Studies on the Protein Status of White and Brown Rice Grain in Selected Varieties Cultivated in and around Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

A study was conducted to evaluate the Protein status of White and Brown Rice grain in selected varieties at Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College & Research Institute, Tiruchirappalli of Tamil Nadu, India during the period from June 2017 to May 2019. In the present study, sixteen different rice varieties cultivated in and around Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu as the test rice grains in terms of White and Brown rice in completely randomized design with three replications were tried. Screening and evaluation of protein content in 16 rice varieties were carried out to identify protein rich varieties. Biochemical analysis based on five different traits including contents of albumin(Alb), globulin(Glo), prolamin(Pro), glutelin(Glu) and total or gross grain storage protein (GGSP) were carried out. Results showed that the relative contribution of Albumin as 0.9 to 2.3 g/100 g, globulin as 0.67 to 2.3 g/100 g, prolamin as 0.28 to 2.73 g/100 g and glutelin as 2.0 to 6.18 g/100 g in Brown Rice; Albumin as 0.67 to 2.0 g/100 g, globulin as 0.652 to 2.0 g/100 g, prolamin as 0.20 to 2.3 g/100 g and glutelin as 1.684 to 5.258 g/100 g in White Rice. Results revealed a considerable variation also in gross grain protein contents among Brown and White rice of sixteen cultivars ranged from 5.087 to 9.644 g/100 g and 4.5 to 8.760 g/100 g respectively. Gross grain protein contents were higher in ASD-19, TKM (R) 12 and ADT 37 of Brown rice. Gross grain protein contents were higher in TKM (R) 12, ASD-19 and ADT-38 of White rice. The result on status of protein in Brown rice showed that ADT-40 had the highest Albumin content. ADT 37 exhibited the highest globulin content. The lowest prolamin content was found in TKM (R) 12, whereas the highest content of glutelin was found in ASD-19. The result of status of protein in White rice showed that TKM (R) 12 had the highest Albumin content. ADT 37 exhibited the highest globulin content. The lowest prolamin content was found in Anna (R) 4, whereas the highest content of glutelin was found in ASD-19. The highest Prolamin to Glutelin ratio was recorded in TKM (R) 12, CR 1009 /Ponmani and Anna (R) 4 for Brown rice. The overall results of this study revealed that ASD-19, TKM (R) 12 and CR 1009 /Ponmani were considered as Top three genotypes suitable for Tiruchirappalli district farmers based on consumer preferences.