Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2019)

The experiment was carried out at the Department of Biochemistry, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Faizabad as a part of PhD work. The seven varieties of hybrid rice namely- Dhani, US-312, 6201, 6302, 6444, JK-401, PHB-71 and 3 check varieties namely- Swarna, Sambhamah and Pusa Basmati were purchased from local market at Kumarganj, Faizabad from year 2012 to 14. The results highlighted that, the variety Pusa Basmati found highly superior overall the varieties and noticed, highest reducing sugar (0.34%), protein (8.43%), tryptophan (0.21 /16g N) and methionine (2.16g/16g N) content.

The highest (1.80 %) total mineral content found in Sambhamah followed by (1.66 %) Pusa Basmati and found highly significant and superior over 6201 and lysine (2.13g/16g N) followed by (1.92g/16g N) 6444 over US-312. The highest (74.71%) carbohydrate content was recorded in Swarna followed by (72.92%) Dhaniand highly superior over 6302. Like vise the variety PHB-71 found highest (1.52%) total sugar content followed by (1.25 %) Pusa Basmati and highly superior over 6302.