INFLUENCE OF IRRIGATION-WATER SALINITY ON LIPIDS OF Crambe abyssinica SEEDS

Lipids of Crambe abyssinica Hochst (Brassicaceae) seeds grown in hothouses in Israel and in the open in Uzbekistan in soil imported from the Aral Sea region were studied. It was found that the seed oil content decreased as the irrigation-water salinity increased. The content of total unsaturated fatty acids of neutral lipids was in the range 91.31-94.81%; of polar lipids, 69.59-83.78%.