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VOL. 2, ISSUE 3 (2017)
Screening of higher mineral containing finger millet landraces from Maharashtra
Authors
Tahsin Kazi, Sanjay Gajanan Auti
Abstract
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.) is one of the traditional and nutritionally most important crop. Sixty-four (64) landraces from Maharashtra were analyzed for 8 mineral elements Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, K, Ca, Mg and Na by tri-acid digestion method. Obtained results showed substantial genetic variability for grain minerals among the landraces. Calcium (159.7-364.6mg/100gm) and Iron (10.2-424.16 mg/100gm) were the most concentrated nutrients, followed by potassium (26-184 mg/100gm) and sodium (107-268.23 mg/kg).Five best landraces containing higher amount of minerals were screen out. Collected landraces showed diversity in their morphological characters such as head weight, height, seed weight, tillers, extra fingers etc. Co-relation studies showed significant co-relation among K and Mn (0.648), Zn and Mg (0.551) Ca and Mg (0.476) and Fe and Ca (0.414). Obtained variability implies that the screened germplasm could serve as a source for breeding new varieties with improved nutritional traits or could be highly recommended to meet specific dietary requirements.
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Pages:21-25
How to cite this article:
Tahsin Kazi, Sanjay Gajanan Auti "Screening of higher mineral containing finger millet landraces from Maharashtra". International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 2, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 21-25
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