Biochemical Evaluation of Tartary Buckwheat (Fagopyrum Tataricum Gaertn.) Genotypes of Cold Desert of Himachal Pradesh

Rishi Thakur^{1, 2}, Sunil Kumar², Chander P. Awasthi¹ and Madan L. Verma²

¹CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalya, Palampur-176062, HP, India.

²Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri Campus, Hamirpur-177001 HP, India.

Corresponding Author E-mail: rishu_biochem@rediffmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2514

ABSTRACT: The present investigation reports the details biochemical characterization of tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn.) genotypes. The grain samples of selected thirteen tartary buckwheat varieties/genotypes were evaluated using standard biochemical methods. Values for moisture, fat, ash, crude fibre, carbohydrates, total soluble protein, methionine, tryptophan and in vitro protein digestibility evaluated in the grains of tartary buckwheat genotypes showed the range of variation from 10.3-11.5%, 1.9-2.5%, 1.8-2.3%, 7.1-7.9%, 63.8-67.4%, 9.8-11.3 %, 76.0-93.5 mg/g N, 68.2-78.0 mg/g N and 70.7-74.7 %, respectively. Overall superior multipurpose genotypes were identified as Sangla-B-106 followed by Shimla-B-1, Sangla-B-118 and Sangla-B-1 in tartary buckwheat grains based on desirable quality attributes in descending order.

KEYWORDS: Crude fibre; carbohydrate; methionine; tryptophan; in vitro protein digestibility

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