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Evaluation of relative nutritive value in cultivars of triticale with shrivelled grain characteristics, using Aspergillus flavus
Author(s) -
Mohyuddin Mirza,
Sharma Trilok R.,
Niemann Ernst G.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740290208
Subject(s) - triticale , cultivar , aspergillus flavus , mycelium , avena , agronomy , biomass (ecology) , food science , chemistry , zoology , biology , horticulture
Aspergillus flavus Link ex Fr., was used to evaluate the Relative Nutritive Value (RNV) in a set of triticale cultivars having shrivelled grain characteristics. The protein content in these samples ranged from 11.8 to 24.0%. The milled material was tested at 3 mg nitrogen level. Biomass of the fungus was measured as the total dry weight of the mycelium produced after 72 h of shaking and taken as the index of Relative Nutritive Value. The fungal biomass was negatively correlated with protein content and dye binding capacity while a positive correlation existed with protein index. With the use of glucose as an extra energy source, the basic pattern of response remained the same but the magnitude of correlation decreased.