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STUDIES ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SORGHUM CULTURES

Volume : 72
Issue: Apr-apr
Pages: 185 - 189
Published: September 25, 2023
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Abstract


Studies on the chemical composition viz., nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, starch ash contents and protein quality in certain sorghum varieties showed that all the varie- ties tested differed significantly in nitrogen, potassium and starch contents, while the phosphorus and ash contents showed no significant differences. All the varieties differed significantly in their protein content and showed no statistical significance as far as leucine content is concerned. Simple correlations showed significant nega- tive correlation between nitrogen and leucine, potassium and leucine and grain yield and leucine. Ash and starch content showed significant positive correlation, Energy values of different varieties, calculated based on starch content varied from 1109.11 to 1315.39 calories per Lb. of sample.

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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