Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an oil-crop suitable for semi-arid agriculture, but its physiological response to agronomic inputs has yet to be fully evaluated. The effect of fertiliser on the physiology and production of Safflower grown in pots filled with standard grade perlite inside a semi-controlled glass house was studied. Plants were initially irrigated with 20-100 ml standard hy...

The present investigation envisages the in vivo measured laser induced chlorophyll florescence spectra of EMS (Ethyl methane sulphonate) treated safflower leaves. Seeds of safflower were treated with 0.5% EMS for three treatment durations (3h, 5h and 7h) to raise the populations. The effect of EMS treatment on chlorophyll content in the leaves was assessed using laser induced chlorophyll fluore...

Twenty-five mature Small Tail Han ewes were used to investigate the effects of supplemental oilseeds in the diet (sunflower seed, safflower seed, rapeseed, and linseed) on fatty acid composition in different tissues (longissimus lumborum muscle, tail fat, subcutaneous back fat and kidney fat). Averaged over tissue, safflower and sunflower seed was most effective (P<0.05) in enhancing the concen...

At this stage, safflower picking is mostly performed manually or semi-manually, the method antiquated and precision low. In experimental study, a new attitude tilt levelling system was designed for safflower-picking robot, which has created solid foundation realization of future machine automation. The mobile platform simplified as four-point support, an automatic control based on multi-sensor ...

Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in 273 Safflower Genotypes Collected from Different Regions the World

Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and normotensive control, Wistar/Kyoto (WKY) rats through two generations were fed a semipurified diet supplemented either with safflower oil (rich in linoleate) or with perilla oil (rich in alpha-linolenate). The cerebral lipid contents and phospholipid compositions did not differ between the two dietary groups of SHR rats. There were also no differences i...

This study reports a novel protocol to increase plasma monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) in eight healthy volunteers (age 29-54 years and BMI 23-26 kg.m). This was achieved by feeding small boluses of fat at different time points (35 g at 0 min and 8 g at 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210 min) in combination with a continuous low-dose heparin infusion...

This study reports a novel protocol to increase plasma monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) in eight healthy volunteers (age 29-54 yr, body mass index 23-26 kg/m(2)). This was achieved by feeding small boluses of fat at different time points (35 g at 0 min and 8 g at 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, and 210 min) in combination with a continuous low-dose hep...

Oleoyl-acyl carrier protein (18:1-ACP) thioesterase has been partially purified from developing safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds. Protein species with molecular masses of 34 and 40 kD associated with thioesterase activity were identified and partially sequenced. Analysis of amino-terminal and internal cyanogen bromide peptide sequences revealed no differences in the primary structure of t...

The induction of fatty acid synthetase activity in rat liver is markedly reduced by feeding a diet containing a source of linoleate. Within 48 h after changing from a fat-free, high carbohydrate diet to one containing 15% by weight of safflower oil, the specific activity of rat liver fatty acid synthetase is approximately 2-fold lower than that from rats fed a fat-free diet througout. In contra...