Vol. 11, Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Richa Sharma, Manmohan Sharma and RK Salgotra

Abstract:
Brassica juncea is an economically important oilseed crop, which is grown in almost all parts of India and used as edible oil, vegetables, condiments and fodder. In spite of its uses, oil is not valued much due to the presence of high amount of anti-nutritional compounds like glucosinolates and erucic acid. In the present study oil content, erucic acid and glucosinolates was estimated in ninety genotypes of East European and Indian gene pool of Brassica juncea. The oil content varied from 31.90 percent to 44.16 percent. Maximum oil content was yield by the genotype PGR 12573 and EC 287711 (44.16%) followed by Stoke (44.01%) and Jubilejnaja (43.54%). Minimum erucic acid content was found in genotype Donskaja IV (12.18%) followed by Volgogradskaja 1891 (12.69%) and PGR 12573 (14.29%) genotypes. The glucosinolate content varied from 28.92 µmole/gm to 120.41 µmole/gm. Minimum glucosinolate content was found in Heera (28.92 µmole/g). These genotypes can be used in future breeding programmes for the improvement of these traits in Brassica species.