RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effects of the Salinity under Soilless Culture Systems on Gamma Linolenic Acid Levels in Borage Seed Oil
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 454405
DO 10.1101/454405
A1 Miguel Urrestarazu
A1 Victor Manuel Gallegos-Cedillo
A1 Francisca Ferrón-Carrillo
A1 José Luis Guil-Guerrero
A1 Teresa Lao
A1 Juan Eugenio Álvaro
YR 2018
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/10/26/454405.abstract
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.