Oil composition and physiological quality of niger seeds after drying



Document title: Oil composition and physiological quality of niger seeds after drying
Journal: Acta scientiarum. Agronomy
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000460067
ISSN: 1679-9275
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia de Goias, Laboratorio de Pos-colheita de Produtos Vegetais, Rio Verde, Goias. Brasil
2Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
3Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Instituto de Quimica, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 42
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, analítico
English abstract With the depletion of fossil fuel resources accelerating the search for renewable energy sources, studies on agricultural products containing a significant amount of oil in their compositions have intensified. The objective of this work was to investigate the fatty acid profile and the physiological quality of the oil extracted from niger seeds dried at different temperatures. The seeds were dried at 40, 50, 60, and 70°C, until their moisture content reached 8.5 ± 1% (wet basis). The physiological properties of niger seeds were determined by assessing their germination, germination speed index, mean germination time, cold test, accelerated aging with a saturated solution, emergence percentage, and emergence speed index. The quality of the oil was evaluated using gas chromatography, based on the fatty acid profile. We concluded that drying air temperatures of 40 and 50°C did not compromise the physiological quality of niger seeds. However, the 70°C drying temperature seriously impaired seed quality. The drying temperatures that were used in this study did not substantially alter the fatty acid profile of niger oil
Disciplines: Química,
Biología
Keyword: Angiospermas,
Fitoquímica,
Guizotia abyssinica,
Calidad de la semilla,
Postcosecha,
Acidos grasos
Keyword: Angiosperms,
Phytochemistry,
Seed quality,
Guizotia abyssinica,
Postharvest,
Fatty acids
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