INFLUENCE OF SOIL TYPE USED IN THE CULTURE OF Pereskia aculeata ON PROTEIN RATES

  • Claudenice Francisca Providelo Sartor Cesumar
  • Renata Sespede Mazia cesumar
Keywords: Culture, Pereskia aculeate, Protein

Abstract

Pereskia aculeata is cultivated in different soil types to determine the protein rates and verify the best type of soil for its culture when protein production is taken into account. Methodology consisted of the plant’s culture in several and different soil types at the botanic garden of the Centro Universitário Maringá (CESUMAR) in Maringá PR Brazil, and in the determination of crude protein of Pereskia aculeata leaves by the Kjeldahl method. Basic chemical analysis of soils was undertaken with regard to macro- and micro-nutrients. Crude protein rates of the Pereskia aculeata leaves varied between 9.42% and 15.44%, according to soil type. Different soil nutrient concentration directly affected the protein rates metabolized by the plant under analysis. Since sandy soil has a negative influence on the quality of proteins produced, the use of clayey soils rich in organic material is recommended for the plant’s cultivation.

Author Biographies

Claudenice Francisca Providelo Sartor, Cesumar
Drofessora do Curso de Farmácia e da área de química.
Renata Sespede Mazia, cesumar
Farmacêutica; Mestre em Ciências da Saúde; E-mail: renatamazia@hotmail.com
Published
2012-03-29
Section
Artigos Originais