title: Determination of some minerals and β-carotene contents in aromatic indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm.
abstract: 39 aromatic indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars were characterized for Iron, Zinc, Calcium, Magnesium, Copper and β-carotene contents. The β-carotene contents were ranging from 1.23 to 9.9μg/g in brown and 0.08 to 1.99μg/g in milled rice. Among the mineral contents, Magnesium was found ranging from 855μg/g (Gham) to maximum of 1636μg/g (Badshahbhog) followed by Iron in 32μg/g (Jirga) to 218μg/g (Kalsal), Copper content from 2μg/g (Girga) to 1004μg/g (Gham), Zinc content from 25 (Gham) to 165μg/g (Ambemohar-157) and Calcium ranged from 14μg/g (Ambemohar pandhara) to 67μg/g (Kate chinoor). The study showed that the germplasm assessed is a good source of micronutrients and can be further exploited in breeding programme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Renuka
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India.
authors.forename: Sarika V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Mathure
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India.
authors.forename: Rahul L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Zanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India.
authors.forename: Ratnakar J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Thengane
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India. Electronic address: abnadaf@unipune.ac.in.
authors.forename: Altafhusain B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Nadaf
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis; D012275:Oryza / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019207:beta Carotene; D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron; D008274:Magnesium; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium
keywords: Aromatic rice landraces; Minerals; Oryza sativa L. spp. indica; β-Carotene