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Temperature Influence on the in vivo Hydrolysis of Cotton Seed Oil
Author(s) -
Christiansen M. N.,
Moore R. P.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1961.0011183x000100060001x
Subject(s) - agricultural experiment station , library science , crop , citation , horticulture , mathematics , biology , computer science , agronomy , agriculture , ecology
E of moist seed and seedlings during early stages of germination to a temperature of approximately 60° F. adversely influences germination behavior and seedling development of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) (1, 2). The exact cause of the influence is improperly understood. The present authors postulated that enzymatic hydrolysis of seed oil might occur at temperature levels below the minimum required for free fatty acid utilization and germination, and that reactions resulting in increases in fatty acid adversely influence subsequent germination and seedling development.