Original scientific paper

Mineral Composition and Antinutritional Components of Shrubs: Rangeland Species from the Upland Balochistan, Pakistan

Muhammad Islam ; Arid Zone Research Centre, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Brewary Road, Quetta, Pakistan
Sarfraz Ahmad ; Arid Zone Research Centre, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Brewary Road, Quetta, Pakistan
Sohail Aslam ; Arid Zone Research Centre, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Brewary Road, Quetta, Pakistan
Mohammad Athar ; California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, CA 95832, USA

Abstract

Little of the rangeland resources of Balochistan, Pakistan have been assessed and there is little to no information on how abiotic factors such as soil type and topography influence the nutritive value of native species. Leaf nitrogen concentrations in all species showed broadly similar patterns of change with season. In all species, non-protein nitrogen (NPN) accounted for more than 35-50% of total N. The effect of season on the concentration of phosphorus was highly significant. In all shrubs, there was similar response of concentration of Ca, Mg and K. There was a significant effect of season on the concentration of both total phenol and condensed tannins in all species.

Keywords

Rangeland shrubs; mineral composition; phenolics; tannins; seasonal variation; Balochistan

Hrčak ID:

22155

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/22155

Publication date:

25.3.2008.

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