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Impact of Distillery Spentwash Irrigation on Nutrients of Some Fruits:An Investigation


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1 Department of Studies in Sugar Technology, Sir M.V.P.G. Centre, University of Mysore, Tubinakere, Mandya-571 402, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Chemistry, Jnana Vikas Institute of Technology, Bidadi-562 109, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Chemistry, Bharathi College, Bharathi Nagar-571 422, Mandya, Karnataka, India
 

Cultivation of some fruit plants was made by irrigation with distillery spentwash of different concentrations. Primarily treated spentwash (50% and 33%) was analysed for plant nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other physico-chemical parameters. The plants were cultivated by irrigation with raw water (RW) and 50% and 33% spentwash. The impact of spentwash on proximate principles (moisture, protein, fat, fibre, carbohydrate, energy, calcium, phosphorus and iron), vitamin content (carotene and vitamin-c), mineral and trace elements (magnesium, sodium, potassium, copper, manganese, zinc, chromium and nickel) and nutritive value of ripened fruits were analysed. It was observed that there is good nutrients uptake in 33% in all the fruits than 50% spentwash and raw water.

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Distillery Spentwash, Irrigation, Nutrients, Water Melon, Musk Melon, Tomato.
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S. Chandraju
Department of Studies in Sugar Technology, Sir M.V.P.G. Centre, University of Mysore, Tubinakere, Mandya-571 402, Karnataka, India
H. C. Basavaraju
Department of Chemistry, Jnana Vikas Institute of Technology, Bidadi-562 109, Karnataka, India
C. S. Chidankumar
Department of Chemistry, Bharathi College, Bharathi Nagar-571 422, Mandya, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Cultivation of some fruit plants was made by irrigation with distillery spentwash of different concentrations. Primarily treated spentwash (50% and 33%) was analysed for plant nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other physico-chemical parameters. The plants were cultivated by irrigation with raw water (RW) and 50% and 33% spentwash. The impact of spentwash on proximate principles (moisture, protein, fat, fibre, carbohydrate, energy, calcium, phosphorus and iron), vitamin content (carotene and vitamin-c), mineral and trace elements (magnesium, sodium, potassium, copper, manganese, zinc, chromium and nickel) and nutritive value of ripened fruits were analysed. It was observed that there is good nutrients uptake in 33% in all the fruits than 50% spentwash and raw water.

Keywords


Distillery Spentwash, Irrigation, Nutrients, Water Melon, Musk Melon, Tomato.