PJB-2019-1522
Study of trace elements in fruits of dates at Turbat-Punjgur region of Balochistan with reference to medicinal and environmental pollution
Asif Khan, Manzoor Iqbal Khattak, Rukhsana Jabeen, Saadullah Khan Laghari and Yasir Arafat
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present the status of Dates in Balochistan and the determination of the level of heavy elements (B, Cu, Cr, Cd, Fe, Pb, Mn, Ni and Zn) in fruits of dates. Date is one of the best fruit crop of Pakistan. Dates are grown on an area of 23.880 acres in Pakistan, with an annual production of 7121,200 tonnes in 2011-12. Most of the dates produced in Pakistan are grown in the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh. Dates grown in Pakistan have a strong demand in the domestic and international markets. The organic dates can be easily grown in Pakistan. To increase the size of exports of organic dates on the international market our farmers to follow biological standards. These criteria safeguard all features of diet making from physical benefit (medicinally) and preservation of wildlife for diet dealing out and wrapping. These were performed to investigation were performed to evaluate the level of heavy elements (B, Cu, Cr, Cd, Fe, Pb, Mn, Ni and Zn), in which most of the trace elements were in small quantities excluding for Fe, Ni and Zn that they might be formed in rock and underground water materials. However, the stage and the choosiness of the plants can play an important role in absorbing elements can be useful as medicinal and as protection of Environmental Pollution.
To Cite this article:
Khan, A., M.I. Khattak, R. Jabeen, S.K. Laghari and Y. Arafat. 2019. Study of trace elements in fruits of dates at Turbat-Punjgur region of Balochistan with reference to medicinal and environmental pollution. Pak. J. Bot., 51(5): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2019-5(4)
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