Changes in starch during malting of finger millet (Ragi, Eleusine coracana , Indaf-15) and its in vitro digestibility studies using purified ragi amylases

2002 ◽  
Vol 215 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmala M. ◽  
Muralikrishna G.
Keyword(s):  
Finger Millet ◽  
Eleusine Coracana ◽  
In Vitro Digestibility

Direct plant regeneration from in vitro-derived shoot apical meristems of finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.)

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lakkakula Satish ◽  
Stanislaus Antony Ceasar ◽  
Jayabalan Shilpha ◽  
Arockiam Sagina Rency ◽  
Periyasamy Rathinapriya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Regeneration ◽  
Finger Millet ◽  
Eleusine Coracana ◽  
Apical Meristems ◽  
Shoot Apical Meristems ◽  
Direct Plant Regeneration

scholarly journals In vitro effect of chromium, lead and manganese on seed germination, growth and mineral composition of finger millet (Eleusine coracana)

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
DUDDELA VARAPRASAD
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Finger Millet ◽  
Heavy Metal Stress ◽  
Eleusine Coracana ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Vitro Effect

It is a well-known fact that heavy metal stress is one of the serious threats to agricultural yield. In the present work, heavy metal screening was carried out using chromium (Cr), lead (Pb) and manganese (Mn) independently on finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] seed and seedling growth under in vitro conditions. Adverse effects of chromium on finger millet seed germination as well as seedling architectural damage were noticed from 10 ppm onwards. Particularly, 30 and 15 % of seed germination was noticed at 50 and 100 ppm concentrations of chromium, respectively. But the extremely toxic lead did not prove its toxic nature when compared to chromium and even at 100 ppm concentration the reduction of seed germination and seedling growth were minor. Manganese promoted the seed germination even at 50 and 100 ppm concentrations. In ICP-OES (inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer) analysis, contents of residual nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and sulphur were reduced in seedlings grown on media containing high concentrations of chromium which indicated the toxic levels of this particular metal in this crop. In addition, the sulphur content slightly increased in seedlings treated with higher concentration of lead and showed almost double amount in seedlings treated with high concentration of manganese. The contents of microelements varied with different treatments and as expected content of managense increased in seedlings treated with high concentration of manganese.

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