Variation in leaf protein contents and amino acid compositions of cassava cultivars

Variations were observed in the leaf protein contents and amino acid composition of 13 cassava cultivars. Val and lle were identified as the limiting essential amino acids in all cultivars. Ward's minimum variance analyses yielded three basic patterns in the leaf protein amino-acid profiles.

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Published in:Biochemical systematics and ecology 1989-01, Vol.17 (3), p.199-202
Main Authors: Yeoh, Hock-Hin, Paul, Kalanethee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
amino acid profiles
amino acids
Biological and medical sciences
cassava
chemotaxonomy
Euphorbiaceae
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Generalities
Generalities. Genetics. Plant material
genetic variation
Genetics and breeding of economic plants
leaves
Manihot esculenta
nutritive value
Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution
Plant material
protein content
Spermatophyta
Systematics (diagnosis, chromosome numbers)
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Summary:Variations were observed in the leaf protein contents and amino acid composition of 13 cassava cultivars. Val and lle were identified as the limiting essential amino acids in all cultivars. Ward's minimum variance analyses yielded three basic patterns in the leaf protein amino-acid profiles.
ISSN:0305-1978
1873-2925
DOI:10.1016/0305-1978(89)90080-X