Change of oil content in flax seeds from 2006 to 2012

Gindullina (Krasnova) D.A.

420048, Russia, Kazan, Orenburgskii tract 48

Tatar Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture RAAS

E-mail: krasnovad84@gmail.com

From 2006 to 2009 field experiments were created on the investigation sorts of linseed from API collection on numerous agricultural and biological features. One of these signs was the oil content in the seeds. In 2012, it was decided to check the preservation of oil during storage. According to the results presented in this paper we can see that the amount of oil was reduced by 10-58% depending on the sort and initial amount of oil. Sorts with high amount of oil reduced more than sorts with low amount.

The aim of this study was to investigate how the oil decreases in the seeds during storage. Objects were 13 varieties of flax seeds stored for 3 years at room temperature with an average of 18 to 25 °Ñ, and the method was to determine the crude oil in a Soxhlet apparatus for skim residue.

Results and discussion. In 2006, 2009 and 2012 four linseed varieties were investigated for various parameters, including oil content. The results are presented in Table 1. The data of this table shows that the seeds of a standard sort "Kinel 2000" contain the lowest percentage of oil and the largest is in the seeds of "Sokol". In 2009, during field trials of other varieties of flax, the sorts presented in the table have been also studied, but the oil content varied greatly. Overall oil content of the studied gene pool (49 varieties) was higher and ranged from 35.4 to 47.9%. The highest oil content stood out "Rucheek" (47.9%), "M-3529" (47.1%) and "VNIIMK 620 '(46.3%). Standard - sort "Kinel 2000" had the oil content of 44.9%. Close to the standard of performance was marked by the sorts "NP 53" and "Iceberg". «k-7578», «Sg-620-82», «R-7», «Legur», «Amazon» had significantly lower oil content.

 

Table 1 – Changing of oil content by years.

Sort\year

Oil content, %

2006

2009

2012 (residue)

Kinel 2000 (st.)

37,5

44,9

28,8

Severnii

39,9

43,0

20,1

Sokol

43,8

43,3

17,8

Legur

43,3

38,6

31,7

 

The results of our research demonstrated that the sorts "VNIIMK 620" and "Rucheek" may serve as genetic sources of the formation the characteristic of oil content. Both of these varieties are created in the State Research Institute of Oilseed Crops named after V.S. Pustovoyt RAAS, the last - in conjunction with the SSI Siberian Research Station VNIIMK.

In subsequent years, the number of investigated flax samples was increased and Table 2 presents the results of changing the oil content of the seeds during storage at the most and least oily sorts.

Table 2 – Changing of oil content during the storage of seeds.

Sort

Oil content, % by dry matter

Decrease of oil, %

2009-th year

2012-th year

 

Êinel 2000

44,9

28,8

35,9

Columbia (ê-7578)

35,4

31,25

11,7

VNIIMK 620

46,3

31,6

31,75

Rucheek

47,9

34,0

29,0

Sg-620-82

38,5

30,1

21,8

Ì-3529

47,1

33,0

29,9

R-7

38,4

33,6

12,5

Severnii

43,0

20,1

53,3

Legur

38,6

31,7

17,9

Sokol

43,3

17,8

58,9

Amazon

36,8

33,2

9,8

Aisberg

44,5

28,5

36,0

NP-53

44,1

31,0

29,7

 

The oil content of the seeds is known as rather stable characteristic. Therefore the aim of this study was to determine how it changes over time. The maximum range of variation on it in 2009 was 12.5% ​​(35.4 ... 47.9%), and in 2012 - 15.2% (17.8 ... 33%). This indicates that the samples represented by a large collection of genetic diversity and include a contrasting form of the oil content. Variation of the oil content index between the samples indicates the presence of collection of genetic variation of the studied feature that allows performing genetic analysis of this feature with the test forms and select promising starting material.

The results indicate that the area of ​​research, which includes the experimental fields of the Tatar Research Institute of Agriculture, is very favorable for the formation of a high oil content of the varieties of flax, but the amount of oil contained in the seeds quickly decreases with time. In some varieties the decrease was more than 50%. The high oily class lost from 29 to 59% of oil, the low oily class lost only 10 to 22%. From this it can be concluded that, according to our results flaxseeds can’t be long-term stored, and should be used usually during the first year after harvest.

 

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