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- Title
Variability of Seed Fatty Acid Composition to Growing Degree-Days in High Oleic Acid Sunflower Genotypes.
- Authors
Ferfuia, Claudio; Turi, Maurizio; Vannozzi, Gian Paolo
- Abstract
High temperature enhances the oleic acid content in the oil of normal cultivars but conflicting results are reported on temperature effects on oleic acid content in HO cultivars: either no effect or an increase in oleic acid content with temperature. To investigate the effects of temperature on HO genotypes under natural field conditions, a three-year field trial was conducted using two sowing dates and three HO genotypes (two inbred lines and one hybrid). To compare our results with previous works, growing degree-days (GDD) were computed (base temperature=6°C). GDD accumulated during the 'flowering - 25 days after flowering' period influenced fatty acid composition of seed. Oleic and linoleic acid contents were affected by accumulated GDD in two HO genotypes (one inbred line and the hybrid). There was an increase of about 3% in oleic acid content as response to more high GDD accumulated. Their content was not modified by GDD in the other inbred line. There was a genotype×environment interaction that we suppose depending on modifier genes. These genetic factors affected oleic acid content. This indicated the importance of breeding targeted to select hybrids with a stable oleic acid content and higher than 90%. Saturated fatty acids (palmitic and stearic) were also influenced by temperature, and there was genetic variability among genotypes.
- Subjects
COMPOSITION of sunflowers; SUNFLOWER genetics; FATTY acids; OLEIC acid; CULTIVARS; TEMPERATURE effect
- Publication
Helia, 2015, Vol 38, Issue 62, p61
- ISSN
1018-1806
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/helia-2014-0022