Influence of soil, environment, crop and verities on protein and minerals (in, Zn, Cu and Mn), in northern Karnataka

Abstract

Small millets are climate smart cereals and they are rich in fibre, protein and minerals which are essential for human good health. Now days, number of nations including India suffering from malnutrition. The aim of investigation is to know what factors influence on nutrients of small millets are. presently There were eight different genotypes were taken from four small millet crops viz., Finger millet, foxtail millet, proso millet and little millet and experiments were carried out in Hanumanamatti and Dhrwad in zone -8 and Mudhol in zone-3 of Karnataka. These genotypes produced protein range from 7.05 per cent (DHFM-78-3 at finger millet) to 11.975 per cent (DHPM-2769 in proso millet), iron content recorded range from1.437 mg/100 g (karisavi grain) to 5.686 mg/ 100 (DHPM-2769in proso millet at Dharwad). Variability of manganese range between 0.0962 mg/ 100 g (DHPM-2769 at Dharwad) to 0.931 mg /100g of (DHFM-78-3 in finger millet at Hanumanamatti), while copper range from 0.207 mg /100 g (DHLM-36-3 in little millet at Hanumanamatti) to 0.934 mg/100 g (DHLM-36-3 in little millet at Mudhol). The zinc content varied from 0.364 mg/100g (Mallesavi in little millet at Hanumanamatti) to 1.262 mg/100g of grain (DHPM-2769, Mudhol).