International Journal of Farm Sciences

Open Access
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Biochemical evaluation of some promising varieties/genotypes of underutilized food legumes of Himachal Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Rishi Thakur, Sunil Kumar1, CP Awasthi
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 136 to 141

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalya, Palampur, Kangra-176062, Himachal Pradesh, India

1College of Horticulture and Forestry (YSPUHF) Neri, PO Khaggal, Hamirpur, 177001, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

Studies on biochemical analysis of some important varieties/genotypes of underutilized food legumes of Himachal Pradesh were carried out to evaluate their nutritional significance. The dried mature seeds of promising ten adzuki bean, Vigna angularis (Willd) Ohwi and Ohasi and fourteen rice bean, Vigna umbellata (Thunb) Ohwi and Ohashi genotypes were analyzed for moisture, crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, ash, carbohydrate, methionine, tryptophan, in vitro protein digestibility, tannins, cooking time, calcium, iron and zinc. On the basis of genotypic rating in respect of desirable nutritional quality attributes taken together EC-030256, EC-290652 and EC-340249 genotypes of adzuki bean and LRB-452, PRR-2 and LRB-448 genotypes of rice bean were found superior over others in that order.