doi:10.1071/AR04162

Seed yield, oil content, and fatty acid composition of stock (Matthiola incana) under saline irrigation

Bruria Heuer ^A ^C, Israela Ravina ^B, Sara Davidov ^A

^A Institute of Soils, Water and Environmental Sciences, ARO, Israel.
^B Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Lowdermilk Division of Agricultural Engineering, Technion, Israel.
^C Corresponding author. Email: bruriah@volcani.agri.gov.il





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Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 56(1) 45–47 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AR04162
Submitted: 8 July 2004 Accepted: 13 December 2004 Published online: 31 January 2005

Abstract

The influence of irrigation with saline water on the seed yield, oil content, and quality of stock (Matthiola incana), an oilseed plant rich in omega-3, was studied under greenhouse and field conditions as part of a study to assess the potential of stock to replace low cash field crops in areas of marginal water use due to water scarcity. Water of electrical conductivity ≤6 dS/m did not have a negative effect on yield parameters. Total yield, seed number, and oil content were not affected by salinity, whereas the content of omega-3 was significantly increased.

Keywords: salinity, seed oil, omega-3.

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