Abstract
The experiment was conducted during the period from November 2015 to June 2016 at the Laboratory of Biochemistry Department, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) and Soil Science Laboratory of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), to find out the effect of different wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes on proximate composition. Six wheat genotypes, i.e., BARI Gom 25, BARI Gom 26, BARI Gom 27, WYCYT (E-15) (Line), WYCYT (E-16) (Line) and PAVON-76 (Local) were used as a treatment for the experiment. The highest weight of 1000 grains, dry matter content, carbohydrate content, protein content, lipid content, ash content were recorded from BARI Gom 26 (46.45 g), BARI Gom 27 (92.53%), WYCYT (E-16) (69.59%), BARI Gom 27 (10.08%), BARI Gom 26 (2.20%), BARI Gom 26 (2.38%), respectively. Nevertheless, the lowest weight of 1000 grains, dry matter content, carbohydrate content, protein content, lipid content, ash content were recorded from PAVON-76 (Local) (39.25 g), WYCYT (E-15) (Line) (90.43%), BARI Gom 26 (64.87%), WYCYT (E-16) (Line) (9.5%), WYCYT (E-16) (Line) (1.74%), WYCYT (E- 16) (Line) (1.86%), respectively. SAARC J. Agric., 19(2): 171-179 (2021)
Highlights
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most important cereal crop available all over the world and in even higher demand in recent years due to its superior health benefits
About 415,339 hectares of land in Bangladesh are covered by wheat, with the annual production of 13,11,473 metric tons in the year 2017 (FAOSTAT, 2019)
The objective of the study was to evaluate the physicochemical parameters of different wheat genotypes
Summary
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most important cereal crop available all over the world and in even higher demand in recent years due to its superior health benefits. It occupies 17 percent of the total cultivated land in the world and it is the staple food for 35 percent of the world’s population (IDRC, 2019). Wheat belongs to the genus Triticum, of the family Poaceae known as Gramineae It originated in Southwest Asia, Tigris and Euphrates river valley, in the area known as the Fertile Crescent (Smith and Wayne, 1995). The area and yield of wheat have been increasing dramatically based on the demand of over increasing population of Bangladesh during the last two decades
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