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Antinutritional Factors the ‘Biomolecules’ Mediated Natural and Induced Host Defence in Food Crops


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1 Department of Botany, Bankura Christian College, Bankura-722101, West Bengal, India
2 Regional Centre of Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, ICAR, Bhubaneswar-751019, India
     

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Tuber crops is one of the major food crops which provide food to millions of people around the globe. Especially the tropical tuber crops viz. cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), taro (colocasia esculenta L.), yams (Dioscorea alata, Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea esculenta) and chinese potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius) are now getting worldwide importance as economical source of energy. Tubers of all these crops are also rich in vitamins and minerals and can be a good source of dietary supplement. Leaves rich in protein, vitamins and minerals are used as fodder.
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  • Antinutritional Factors the ‘Biomolecules’ Mediated Natural and Induced Host Defence in Food Crops

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Authors

Arpita Banerjee
Department of Botany, Bankura Christian College, Bankura-722101, West Bengal, India
Archana Mukherjee
Regional Centre of Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, ICAR, Bhubaneswar-751019, India
Korada Rajasekhara Rao
Regional Centre of Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, ICAR, Bhubaneswar-751019, India
Arijit Sinhababu
Department of Botany, Bankura Christian College, Bankura-722101, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Tuber crops is one of the major food crops which provide food to millions of people around the globe. Especially the tropical tuber crops viz. cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), taro (colocasia esculenta L.), yams (Dioscorea alata, Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea esculenta) and chinese potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius) are now getting worldwide importance as economical source of energy. Tubers of all these crops are also rich in vitamins and minerals and can be a good source of dietary supplement. Leaves rich in protein, vitamins and minerals are used as fodder.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24906/isc%2F2018%2Fv32%2Fi4%2F176486