Total mineral content present (calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, manganese, copper, and boron and nickel) In leaves of Desi and Kabuli chickpea varieties (On dry matter basis)

Abstract

In this experiment all the minerals were found higher at 45 days after sowing in leaves of both varieties of chickpea. The leaves of C-235 collected at 45 days after sowing had the highest amounts of calcium (2802.67 mg/100 g), magnesium (137 mg/100g) and phosphorus (387.67 mg/100 g), calcium content of HC-1 variety at 30 days after sowing was almost similar to that of C-235 varieties leaves collected at 60 days. Copper content of leaves of HC-1 collected at 30, 45 and 60 days were almost similar to those in leaves of C-235 variety. The highest calcium content was kabuli, HK-1 (2675.67 mg/100 g) followed by HK-2 (2624.33 mg/100 g) at 45 days. Magnesium content was higher in the leaves of HK-1 (139.67 mg/100 g) and least was in HK-2 (128.00 mg/100 g) at 30 days, potassium content was higher in the leaves of HK-1 (965.33 mg/100 g) at 45 days, than in the leaves of HK-2 at 30, 45 and 60 days after sowing. Phosphorus content was maximum in the leaves of HK-1 and HK-2 (386.67 and 377.00 mg/ 100 g) at 45 days after than at 30 and 60 days. Iron content was higher in the leaves of kabuli variety HK-1 at 45 days (360.00 mg / 100 g) than in the leaves of HK-2 at 30 and 60 days after sowing. Total zinc content was found highest in the leaves of kabuli chickpea variety HK-1 (6.57 mg /100 g) and HK-2 (6.37 mg /100 g) at 45 days after sowing. Manganese content was found in the leaves of HK-2 (1.42 mg/100 g) and HK-1 (1.39 mg/100 g) at 45 days after sowing. Copper content was almost same in the leaves of HK-1 and HK-2 at 30, 45 and 60 days and ranged from 1.20 to 1.36 mg /100 g. Highest boron content (1.20 mg /100 g) was found in the leaves of HK-1 and HK-2 at 60 days followed by HK-1 at 45 days (1.07 mg/100 g). Nickel content was found higher in the leaves of HK-1 and HK-2 at 45 and 60 days.