Effects of temperature on fatty acid composition of sesame sesamum indicum seed
Brar, G.S.
Plant Biochemical Journal 7(2): 133-137
1980
Accession: 005328908
The effects of temperature during seed development on the fatty acid composition of the seeds of 3 sesame (S. indicum L.) genotypes, differing in percentages of oleic and linoleic acids in their seed oil, were studied. Increase in day/night temperature from 21.0.degree./15.5.degree. C to 26.5.degree./21.0.degree. C resulted in a significant increase in the degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids in the high linoleic acid genotypes. A genotype intermediate in linoleic acid was unaffected. Further increase in temperature had no effect on any genotype.