Yield quality and performance of line 13, 46 and 52 black rice from gamma ray irradiation

Abstract

Abstract Black rice is a functional food plant with high fiber and anthocyanin content. It has a weakness that is a high content of amylose which causes rice texture to harden. The study used a different treatment of the plant line, namely three promising lines of irradiated black rice M7 (lines 13, 46, and 52) and lines without irradiation (control). The data were analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. The results showed that the three promising lines had better yield quality and performance than the control plants. The highest anthocyanin content and the best fat content were found in line 52, which were 75.04 ppm and 1.35%. Line 46 had the best protein content, vigor, and viability of 7.88%, 88%, and 67%, respectively. Line 13 had the highest amylose content of 14.92%. Line 52 was the best performing line (organoleptic staining and seed pericarp) compared to the other lines, namely 3.25 and 3.