PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Miguel Urrestarazu
AU  - Victor Manuel Gallegos-Cedillo
AU  - Francisca Ferrón-Carrillo
AU  - José Luis Guil-Guerrero
AU  - Teresa Lao
AU  - Juan Eugenio Álvaro
TI  - Effects of the Salinity under Soilless Culture Systems on Gamma Linolenic Acid Levels in Borage Seed Oil
AID  - 10.1101/454405
DP  - 2018 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 454405
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/10/26/454405.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/10/26/454405.full
AB  - Borage is a well-known plant of great importance in human nutrition and health. Expanding knowledge of particular plants that have anti-cancer products is a global concern. There is substantial information regarding the benefits, presence and extraction of gamma linolenic acid (GLA) in different plants around the world, especially in borage seeds. However, there is little information concerning the effects of the salinity of the nutrient solution on the growth and presence of GLA in borage seeds. The objective of this work was to determine the optimal salinity of the nutrient solution for obtaining GLA in soilless cultivation systems. Borage plants were grown in coconut fibre and provided three treatments of nutrient solution of 2.20, 3.35 and 4.50 dS m−1, increasing solution salinity with the standard nutrient solution of concentrated macronutrients as a reference. Vegetative growth, seed production and GLA ratio were measured. The results of vegetative development and GLA production doubled and tripled with the increase in salinity of the nutrient solution, respectively.