African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12508

Short Communication

Seed oil content and fatty acid composition of annual halophyte Suaeda acuminata: A comparative study on dimorphic seeds

Lei Wang1, Ke Zhang1, Wei Huang1,2, Wei Han3 and Chang-Yan Tian1*
1State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China. 2Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. 3Shandong Agro-tech Extension Station, Jinan 250013, China.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 25 November 2011
  •  Published: 19 December 2011

Abstract

Suaeda acuminata produces two morphologically distinct types of seeds on the same plant. This study was conducted to compare oil content and fatty acid composition of the two seed morphs. Though oil characteristics between dimorphic seeds showed statistically significant difference, these differences were relatively small. The seed oil content of this species ranged from 14.3 to 15.5% by dry weight. Both seed morphs contain ca. 90% unsaturated fatty acids, with linoleic (>65%) and oleic acid (>14%) being the most abundant. The results show that oil reserve of S. acuminata seeds depends mainly on seed weight rather than seed morphology.

           

Key words: Suaeda acuminata, fatty acid, linoleic, seed oil.

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