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Equijost. 2015; 3(1): 28-33


EFFECT OF SEASON, MICROHABITAT AND LEAF-AGE ON NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF Senna occidentalis AND Senna obtusifolia LEAVES GROWN IN SOKOTO, NIGERIA

Tambari, U, Aleiro, B. L., Muhammad, S. and Hassan, L. G.




Abstract

This study determined the variation in Beta-Carotene and Vitamin contents of Senna occidentalis (L.) and S. obtusifolia (L.). Leaves samples collected from Fadama and Upland locations were analysed for Beta-Carotene and Vitamins A and C nutrient composition using leaf extract beta-carotene method of Beta-Carotene and Vitamin A determination; and 2.6 dichlorophenol indephenol method for Vitamin C determination. Results revealed a significant interaction (P

Key words: Season, Habitat, Leaf-Age, Beta-Carotene, Vitamins A and C, Senna occidentalis, S. obtusifolia






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