Mineral contents from some fabaceous plant species of Rajasthan desert

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Published Dec 31, 2013
DOI https://doi.org/10.30750/ijpbr.1.4.7

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B. B.S. Kapoor
Herbal Research laboratory, P.G. Department of Botany, Dungar College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Veena Purohit
Herbal Research laboratory, P.G. Department of Botany, Dungar College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.

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Evaluation of mineral contents from three selected plant species of Fabaceae family growing in arid region of Rajasthan Desert was carried out. The roots, shoots and fruits of Clitoria ternatea, Sesbania bispinosa and Tephrosia purpurea collected from two different areas Chhatargarh area (Bikaner district) and Ratangarh area (Churu district) were analysed for mineral contents. The maximum Calcium (3.86%), Phosphorus (0.48%), Potassium (0.92%) and Sodium (1.08%) contents were found in roots and shoots of Grewia tenax collected from study area.

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Kapoor B, Purohit V. Mineral contents from some fabaceous plant species of Rajasthan desert. IJPBR [Internet]. 31Dec.2013 [cited 5Jul.2025];1(04):35-7. Available from: https://ijpbr.in/index.php/IJPBR/article/view/948
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Vol 1 No 04 (2013): Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research
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