Divergence in rice cultivars based on organoleptic qualities

Divergence in rice cultivars based on organoleptic qualities

Authors

  • P.V. Nandini Department of Home Science, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram 695 522, Kerala
  • P. Saraswathy Department of Agricultural Statistics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram 695 522, Kerala
  • L. Prema Department of Home Science, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram 695 522, Kerala

Keywords:

cluster analysis, Mahalanobis D2, raw rice, parboiled rice

Abstract

Sixty rice cultivars were evaluated for their organoleptic qualities. Divergence of samples was measured by Mahalanobis D2 statistic and clustering done by Tocher’s method. For raw rice, the varieties formed six clusters while for the parboiled samples, 10 clusters could be recognized. Results of the D2 analysis revealed that among the 60 rice varieties, as much as 35 were homogeneous with respect to quality attributes such as appearance, colour, flavour, texture and taste for the preparation of boiled rice either in the raw or parboiled forms.

Downloads

Published

28-10-2006

How to Cite

Nandini, P., Saraswathy, P., & Prema, L. (2006). Divergence in rice cultivars based on organoleptic qualities. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 42, 25–28. Retrieved from https://jtropag.kau.in/index.php/ojs2/article/view/109

Similar Articles

<< < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > >> 

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.

Loading...