1Department of Biochemistry, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahilyanagar-413 722, Maharashtra, India.
*Corresponding Author: Udaykumar Dalvi, Department of Biochemistry, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahilyanagar-413 722, Maharashtra, India. Email: usdalvi2008@gmail.com
Finger millets serve as a major food in resource-poor countries of Asia and Africa by providing 75% of total calorie intake next to fine cereal grains and gluten-free cereal products. Finger millet an ideal crop for use as a staple food and for famine reserve. The crop has dual importance as source of food grain as well as straw for fodder.
Thirty one finger millet germplasm with four checks obtained from AICRP on Small Millets, Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Kolhapur and used in this investigation.
Proximate composition and mineral content analyses revealed significant variations in crude protein (6.23-7.76%), crude fiber (2.30-3.55%) and ash ranging from (1.83-2.77%). calcium content ranged from (273-380 mg/100 g), magnesium content observed (142-193 mg/100 g). Highest iron content observed in KFMG 2266 with 4.33 mg/100 g, zinc content ranged from (2.13-2.98 mg/100 g) and highest phosphorus content recorded in KFMG 2261 with 268 mg/100 g.
Finger millet, Germplasm, Mineral, Nutritional content, Proximate composition
