Variations in fatty acid proportions during desiccation of Telfairia occidentalis seeds harvested at physiological and agronomic maturity

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 37-47

  Nkang, A ^a   Omokaro, D ^a   Egbe, A ^a   Amanke, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agronomic maturity; Desiccation; Fatty acid; Lipid peroxidation; Oilseed

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; FATTY ACID; FREE RADICAL; LINOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PEROXIDASE; STEARIC ACID; TRIDECANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; GERMINATION; HARVESTING; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT SEED; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SEED MORPHOLOGY; SEED STORAGE; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS;

ANIMALIA; SPERMATOPHYTA; TELFAIRIA; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 3042640408     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2003.000-1006     Document Type: Article

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