Microbiological and proximate analysis of fluted pumpkin. The large, darkred seed is rich in fat and protein, and can be eaten whole, ground into powder for another kind of soup, or made into a fermented porridge. The broad objective of this study is to determine the economics of fluted pumpkin telfaria occidentalis hook. Fluted pumpkin stands were harvested at 12 weeks after planting 12 wap and at 50 weeks after planting, respectively.
See below for the abstract, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list of appendices, list of abbreviations and chapter one. Common names for the plant include fluted gourd, fluted pumpkin, ugu in the igbo language, and ikongubong in the efik and ibibio languages. Data collected through a multistage sampling technique from a sample of 60 respondents in the 20 planting season were analyzed using the profit function, gross margin analysis as well as ordinary least square ols regression technique. How to grow fluted pumpkin growing fluted pumpkin seeds. Effects of mixed fertilizer levels and harvest intervals on the yield and mineral concentration of the fluted pumpkin, telfairia occidentalis hook. Fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis is a minimallyprocessed green leafy vegetable traditionally used for its antianaemic properties in the form of leaf juice without a heating or inactivation step before consumption. Proteins are essential in building of body tissues and the synthesis of the essential amino acids, which cannot be obtained with our food sources. The fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis is a tropical vine grown in west africa as a leaf vegetable and for its edible seeds. It belongs to the family telfaria occidentalis hook f. Tindall, 1989 defined leafy vegetables as herbaceous plants. There is, however, a major limitation in the utilization of many plant seeds, including t. The seed contains oil which is used for cooking okoli and nyanayo, 1988. They observed that fluted pumpkin seed oil improves semen parameters and has little or no effect on testicular histology when administered at a low dose of 400 mgkg body weight.
Fluted pumpkin leaves are rich in dietary properties like calcium, iron, potassium, and manganese. The genus telfairia, named after the famous irish naturalist, botanist and plant collector charles telfair, is a nutritionally important but scientifically little known member of the family cucurbitaceae and order telfaireae the compleat. Fluted pumpkin, seed germination, seedling growth, sodium. Characterization and genetics of fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis hook f.
Minerals and antinutrients in fluted pumpkin telfairia. The effect rate of fertilizer application on vegetable. Click the download now button to get the complete project work. Post harvest storage and processing changes in carotenoids. Even, the leaves provide the great amount of vitamin a, b2, c2 and e for sure. The oil was extracted in a soxhlet extractor using normal hexane as solvent. Thus, yellow fluted pumpkin appears to be tolerant to nacl levels below 3. This plant is a delicious and droughttolerant perennial which is normally grown trellised. Composition, physicochemical and morphological characterization of pumpkin flour mayyawadee saeleaw 12 and gerhard schleining 2 1 faculty of home economics technology, rajamangala university of technology krungthep, bangkok 10120, thailand 2 department of food sciences and technology, bokuuniversity of natural resources and life sciences vienna. Cucurbitaceae fluted pumpkin, oysternut, ugu origin. The physical and chemical properties of oil extracted with nhexane and petroleum ether from fluted pumpkin seeds were determined. View of floral biology of fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis telfairia occidentalis hook. Information that was required centered on the socioeconomic characteristics of farmers and other relevant inputs like fertilizers, chemicals, manure etc. Ten genotypes of fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis were observed for floral morphology, phenology and insect visitation for two.
The official sat study guide contains 10 practice tests. Fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis is a minimallyprocessed green leafy vegetable traditionally used for. Determinants of flutted pumpkin telferia occidentalis. The fluted pumpkin oil is also an excellent source of iodine due to its high content of unsaturated fatty acids. The effect of fluted pumpkin telferia occidentalis seed. Knowledge of floral biology is essential to crop improvement. A somatic embryogenesisbased system for the production of. Phytochemical and nutritive composition of fluted pumpkin. Pdf processing of fluted pumpkin seeds, telfairia occidentalis. Mechanizing ugu telfairia occidentalis production and. It is in pdf and is downloadable from your email inbox. Seed residue after oil extraction is also used as animal feeds.
To study the importance of phytochemical and nutritive composition of fluted pumpkin gain in the country. Juvenile morphological markers for maleness in fluted. The step by step practical guide to successful commercial ugu fluted pumpkin farming contains information on. Multiple antibioticresistant bacteria on fluted pumpkin. Fluted pumpkin is cucurbitaceous vegetable grown in west africa. A ricardian analysis based on time series data, abstract pdf. Out of the 120 questionnaires distributed, 90 were returned and used for the analysis. The fluted gourd grows in many nations of west africa, but is mainly cultivated in nigeria, used.
The competition between use of seeds for consumption and propagation causes scarcity of propagules, necessitating development of more efficient propagation systems. Fluted pumpkin seeds were sown in april 1996, at the university of uyo teaching and research farm. Growth, yield and nutritional compositions of fluted. Indeed, it is also packed with antioxidant properties to protect the body against disease. Freshly harvested fluted pumpkin fruits, were opened and the seeds carefully separated from the pulp, washed to reduce contamination by foreign substances and. Fluted pumpkin seeds have been reported to be rich in proteins 14. How fluted pumpkin, other local vegetables prevent. The publically available bibliographic database pubmed includes over 2,000 references to pumpkin. In botany, a leaf is an aboveground plant organ specialized for the process of photosynthesis. The aim of the study was to assess the presence of surface microbiota on t. The seeds are also nutritious and rich in an oil which may be used for cooking and soap manufacture. Iron present in fluted pumpkin is the essential component of hemoglobin in the blood and cells.
Phytochemical analysis of fluted pumpkin leave telifairia. Benefits of fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis hematological properties the aqueous extract of fluted pumpkin leaves telfairia occidentalis can be used for treating anaemia due to the haematinic properties of the leaf. Telfairiaoccidentalis commonly called fluted pumpkin is an important leaf and seed vegetable indigenous to southern nigeria and grown in the forest zone of west and central africa nigeria, ghana and sierra leone being the major producers. Data were collected on growth parameters, nutritional composition and. Chin chin production from pumpkin seed and casava flour. The result showed a significant difference p fluted pumpkin served as the test crop. Telfairia occidentalis is a tropical vine grown in west africa as a leaf vegetable and for its edible seeds. It is widely cultivated for its palatable and nutritious leaves which are used mainly as vegetable. Download the complete science lab technology project topic and material chapter 15 titled phytochemical and nutritive composition of fluted pumpkin here on projects. Fluted pumpkin, edikang ikong, photosynthesis, seeds, leaves. Data were collected on growth parameters, nutritional composition and yield attributes of fluted pumpkin. The large up to 5cm, dark seed is rich introduction. It is widely cultivatedfor its palatable and nutritious leaves which are used mainly as vegetable.
Compositional studies of telfairia occidentalis leaves. It belongs to the family, and cucurbitaceae originated from tropical west africa 3, 4. Six hundred seeds extracted from nine pods of fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis hook f. Effects of irrigation on the leaf and pod production of fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis hook.
This research work investigated the effect of roasting and fermentation on the nutrient composition and sensory properties of pumpkin telfairia occidentalis seed used as a composite with cassava flour in chin chin production. Fluted pumpkin seed oil contain high amounts of antioxidative properties such as oleic acid, vitamin a, alkaloids, tannins and linoleic acid which makes it capable of treating infertility in males by boosting the functionality of the testicles for an increased sperm count. Albumin and globulin fractions were found to be the major seed proteins of fluted pumpkin seeds, constituting about 58. Field trials were conducted at the imopoly farm farm, imo state polytechnic umuagwo in 2014 to determine the effect rate of fertilizer application on vegetable telfairia occidentalis. In this study, the work done on the extraction of oil from fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis hook f. Common names for the plant include fluted gourd, fluted pumpkin, and ugu. Harvesting of fluted pumpkin takes place 120150 days after sowing.
It is a leafy vegetable used as edible seeds whose common names are ugu, fluted pumpkin and fluted gourd. Multiple antibioticresistant bacteria on fluted pumpkin leaves, a. The medicinal values of fluted pumpkin leaves are too great. This is a continuation of the previous article nigerian fluted pumpkin leaves many researches as to the medicinal values of fluted pumpkin leaves had been made by prominent, eminent and dedicated nigerian scholars in. Telfairia occidentalis, fluted pumpkin, oysternut, ugu. The fertilizer types were applied at two levels each 0 and 60 kg.
Leaves are typically flat laminar and thin which evolved as a means to maxi. Phytochemical analysis of fluted pumpkin leave telifairia occidentalis with abstract, chapter 15, references and questionnaire. These complex chemical substances of different composition are found as recent studies have shown that yelfairia occidentialis leaf is rich source of protein oil, vitamins and. The fluted pumpkin seeds contain a high proportion of edible oil, which has a lower saponification value when compared to other types of oil such as palm oil and vegetable oil. Phytochemical screening of fluted pumpkin leaf extracts by oyewale and abalaka15. Fluted pumpkin also known as telferia occidentalis is a species of cucurbitaceae family in the tropics and largely consumed in nigeria, ghana and sierra leone nkang et al. Poultry manure rates tha plant population 0 6 12 24 vine length cm 10,000 173 214 230 265 20,000 176 257 268 288 40,000 192 214 258 258 mean 180 228 238 270 lsd 0. The treatments were assigned into a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Fluted pumpkin is dioecious with male and female flowers borne.
Cucurrbitaceae production in ughelli north local government area of delta state. View of phenotypic traits diversity in fluted pumpkin telfairia. Pharmacotherapeutic properties of telfairia occidentalis hook f a. Contribution of fluted pumpkin leaf production by women to household income in the tropics xml.
The study examined the determinants of fluted pumpkin production and profitability in akwa ibom state, nigeria. Mgbeogu2 fluted pumpkin, telfairia occidentalis, is native to west africa but occurs mostly in its cultivatedform in various parts of southern nigeria. Secret liquid fertilizer see what happens when you use this organic fertilizer duration. Effects of irrigation on the leaf and pod production of fluted pumpkin. Return to article details phenotypic traits diversity in fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis hook. Production of biodiesel from fluted pumpkin telfairia. Fluted pumpkin belongs to the family cucurbitaceae. Fluted pumpkin, telfairia occidentalis, is native to west africa but occurs mostly in its cultivated form in various parts of southern nigeria. Pdf microbiological and proximate analysis of fluted pumpkin. In africa indigenous vegetables remain popular in rural areas where they are often considered to be more nutritive than exotic vegetables. Microbiology, proximate composition, fluted pumpkin telfairia occidentalis f hook, enteric. Pumpkin garden 20 part 1 growing pumpkins in my backyard 615 duration.