Effect on Nutritional Composition of Organically and Inorganically Cultivated Garlic

Volume 1 - Issue 5

Preeti Bajpai* and Darshan Punia

Received: March 20, 2019;   Published: March 29, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/SJFN.2018.01.000124

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Abstract

Organic agriculture is a unique production management system which promotes and enhances agro ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity [1]. Conventional agriculture is characterized by using a great amount of chemical fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, and growth regulators etc., resulting in heavy reliance on non-renewable resources. The present investigation was carried out with the objectives to study the nutrient composition of garlic grown under organic and inorganic conditions. Samples of organically and inorganically grown garlic were procured from the university farm. Proximate Nutrients composition and mineral composition of garlic grown organically and inorganically was studied. The results of the present study revealed that inorganically grown garlic had significantly higher moisture and crude protein per cent as compared to organically grown garlic. Significant difference was observed in crude fibre content of the organically grown and inorganically grown garlic. Garlic grown organically had significantly higher ash content as compared to their inorganically grown and conventionally grown counterparts. Calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and manganese content of organically grown garlic were significantly higher as compared to inorganically grown garlic.

Keywords:Garlic; Nutritional evaluation; Organic; Inorganic; Conventional

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