Physical characteristics of selected major coarse cereals and pulses grown in tribal regions of Alluri Sitharama Raju District, Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The present study evaluated the physical characteristics of selected major coarse cereals and pulses cultivated in tribal regions of the Alluri Sitharama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh and compared them with corresponding control samples. The crops analysed included kidney bean, red gram, cowpea, finger millet, little millet, and rice. Physical properties such as colour attributes (L*, a*, b*), 100-grain weight, grain dimensions (length, width, thickness, and grain size), bulk density, and true density were determined using standard analytical methods. Significant variations were observed between tribal and control samples for several parameters. Tribal samples of finger millet and little millet exhibited significantly lower lightness (L*) values along with increased redness and yellownes