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Supriya Bhadane ¹, N. S. Tekale ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, Thane (W) 400 601, IN

Abstract

Warli is a dominant tribal group in Thane district of Maharashtra which are scattered in the forest areas of the north eastern part adjacent to Union territories of Dadra nagar Haveli and Gujrat state border. As little land is available to them for cultivation because of hill slopes and thick protected forest, Warlis are totally dependent on forest and forest produce.

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N. S. Tekale ¹, R. N. Joshi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Kile Ark, Aurangabad-431001, IN

Abstract

In addition to protein the forage crop lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) also contains appreciable quantities of carotene and xanthophyll pigments. Xanthophylls are essential for improvement in the colour of broiler skin whereas carotene is the precursor of vitamin A. The protein concentrate prepared by the fractionation of lucerne, therefore, is an important source of protein and vitamin A for the humans- and for the poultry. Investigations at the Rothamsted Experimental Station, U.K. have shown that from 9 to 42 per cent of the carotene in the leaves gets extracted and precipitates with the leaf protein-. Autooxidation, however, causes considerable loss of β-carotene during storage. These losses can be minimised by drying at a low temperature and storing in the cold in the absence of light and oxygen.

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A. M. Mungikar ¹, N. S. Tekale ¹, R. N. Joshi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, Marathwada University, Aurangabad-431002, IN

Abstract

In recent years there has been an increasing interest in advanced countries in the process of mechanical fractionation of forage crops. In this process, crops are bruised and squeezed to yield a pressed fibre suitable as a feed to ruminants, and an expressed juice. The aim is to produce a material of lower moisture content than the original crops, so as to reduce the fuel needed for drying, and increase the throughput and labour economy of the drier. The use of protein - rich fraction isolated from the expressed juice, referred to as leaf protein, for feeding to humans and other non-ruminants has long been advocated.

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