MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Taramani, Chennai-600113, Tamil Nadu
*Author for Correspondence: E-mail: nambi@mssrf.res.in
Online published on 21 July, 2012.
Eighteen accessions of little millet (Panicum sumatrense Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) collected from different locations across millet growing regions of Tamil Nadu were analysed for their variation in nutrient and mineral composition using AOAC method and quantification of metals using ICP spectroscopic method. Among the 18 accessions analyzed, maximum proximate content of moisture (MSSRF-BD2), protein (MSSRF-BD11), carbohydrate (MSSRF-BD5), total ash (MSSRF-BD9), fibre (MSSRF-BD18), fat (MSSRF-BD12) and energy (MSSRF-BD12) were listed. High mineral content of calcium (MSSRF-BD8), iron (MSSRF-BD1), magnesium (MSSRF-BD14), phosporus (MSSRF-BD14), potassium (MSSRF-BD15) and zinc (MSSRF-BD6) were observed in the collections.
Intra-species variation, Little millet, Mineral composition, Panicum sumatrense, Proximate composition
