COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF THE SEEDS AND FRUITS OF THREE CUCURBITS

Auteurs

  • E. S. Ojo Department of Pure and Applied Botany, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria Auteur
  • A. A. Ajiboye Department of Pure and Applied Botany, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria Auteur
  • O. O. Fawibe Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Federal University, Oye Ekiti Auteur
  • A. Bello Department of Biological Sciences, Covenant University Otta, Nigeria Auteur
  • D. A. Agboola Department of Pure and Applied Botany, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria Auteur

Mots-clés :

Lagenaria breviflora, Citrullus lanatus, Phytochemical, alkaloids, phlobatanin

Résumé

A comparative study was carried out on the phytochemical cotent of the seeds and fruits of Cucumis melo (L.), Lagenaria  reviflora(Benth) and Citrullus lanatus(Thunb). Phytochemical analysis of air-dried, powdered epicarp, mesocarp and seeds of the mature fruits were carried out using standard procedures. Data on phytochemical characteristics were collected and subjected to two - way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at p<0.05. Means were compared using LSD. Phytochemicals such as glycosides, tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, phlobatanin, anthraquinone and saponin were detected in the epicarp, mesocarp and seeds of the Cucurbits under investigation 

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Publiée

2017-03-31

Numéro

Vol. 3 No 1 (2017): Fulafia Journal of Science and Technology (FJST)

Rubrique

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Comment citer

COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF THE SEEDS AND FRUITS OF THREE CUCURBITS. (2017). FULafia Journal of Science and Technology , 3(1), 6-11. https://lafiascijournals.org.ng/index.php/fjst/article/view/88

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