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Factors Affecting Linolenic and Linoleic Acid Content of Soybean Oil 1
Author(s) -
Howell Robert W.,
Collins F. I.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1957.00021962004900110007x
Subject(s) - linolenic acid , linoleic acid , chemistry , food science , soybean oil , fatty acid , agronomy , biology , biochemistry
Synopsis Linolenic acid content of soybean oil from location and variety composites varied from about 5% to about 8.5% and linoleic acid varied from about 46% to about 54%. The levels of both fatty acids were closely, but inversely correlated with temperature. Changes in environmental factors such as photoperiod, light intensity and quality, N, P, K, and S nutrition, or the addition of manure or plant residues had little or no effect on the levels of these fatty acids.