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Oil content, fatty acid composition, and other agronomic characteristics of sunflower introductions
Author(s) -
Cummins D. G.,
Marion J. E.,
Craigmiles J. P.,
Burns R. E.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02901254
Subject(s) - helianthus annuus , sunflower , composition (language) , sunflower oil , stearic acid , palmitic acid , linolenic acid , biology , oleic acid , linoleic acid , botany , fatty acid , agronomy , chemistry , horticulture , food science , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics , organic chemistry
Twenty sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) introductions and the variety Mammoth Kussian were grown at Experiment, Georgia. Total oil, fatty acid composition, and other agronomic characteristics were used to evaluate the various introductions. Total oil content varied from 17.7 to 32.7%. All introductions were relatively low in palmitic, stearic, linolenic, and behenic acids. About 90% of the oil was composed of oleic and linoleic acids, and there was considerable variation in the ratios of these two fatty acids. Seed yields varied from 329 to 3,224 lb per acre and were related to the number and size of flowers. The more profusely flowering and higher yielding introductions originated in countries of lower latitudes.