20Jan 2017

NOVAL TRAITS FOR IDENTIFYING AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS L. USING SYSTEMATIC AND BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS.

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Amaranthus spinosus is commonly known as spiny amaranth and is distributed all around the Asian continent as an annual weed. Though it is seen as a weed the nutritive quality of the species is high. This paper attempts to explain the various biochemical composition of the plant qualitatively and quantitatively. Qualitative analysis carried out suggests the better solvent which could be used for its effective extraction. This paper also puts lights into the taxonomical traits and anatomical characters of the species.

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[Arya S and Rajesh Kumar T. (2017); NOVAL TRAITS FOR IDENTIFYING AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS L. USING SYSTEMATIC AND BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jan). 1579-1584] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. RAJESH KUMAR, T
Assistant professor, MahatmaGandhi college, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2923      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2923

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