Abstract
Seeds of thirteen genotypes of cauliflower, four of turnip and seven of radish were analysed for oil content and fatty acid composition. Turnip and radish had higher oil content as compared to cauliflower. Oleic, linoleic + eicosenoic and erucic acids were the major fatty acids in the oils of these seeds. Levels of erucic acid were in the order of radish < turnip < cauliflower. Compared to cauliflower and turnip seeds, radish seeds contained higher amounts of palmitic, oleic, and linolenic + eicosenoic acids and lower amounts of linoleic and erucic acids.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
Ahuja KL, Labana KS, Raheja RK, Badwal SS (1984) Oil content and fatty acids variation in mutants ofBrassica juncea L Czern and Coss. J Oilseeds Res 1:71–75
Ahuja KL, Sekhon KS, Singh T (1975) Correlation studies in oil and fatty acids of Toria (Brassica campestris). Indian J Agric Sci 9:140–142
Downey RK, Craig BM (1963) Genetic control of fatty acid biosynthesis in rapessed (Brassica napus L.). J Amer Oil Chem Soc 41:475–478
Kartha ARS, Sethi AS (1957) A cold percolation method for rapid gravimetric estimation of oil in small quantities of oilseeds. Indian J Agric Sci 27:211–217.
Klassen AJ (1976) Relationship between quality and quantity of oil in Brassica species. Can J Plant Sci 56:427–428
Koyama Y, Fuju M, Kudo H (1978) Rapeseed and their extracted oils from different varieties. Yukagoku 27:375–380 (Chem Abstr 89:106119Y)
Laakso I, Hiltunnen R, Hovinen S, Von Schantz M, Huhtikangas A (1982) Selection of high linoleic acid content in summer turnip rape (Brassica campestris L) I. Variation of fatty acids in an irradiated crossing material. Acta Agric Scand 32 (4):397–404 (Chem Abstr 98:157962m)
Luddy FE, Barford RA, Herb SF, Paul MJ (1968) A rapid method for the preparation of methyl esters of butter fat and other fats. J Amer Oil Chem Soc 45:549–552
Miller PA, William WC, Robinson HF, Comstock RE (1958) Estimates of genotypic and environmental variances and covariances in Upland cotton and their implications in selection. Agron J 50:126–131
Nagamani B, Kamale T, Rao T, Chandrasekhara, Lakshminaryana GG (1981) Effect of irradiation and chemical treatment on yield and quality ofBrassica juncea L seed and oil. Indian Acad Sci (Ser) Plant Sci 90:281–284
Rahman L (1978) Relationships between major fatty acids of oleiferious species ofBrassica. Indian J Agric Sci 48:401–406
Sengupta P, Roy BR (1979) Studies on Radish seed oil. Presented in the International Congress on Oilseeds and Oils. Feb. 9–13, 1979 New Delhi India (Abstr No 205) p 20
Stefanov L, Gyurov M (1981) Oil produced from forage turnip seeds. Maslo-Sapunena Prom-St 17:7–11 (Chem Abstr 96:50900W)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Ahuja, K.L., Singh, H., Raheja, R.K. et al. The oil content and fatty acid composition of various genotypes of cauliflower, turnip and radish. Plant Food Hum Nutr 37, 33–40 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01092298
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01092298