Hinds, M.J. and Singh, B. (1994) Evaluation of fatty acids in oil as reaping indices for Caribbean-grown groundnut (Arachis hypogaea). Journal of Agricultural Science , 122 (3). pp. 423-428.
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Abstract
Studies were conducted to evaluate amounts of fatty acids in the oil as possible indicators of crop maturity in groundnuts cv. NC2, grown in St Vincent, Eastern Caribbean. Percentage fatty acids in oil of the composite samples of seeds collected between 99 and 141 d after sowing in 1985-87 was determined by GLC. As seeds matured, percentage oleic acid increased and percentage linoleic acid decreased, and consequently, the oleic:linoleic acid ratio in oil of the composite seeds increased significantly. The percentage oleic acid peaked at a value of 55.8±0.59 at optimum harvest dates. It is concluded that percentage oleic acid in oil could be used as a reliable reaping index (i.e., indicating the digging day on which the maximum percentage of sound mature pods was obtained from composite samples) for groundnuts
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | SNNigam collections |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Food Science, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762, USA. |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Biochemistry |
| Divisions: | Groundnut |
| Depositing User: | Mr T L Gautham |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2013 14:34 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2013 14:34 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021859600067356 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/11106 |
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