1P C Unit Linseed, C S Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur-208002, India
Department of Agricultural Biochemistry, C S Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur-208002, India
*Author for correspondence: Email:vajpeyimadhu@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 11 January, 2013.
Thirty four sesame (Sesame indicum L.) genotypes were assessed for biochemical constituents of seeds. The genotypes 78–30 and ES-22 exhibited highest values for test weight and oil content, respectively while ES-82 recorded highest protein content in its defatted meal. Seed meal of ES-22-A and 59–82 recorded highest value for tryptophan (1.9g/16g N) and methionine (3.4g/16g N), respectively while SO-173 recorded lowest oxalate (0.23%) content. The entries ES 34, 14-2-7 and 78–831 were best suited for industrial purposes as they exhibited highest values for refractive index (1.469), saponification value (199.70) and Iodine value (112.66), respectively. The entry ES-29 yielded highest amount (47.65%) of oleic acid while 78819 and KMR-89recorded highest amount of linoleic and linolenic acids, essential fatty acids. The entry ES-34 yielded best quality oil (NQI=9.1) while the oil from the genotype KMR-89 had best keeping quality (OSI=3.4).
Sesame, test weight, oil, protein, methionine, tryptophan, fatty acids, nutritional quality index (NQI), oil stability index (OSI)
