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Research article2011Peer reviewed

Variation and inheritance of oil content and fatty acid composition in niger (Guizotia abyssinica)

Geleta, Mulatu Dida; Stymne, Sten; Bryngelsson, Tomas

Abstract

Niger (Guizotia abyssinica) is an economically important edible oilseed crop with a wide variation in seed oil content and fatty acid composition between populations. This study sought to determine the extent of this variation among the Ethiopian niger populations and to analyze the inheritance of high oil and oleic acid (C18:1) contents. The analysis of 153 niger populations revealed a twofold variation in seed oil content (27-56%) with 7% of the populations having more than 50% oil. These high oil content populations came from different regions and a wide altitudinal range (1400-2590 m asl). There was also a high variation in oleic acid content between populations (3.3-31.1%). Interestingly, the populations with more than 13% oleic acid were entirely collected from elevations of less than 2000 m asl. Breeding of selected genotypes for two generations revealed a highly significant positive correlation between the parents and their progenies both in oil and oleic acid contents. The study also suggests a significant contribution of environmental factors to the variation in both traits suggesting a moderate heritability. We conclude that there is a highly significant variation both in oil content and fatty acid composition in the niger populations that can be used for its improvement. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords

C18:1; Guizotia abyssinica; Fatty acid composition; Oil content; Oleic acid; Niger; Food analysis; Food composition

Published in

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
2011, Volume: 24, number: 7, pages: 995-1003
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE

      SLU Authors

        • Sustainable Development Goals

        End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

        UKÄ Subject classification

        Food Science
        Agricultural Science

        Publication identifier

        DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2010.12.010

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        https://res.slu.se/id/publ/57354