seeds of <i>Euryale ferox</i> Salisb. under <i>ex-situ</i> conditions. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 37(2), 179–181. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v37i2.1727

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