Glucosinolates in leaves of moringa species grown and disseminated in Niger

Natalia Bellostas; Jens Christian Sørensen; Albert Nikiema; Hilmer Sørensen; Dov Pasternak; Sanjeet Kumar

Glucosinolates in leaves of moringa species grown and disseminated in Niger

Natalia Bellostas, Jens Christian Sørensen, Albert Nikiema, Hilmer Sørensen, Dov Pasternak, Sanjeet Kumar

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Abstract

Moringa leaves rank first among the most widely consumed leafy vegetables in Niger. Glucosinolate contents in leaves of five accessions of three Moringa species (M. oleifera, M. stenopetala and M. peregrina) ranged from 2.65 μmol/g in old leaves of M. stenopetala (Ethiopian-1) to 28.62 μmol/g in young leaves of M. oleifera (ICG-42). An Indian introduction, PKM-1 (M. oleifera) gave maximum leaf yield (7.5 t/ha) and had maximum consumer preference than the local (M. oleifera) and Ethiopian-1 (M. stenopetala) genotypes. Large scale dissemination of PKM-1 and use of other species under different production systems are described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1338-1340
Number of pages	3
Journal	African Journal of Agricultural Research
Volume	5
Issue number	11
State	Published - 4 Jun 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Glucosinolate
Moringa spp.
Niger

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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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