Comparative Analysis of Vitamin C content of Coccinia indica W.& A and Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. in the nine Agro Climatic Zones of Maharashtra.

Bhagat Sachin; Palathingal Trisa

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Comparative Analysis of Vitamin C content of Coccinia indica W.& A and Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. in the nine Agro Climatic Zones of Maharashtra.

Bhagat Sachin, Palathingal Trisa

Abstract :

The family Cucurbitaceae is of great economic significance in most of the tropical countries and is valued as world‘s second largest vegetable yielding family. This family includes vegetable fruits which primarily comprise species consumed as food worldwide. Cocciniaindica W.& A and TrichosanthesdioicaRoxb. are excellent fruit vegetables in nature having Vitamin C, iron content, minerals content, fie content etc. as essential constituents required for good health of humans. Maharashtra state has been divided into 9 agro–climatic zones based on rainfall, soil type and the vegetation due to its large size and topography. It was thought necessary to find out whether the environmental conditions in the nine agro–climatic zones of Maharashtra have any effect on the Vitamin C value of these fruit vegetables. In the present investigation it was found that fruits of Cocciniaindica collected during summer season showed maximum Vitamin C content compared to the fruits of Trichosanthesdioicaalso collected in the same season. It was also observed that in the nine agro–climatic zones of Maharashtra studied the fruits of Cocciniaindica collected from Wardha of Central Vidarbha region showed maximum Vitamin C content, while fruits collected from Thane of North Konkan region showed minimum vitamin C content. In case of Trichosanthesdioica, fruits collected fromAmrawati from Central Maharashtra plateau region showed maximum vitamin C content, while fruits collected from Thane of North Konkan region showed minimum vitamin C content.