Evaluation of Qualitative and Quantitative Phytochemical Constituents in Saccharum officinarum L. Exposed to Roadside Traffic-Derived Ambient Air Pollution
Deepak Singh
Department of Botany, J.V. College, Baraut, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Manoj Kumar Sharma
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Department of Botany, J.V. College, Baraut, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Saccharum officinarum L. is a useful crop and a member of the Poaceae family that yields sugar molecules with a high concentration. The present study focused on the analysis of qualitative and quantitative phytochemical substances. For the comparative analysis of the crop, we have selected traffic road and non-traffic road sites (control). The qualitative phytochemical substances showed the analysis of protein, carbohydrate, iodine, phenol, tannin, flavonoids, saponin, glycosides, steroid, terpene, and alkaloid, quantitative phytochemical substances of (total phenolic content total mean value 0.03644 ˃ 0.03240 and total flavonoid content total mean value 0.04772 ˃ 0.03952). The quality of qualitative and quantitative phytochemical substances in crops growing near traffic roads was reduced. The negative effects of traffic-related air pollution on crop vegetation are clearly shown in this record. Crop vegetation varies between traffic roads and control sites based on analysis of qualitative and quantitative phytochemical substance data.
Keywords: Saccharum officinarum L., qualitative, quantitative, phytochemical substances