To study the biochemical composition and physical characteristics of linseed varieties

Abstract

The components of linseed are protein (21%), dietary fibre (28%) and fat (41%) has unique fatty acid profile. Linseed has high polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (73 % of total fatty acids), moderate in monounsaturated fatty acids (18%) low in saturated fatty acids on moisture free basis. Linoleic acid as Omega-6 fatty acid, constitutes about 16 per cent of total fatty acid whereas, ALA constitutes about 57 per cent. Due to the nutritional profile of linseed, many researchers have recognized linseed as tiny double powerhouse in disease prevention. The present investigation entitled “Estimates of Biochemical characteristics of linseed varieties’’ was conducted at Agronomy Research Farm of Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Faizabad (U.P.) India in the year 2016. Ten varieties of linseed Garima, Shikha, Parvati, Mukta, Shubhra, Shekhar, Chambal, T-397, NDL-1 and NDL-3 were collected from department of Genetics and plant breeding of this University, and used as experimental material in the field trail. The seeds of linseed varieties were sown in Completely Randomized Design with three replications on 20 October 2016.The row to row and plant to plant spacing was kept 10 cm and 30 cm, respectively. The seeds were sown at the rate of 30-40 kg per ha. All agronomical practices were adopted to achieve a good crop. The seeds were sown at the rate of 30-40 kg per ha. All agronomical practices were adopted to achieve a good crop. For physical analysis observations were made on Number of pods per plant, 1000-seed weight, colour of seeds, and yield per plant. For biochemical analysis observations were made on total protein content in seeds, methionine content in seeds, tryptophan content in seeds, lysine content in seeds, total sugar content in seeds, reducing sugar content in seeds, non reducing sugar content in seeds.