Proximate composition of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) irrigated with municipal waste water of Sargodha city

Abstract

Cucurbita pepo belongs to family cucurbitaceae. It is a fruit vegetable, seasonally used in Sargodha and other parts of Punjab. The proximate analysis is the most generally used analytical scheme of analysis. Two sites, the Ajnala road and Sillanwali road subjected to canal and sewage water application were selected for sample collection. Samples for Proximate analysis were obtained in the form of grains of C.pepo from three different places of each site. During the study it was concluded almost all the parameters of proximate analysis were higher in wastewater irrigated sites as compared to canal water sites.