Abstract
The experimental site “Sial Morr Sugar mill, District Sargodha” Punjab, Pakistan was selected to carry out present investigation. The forage samples of Eragrostis pilosa, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Parthenium hysterophorus and Calotropis procera were collected from the three sites held in this area. The forage samples were cleaned with distilled water to rinse dust particles and other impurities. These forage samples were air dried, oven dried and ground for the assessment of proximate analysis. Proximate analysis procedures including the percentage of moisture content, crude protein, ash contents and crude fiber in the sample were determined by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists methods. The CP contents among different plant species ranged from 8.1% to 26.2% at all sites. The lowest CP value was found in Eragrostis pilosa at site III while the highest CP contents in Dactyloctenium aegyptium at site II. The CP content showed significant (p the moisture was found more in Calotropis procera at site II. The Dactyloctenium aegyptium had the least moisture content of 3.9% while the highest water content of 7%. Ash contents varied from 7.2% to 17.9% among various plant species at all sampling sites. The lowest ash contents were recorded in Dactyloctenium aegyptium at site III. At site II, ash contents were highest in Eragrostis pilosa. The differences between ash contents of various plant species were significant (p Parthenium hysterophorus had greater crude fiber contents at site II while the lowest value of CF found in Dactyloctenium aegyptium at site I. The differences were significant between all plant species other than the Specie I at all sites. The values ranged from 1.2% to 4.1%. It was highest in Parthenium hysterophorus (4.1%) at site I and least in Dactyloctenium aegyptium (1.2%) at site III. Maximum ether extract value was achieved at site I.
Highlights
In Pakistan, almost 1000 species of plants have been indicated with therapeutic and medicinal value, used to save communities from diseases [1,2]
The forage samples of Eragrostis pilosa, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Parthenium hysterophorus and Calotropis procera were collected from the three sites from Sial Morr Sugar mill at a distance of 12 km, District Sargodha
The lowest CP value was found in Eragrostis pilosa at pasture III while the highest CP contents in Dactyloctenium aegyptium at pasture II
Summary
In Pakistan, almost 1000 species of plants have been indicated with therapeutic and medicinal value, used to save communities from diseases [1,2]. K. Ahmed et al / Agricultural Sciences 4 (2013) 302-308 ing organisms have been gifted by plant commodities that have medicinal values. Carbohydrates, and fats are the necessary elements of life. The characteristics and amount of proteins present in the seeds are major element and important for the selection of plants for nutrition, systematic categorization and plant development programs [3]. The researchers were aware with the medicinal values of plants since ancient times. The improvement in medicines that were obtained from plant was mostly due to traditional information about health care at several times. From this study it is revealed that there is an interaction present among pure nutrients and crude extracts consumed in traditional medicine [4]
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