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Finger millet is an important crop in Maharashtra, Orissa, and Tamil Nadu. Millet production and consumption have been on the decline for some years. Finger millet samples were gathered from regional locations in Nashik and Kolhapur, Maharashtra. These were also taken as samples for chemical composition and proximate analysis. Standard analytical procedures were used to determine the results. The result of the chemical composition, Nashik (sample one) was found to be Ca mg (6.19), Mg (0.52), Fe (1.09), Zn (1.74± 0.96), Cu (0.10), P (8.90) These findings suggest that finger millet is a good source of calcium and phosphorus. These can be utilised as calcium supplement foods, and their composite flours can be used to preserve a variety of nutrient-dense recipes that can be employed as part of a supplement feeding regimen.
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Finger millet is the name commonly used to denote the crop Eleusine coracana. It is known as Ragi in many parts of India, which is an important member of the family of cereals. In fact, it is superior to many cereals like wheat and rice in terms of its micronutrient content and bioavailability. Several indigenous processing techniques may be applied to finger millets allowing it to be processed into various value-added products, which may be better in appearance, taste, flavor and acceptability. Development of value-added products that contain Ragi as one of their major components can be beneficial for food and nutrition security of Indians. Ragi may contribute to solving the issue of micronutrient deficiency and nutrition security as it is an important source of micronutrients and can be easily incorporated in various recipes and value-added products. It can therefore be a part of various nutritional programs to enhance the nutritional density of foods.
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Lactic acid is regarded as a harmful product of anaerobic respiration occurring under waterlogged conditions in plant tissues. Effect of exogenous application of lactic acid on seed germination and activities of some important enzyme systems in seed of finger millet cultivar GPU28 was investigated. High concentration (0.5%) of lactic acid caused a marked reduction in germination percentage during initial phase (first 24 h) of seed germination. Lactic acid treatment caused suppression of seedling growth; radical growth being more sensitive than the coleoptiles growth. The analysis of enzyme activities at 24h germination stage revealed that lactic acid treatment caused decrease in the activities of enzyme amylase, acid phosphatase, ATPase, peroxidase, and catalase while there was elevation of alkaline phosphatase activity.