EFFECT OF DIFFERENT WHEAT GENOTYPES ON PROXIMATE COMPOSITION

Abstract

The experiment was conducted during the period from August to December 2016 at the laboratory of Biochemistry Department of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka and Soil Science laboratory of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, Joydevpur, Gazipur, Dhaka to find out the effect of different wheat genotypes on proximate composition. Six wheat genotypes as- BARI Gom 28, BARI Gom 29, BARI Gom 30, WYCYT-17 (Line), WYCYT-18 (Line) and KHERI (Local) were used as treatment for this experiment. The highest weight of 1000 grains (46.40 g) was recorded from BARI Gom 29, whereas the lowest weight of 1000 grains (39.20 g) was recorded from KHERI (Local). The highest dry matter content (92.49%) were observed from BARI Gom 30, while the lowest dry matter content (90.39%) was found from WYCYT-17 (Line). The highest protein content (15.54%) was found from BARI Gom 29, whereas the lowest protein content (13.18%) was recorded from WYCYT-17 (Line). The highest carbohydrate content (69.55%) was observed from WYCYT-18 (Line), whereas the lowest carbohydrate content (64.83%) was found from BARI Gom 29. The highest calcium content (0.67%) was observed from WYCYT-18 (Line), while the lowest calcium content (0.40%) was found from BARI Gom 28. The highest zinc content (33.40 ppm) was found from BARI Gom 29, whereas the lowest zinc content (30.33 ppm) was observed from KHERI (Local). The highest iron content (254.67 ppm) was found from BARI Gom 28, while the lowest iron content (221.50 ppm) from KHERI (Local).