Research Article
Biochemical Charcterization of Some Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) Germplasm in Ghana
Table 2
Chemical composition of the 18 taro genotypes.
| Genotype | Protein (%) | Moisture (%) | Ash (%) | Fat (%) | Fibre (%) | Carbohydrate (%) | Energy (%) |
| CE/MAL/32 | 13.06 | 6.12 | 1.59 | 1.43 | 1.71 | 76.08 | 34.56 | BL/SM/10 | 22.52 | 6.07 | 1.41 | 2.87 | 1.71 | 65.42 | 35.34 | BL/SM/16 | 24.54 | 5.93 | 1.39 | 3.60 | 2.11 | 62.43 | 35.58 | BL/SM/116 | 13.95 | 5.84 | 1.58 | 1.33 | 1.58 | 75.71 | 34.56 | BL/SM/80 | 23.62 | 6.13 | 1.50 | 1.64 | 1.05 | 66.05 | 34.93 | CE/IND/12 | 21.14 | 6.27 | 1.77 | 2.50 | 1.65 | 66.67 | 35.06 | BL/SM/115 | 19.76 | 6.39 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 1.15 | 70.04 | 34.83 | BL/SM/151 | 23.31 | 6.11 | 1.06 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 66.65 | 34.85 | CE/MAL/14 | 19.24 | 5.99 | 1.62 | 2.55 | 1.23 | 69.36 | 35.28 | SAO/006 | 19.85 | 6.13 | 1.84 | 1.38 | 1.45 | 69.34 | 34.53 | CE/IND/16 | 19.06 | 5.99 | 1.35 | 1.85 | 1.46 | 70.29 | 34.94 | BL/SM/132 | 25.70 | 6.17 | 1.11 | 1.73 | 1.02 | 64.26 | 35.12 | BL/SM/158 | 19.86 | 6.12 | 1.29 | 1.72 | 1.14 | 69.88 | 35.01 | EX-BUNSO | 15.73 | 5.73 | 1.25 | 2.19 | 1.20 | 73.91 | 35.24 | SAO/020 | 25.43 | 6.25 | 1.16 | 2.73 | 1.65 | 62.78 | 35.38 | ELO/002 | 19.95 | 5.89 | 1.20 | 1.80 | 1.67 | 69.50 | 34.90 | KA/019 | 23.19 | 5.99 | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.24 | 67.38 | 34.68 | KA/035 | 14.93 | 6.12 | 1.32 | 1.21 | 2.12 | 74.30 | 34.40 |
| LSD(<0.05) | 0.81 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.86 | 0.15 |
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