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Characterization of bitter and non-bitter type of Aloe vera*

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Title Characterization of bitter and non-bitter type of Aloe vera*
 
Creator AZAM, M M
KUMAR, S
PANCHOLY, A
 
Subject Aloe vera; Aloin; Non-bitter Aloe vera; Polysaccharide; RAPD
 
Description Aloe vera, a high-value medicinal crop cultivated for its active principles in drug industry, is normally bitter in taste. There exists in nature another type of A. vera which is nonbitter, thus used as vegetable in arid parts of Rajasthan. Both types have not been compared and reported, hence this study was conducted. Polysaccharide content and leaf characters except leaf biomass of both types were similar. However, aloin content of these 2 types was significantly different which ranged from 0.033 to 0.061% in non-bitter type and 6.76 to 12.43% in bitter A. vera. RAPD analysis yielded 2 distinct clusters of non-bitter and bitter types of A. vera. Based on aloin content and RAPD analysis, it can be concluded that non-bitter type of A. vera is a different ecotype that can be used as a vegetable. 
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2011-03-29
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/5283
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 79, No 3 (2009)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/5283/2208
 
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