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Total leaf crude protein, amino acid composition and elemental content in the USDA-ARS bamboo germplasm collections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2017

M. L. Wang ,
M. L. Harrison ,
B. D. Tonnis ,
D. Pinnow ,
J. Davis  and
B. M. Irish
M. L. Wang*
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA 30223, USA
M. L. Harrison
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA 30223, USA
B. D. Tonnis
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA 30223, USA
D. Pinnow
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA 30223, USA
J. Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Statistics, University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA 30223, USA
B. M. Irish
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, Tropical Agriculture Research Station, 2200 Pedro Albizu Campos Avenue, Mayaguez, PR 00680, USA
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: mingli.wang@ars.usda.gov
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Abstract

Bamboo shoots and leaves are valuable food sources for both humans and livestock. The USDA-ARS NPGS (National Plant Germplasm System) collections hold 93 bamboo species in 20 genera. Total leaf protein, amino acid composition and elemental content for these important genetic resources had never been quantified. Lack of nutrition information hinders germplasm utilization. The above-mentioned nutritional traits were evaluated from these 93 species in this study. Leaf protein content among bamboo species ranged from 8.12 to 16.33% with an average of 12.84%. This average was higher than 9.0% observed for switchgrass leaves, but considerably lower than 32.48% in cassava leaves. For 18 quantified amino acids, there was more than a twofold variation among the samples evaluated. For 12 quantified mineral elements, there was significant variability from the low end (4.2-fold, 2.27–9.52 mg/g calcium; 4.4-fold, 56.17–246.43 µg/g sodium) to the high end (61.5-fold, 17.67–1087.0 µg/g manganese; 40.8-fold, 42.0–1713.5 µg/g aluminium). Due to their variability in leaf nutritive value, bamboo species should be carefully chosen when they are used as a feedstock. The results from this study will be useful for the bamboo industry, producers and consumers.

Keywords

animal feedinggenetic resourcesleaf nutrition evaluationPoaceae
Type
Short Communications
Information
Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 2018 , pp. 185 - 187
Copyright
Copyright © NIAB 2017 

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