ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of the two main different planting methods on the proximate compositions of different rice varieties. The proximate composition of fourteen (14) selected rice varieties in Nigeria was analyzed using different planting methods viz: broadcasted and transplanted. The proximate composition was estimated using compositional analysis of Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC), methods. The results showed that majority of the rice varieties cultivated by broadcasting method had significantly higher (p<0.05) percentage moisture, crude protein and crude fats than the transplanted rice while percentage crude fibre, and ash were higher in transplanted rice. There were no significant differences (p?0.05) between the two planting methods in percentage carbohydrates and energy value. Consumers and farmers should therefore be better informed on the choice of rice varieties based on their nutritional compositions. Keywords: Transplanting, broadcasting, rice, proximate

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2019/8.8.4789