Biochemical composition of vascular sap from the inflorescence of apparently healthy and root (wilt) diseased coconut palms
| dc.contributor.author | Chempakam, B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rajagopal, V. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-03T10:34:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-05-03T10:34:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1989 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Vascular sap was collected from the inflorescences of apparently healthy and root (wilt) diseased coconut palms under aseptic conditions. The pH of the sap ranged from 6.8 to 7.5. Osmotic concentration was lower in the sap from the root (wilt) affected palms (540-620 m moles/kg) while apparently healthy palms showed higher values (790-850 m moles/kg). Direct analysis of the sap for the biochemical constituents, viz. sugars, protein, free amino acids, lipids and sterols showed discernible difference between the healthy and diseased palms. The major amino acids, sugars and organic acids were detected in the sap based on chromato-graphic studies. The possibility of utilising this data in preparing the media for culturing mycoplasma like organisms is discussed | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Plantation Crops 16(Supplement) : 41-46, 1989 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/929 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | Biochemical composition of vascular sap from the inflorescence of apparently healthy and root (wilt) diseased coconut palms | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |