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| Title: | Characterization of Jobís tears germplasm in North-East India |
| Authors: | Hore, D K
Rathi, R S |
| Keywords: | Job’s tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Under utilized Crop
Pseudocereal
Diversity
Germplasm
Chemical analysis |
| Issue Date: | Feb-2007 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8 — A01G 1/00, A23L 1/10, A61K 36/00, A61K 36/8994 |
| Abstract: | Job’s tears (Coix
lacryma-jobi Linn.) is an
underutilized crop widely distributed in South-East Asia. The seeds of this crop
are used as pseudocereal, poultry feed and beer brewing; while leaves are used
as fodder. The North-eastern India is considered as one of the major centres of
diversity for the crop. There are four well-marked forms of Job’s tears met
within India, which differ in their shape, size, colour and degree of hardiness
of the involucres. Till 2004, NBPGR Regional Station, Shillong, Meghalaya has
collected a total of 54 accessions of Job’s tears germplasm. The germplasm
characterization and protein and phosphorus contents of 29 accessions have been
presented in this paper. Potentiality for systematic large scale cultivation of
genotypes has also been emphasized. |
| Page(s): | 50-54 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.6(1) [January-February 2007]
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