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Total Dietary Fiber Variability in a Cross Section of Crotalaria juncea Genetic Resources
Author(s) -
Morris J. B.,
Kays S. E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci2004.0630
Subject(s) - crotalaria juncea , biology , cultivar , crotalaria , fiber , agronomy , botany , dietary fiber , food science , green manure , chemistry , organic chemistry
Sunn hemp seeds contain several phytochemicals including fiber with potential phytopharmaceutical use. A study of 15 sunn hemp, Crotalaria juncea L., accessions demonstrated that total dietary fiber and protein content are significantly variable. As dietary fiber increases in the sunn hemp seed, protein decreases. Differences in total dietary fiber suggest that sufficient variability exists in this trait to allow enhancement in sunn hemp cultivars through plant breeding.