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Accumulation of crude protein and oil contents
Author(s) -
Bemis W. P.,
Scheerens J. C.,
Berry J. W.,
Dreher M. L.,
Weber C. W.
Publication year - 1977
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/bf02909076
Subject(s) - gourd , pollination , biology , crude oil , cucurbita , botany , horticulture , zoology , pollen , petroleum engineering , engineering
and Summary The crude fat content of whole seed and the crude protein level of defatted embryos were monitored on successive days after pollination. Seed of Buffalo gourd, Curcurbita foetidissima HBK, harvested during September–October, 1976, obtained a maximum oil and protein level in 38 to 42 days after pollination. Maximum protein and oil accumulation in seeds of the Cucurbita digitata group (sample period June–July, 1976) and Apodanthera undulata (sample period August–September, 1976) occurred between 34 and 38 days and 30 and 34 days after pollination, respectively. Variability within sample periods was attributed to the heterogeneity of the populations.