?ORGANOCHLORINE, ORGANOPHOSPHORUS AND SYNTHETIC PYRETHROID PESTICIDES AFFECTING FOOD CONSTITUTENTS IN COTTON SEEDS AND WHEAT GRAINS DURING STORAGE
Keywords:
Pesticide affects, Food constituents, Storage.Abstract
The work has been carried out to evaluate the effects of studied pesticides on food constituents in cotton seeds and
wheat grains. The results are assessed using analytical data from trial applications of organochlorine, organophos-
phorus and synthetic pyrethroid pesticides to the aforesaid food commodities. The studied samples were stored after
pesticide treatment at (30o±3"C) for one month and analyzed for carbohydrates, lipids, phosphorus and trace metals
in triplicate alongwith control samples.The data presented herein shows adverse effectson carbohydrates in samples
of cotton seeds and wheat grains with pesticidal treatment while SP pesticides caused more adverse effect than OC
and OP·pesticides and reduced an appreciable amount of lipids in both commodities. It was also observed that
phosphorus content decreased in cotton seeds and wheat grains treated with OC and SP pesticides but it increased in
case of OP treatment. Lead (toxic element) was totally absent.
