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Biosynthesis of oil in ripening seeds of higher plants
Author(s) -
Nainawatee H. S.,
Kartha A. R. S.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740231105
Subject(s) - ripening , biosynthesis , iodine , iodine value , oil production , botany , biology , chemistry , horticulture , food science , biochemistry , gene , organic chemistry , engineering , petroleum engineering
Biosynthesis of oil has been studied in 22 plant species belonging to 15 families. The oil percentage and iodine number of oil at different stages of development were determined. A few new patterns of variations in oil content and iodine number were observed.