Leaf yield and fatty acid composition of purslane (Portulaca oleracea l.) At different growth stages

Usha R Palaniswamy; McAvoy, Richard J; Bibl, B

dc.contributor.author	Usha R Palaniswamy
dc.contributor.author	McAvoy, Richard J
dc.contributor.author	Bibl, B
dc.date.accessioned	2018-12-11T09:18:17Z
dc.date.available	2018-12-11T09:18:17Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 38(1),1-4.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3081
dc.description.abstract	Purslane is a nutritious vegetable crop rich in the polyunsaturated essential fatty acids (PUEFA), which are essential for normal human growth, health promotion and disease prevention. Fatty acid concentrations at different stages of harvest (6, 10 and 14 true-leaf stages) were examined in a cultivated variety. Fourteen-leaf stage of growth was found to be ideal for harvest because at this stage the leaf area, leaf weight and the PUEFA concentrations per gram leaf dry weight (DW) were higher than at the six and ten true-leaf stages of growth. The a-linolenic acid to linolcic acid ratio was also the highest at fourteen-leaf stage.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Kerala Agricultural University	en_US
dc.subject	a-linolenic acid	en_US
dc.subject	essential fatty acids	en_US
dc.subject	linoleic acid	en_US
dc.subject	polyunsaturated fatty acids	en_US
dc.subject	purslane	en_US
dc.title	Leaf yield and fatty acid composition of purslane (Portulaca oleracea l.) At different growth stages	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US