Author(s):

Niharika V, B Govinda Rao, M Tushara and V Srinivasa Rao

Abstract: In the present study, 30 browntop millet indigenous collections were investigated for grain yield and various quality traits, viz., protein content, calcium content, iron content, zinc content and crude fibre content. The grain yield plant^-1 ranged from 4.74 g to 20.38 g with a mean of 12.13 g, protein content from 8.93% to 19.33% with a mean of 10.72%, calcium content from 8.00 mg 100g^-1 to 33.00 mg 100g^-1 with a mean of 13.97 mg 100g^-1, iron content from 3.70 mg 100g^-1 to 15.32 mg 100g^-1 with a mean of 8.86 mg 100g^-1, zinc content from 1.36 mg 100g^-1 to 2.8 mg 100g^-1 with a mean of 2.11 mg 100g^-1 and crude fibre content from 6.5% to 9.87% with a mean of 8.06%. Among the genotypes studied, five best yielders that recorded significantly higher grain yield plant^-1 over the mean (IC 617961, IC 617957, IC 613559, IC 617956 and 28 bijapur collection) were estimated for nutritional traits. For iron content IC 613559, IC 617957, IC 617961 and 28 bijapur collection, for zinc content IC 617956, IC 617957, IC 617961 and 28 bijapur collection and for crude fiber content IC 617956 and IC 617961 recorded significantly higher levels over the mean. On the other hand the genotypes IC 613556 and IC 613552 recorded significantly higher levels of protein content and genotypes IC 617952 and IC 617960 recorded significantly higher levels of calcium content.

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