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PESTICIDE RESIDUES AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF SELECTED VEGETABLES GROWN IN KRISHNA ZONE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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Title PESTICIDE RESIDUES AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF SELECTED VEGETABLES GROWN IN KRISHNA ZONE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
 
Creator JYOTHI, I
 
Contributor SUCHIRITHA DEVI, S
 
Subject genotypes, groundnuts, planting, animal developmental stages, insecticides, inorganic acid salts, fruits, diseases, monocrotophos, sowing
PESTICIDE RESIDUES,NUTRITIONAL QUALITY, VEGETABLES
 
Description The use of pesticides is one of the essential measures of modern agricultural practices in
protecting the crops from different pests. On the other hand the residues resulting from the
misuse of pesticides on vegetables and fruits is a major concern in many countries.
Therefore the present study was undertaken to estimate pesticide residues in selected
vegetables grown in Krishna zone. It is an important place for agriculture, which is the most
important occupation of the people. This zone covers Krishna, Prakasam and Guntur districts.
Thirty farmers were selected from Krishna zone and interviewed with the help of the
questionnaire and tomato, beans and snakegourd samples were collected randomly from ten
farmers each for analysis. The questionnaire covered information on package of practices in
relation to pesticide usage, the dosage applied, the persons and sources who advised them on
the pesticide usage, and implications of pesticides on health of farmers.
The farmers involved in active agriculture were in the age range of 30 -70 years, with
60% of them between 30-50 years. Most of the farmers were illiterates and some of the farmers
Name of the Author : I. JYOTHI
I.D. No. : HHM/2010-07
Title of the Thesis : Pesticide Residues and Nutritional Quality of
Selected Fruits and Vegetables Grown in Krishna
Zone of Andhra Pradesh
Degree to which it is
submitted
: Master of Science in Home Science
Major field : Foods and Nutrition
Faculty : Home Science
Major Advisor : DR. S. SUCHIRITHA DEVI
University : Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University
Year of Submission : 2012
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had primary and secondary school education. 50 percent of the farmers were holding 5-10
acres, 33 percent of the farmers were holding less than 5 acres and 17 percent of the farmers
were holding more than 10 acres.
When coming to the package of practices adopted by farmers, they had good sources of
irrigation from well, bore and canals of Krishna river. The farmers who were educated and had
good agricultural practices were followed the recommended dosage of pesticides on the crops
and taking suggestions from Agriculture Officers, Agriculture Extention Officers and
agriculture guide . Nearly 50 percent of the farmers were taking advice from pesticide shop
keeper about the application and dosage of the pesticides on the crops, some of the farmers
were taking advice from the head of the family, neighbours and self decisions. The farmers
experiencing the health effects by spraying pesticides without taking proper precautions i.e.,
headache, vomitings, skin rashes, burning eyes, respiratory problems etc.
Samples thus procured were analyzed for physico-chemical parameters i.e., moisture,
reducing sugars, beta-carotene, vitamin C and pesticide residues at Quality Control Lab,
A.N.G.R.A.U, Hyderabad. The pesticides analyzed in tomato, beans and snakegourd were
monocrotophos, acephate, chrlorophyrifos, quinolphos, carbofuran and endosulfan.
Moisture was determined by the method of AOAC, (1990). Vitamin C and β -
carotene were determined by the method of Ranganna, (1986). Reducing sugars were
determined by the method of Lane and Eynon (AOAC, 1965). Pesticide residue determined by
the method of Sharma, (2007).
The moisture content of tomato was 93.8g, broad beans was 84.9g and snakegourd
was 94.5g per 100g. The reducing sugar content of the tomato was 4.7%, broad beans was 2.3%
and snakegourd was 1.63% per 100 g. The β-carotene content of tomato was 571.06 IU, broad
beans was 539 IU and snake gourd was 639 IU per 100 grams. The vitamin C content of tomato
was 28.56g, broad beans was 11.96g and snakegourd was 5.31g per 100g. The nutritional
quality of the selected vegetables were nearly equal to the values reported by Gopalan (2004).
The pesticide residues analyzed in selected raw and processed vegetable samples were below
detection limits (BDL). The amounts of residues thus, detected are low to negligible.
Though, the farmers had good knowledge about agriculture practices in this zone,
they were experienced many health implications as a consequence of unsafe handling and
application of pesticides in high doses. There is a need to educate the farmers about ill effects
of not taking proper precautions during the application of pesticides
 
Date 2016-06-04T14:30:45Z
2016-06-04T14:30:45Z
2012
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/66783
 
Language en
 
Relation ;D9202
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY