Analysis of oil composition in cultivars and wild species of oat (Avena sp.)

S Leonova, T Shelenga, M Hamberg…

Index: Hamberg, Mats Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1: Organic and Bio-Organic Chemistry (1972-1999), 1993 , # 24 p. 3065 - 3072

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Abstract

Oil quality and content were analyzed in 33 accessions from 13 wild species and 10 accessions of cultivated oat. Wild oat species tended to have higher oil and 18: 1 fatty acid (FA) contents and lower amounts of 18: 2 and 18: 3 FAs as compared to cultivated oats. In