AGRONOMY (Z;" ' - Higher Education Commission

Chlnim .nd D&nor (1982) st di.d dut 34ed and oil yield of m6ta.d
incrcased with in rea3ing nilrogen rates C75 kg N/ha blt 6€€d oil.ontenls werc
d{rcased, Yield an.l oil .ontents werc eimil.r with G50 kg P2G/ h..
Augustin@n ,, or G983) conducH field tri.l on spnry oik€€d npe .v-
line (low Erucic acid and low 8lucosinolates content) dunn6 197931 to
inv6rigate the eff&t of 130 or 260 ks N/ha,40 kg ?O5 and 100 ts Xolha on
the Rd oil.ont nt They rcported rhat oil conieo6 dsrea&d frod 46.3* w h
PK alone to 42.5%-43,5i6 with 130 kt N/ha and 41,71X with 260 kg N/ha hut
was not signi6candy aff{red ty PrOs or pot siu. Only snlu .liffercn * in
fatty aci.ts compGito! w@ obefled, Linolei. acid.ontent itu6s4d sliddy.t
th€ expe@ of oleic acid.ontent when pota$ium was.pplled, Erucic acid
contert w.s low an.l qn.ll@ by turtiliar EtB.
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