Research Article

Biochemical Characterization of Seed Oil of Tunisian Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Accessions with Special Reference to Its Fatty Acid Composition and Oil Content

Table 1

List of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) accessions studied and their origins.

Accessions no.Codes of NPGS and PGRCOriginsLatitudes (N)Longitudes (E)Altitudes (m)

TL1Tunisia36° 53′ 46.405″9° 26′ 43.522″258
TL2Tunisia36° 53′ 03.856″9° 26′ 00.820″263
TL5Tunisia36° 51′ 37.225″9° 18′ 15.015″335
TL7Tunisia36° 44′ 50.068″9° 04′ 30.182″341
TL8Tunisia36° 45′ 59.276″9° 03′ 44.647″351
TL9Tunisia36° 44′ 50.068″9° 04′ 30.182″341
TL11Tunisia36° 50′ 33.992″9° 12′ 36.437″370
TL13PI 257641Former Soviet Union
TL17PI 607925United States
TL18CN 37370Canada
TL19Tunisia36° 53′ 46.405″9° 26′ 43.522″258
TL20Tunisia36° 45′ 47.657″9° 11′ 43.281″225
TL22Tunisia36° 51′ 46.655″9° 22′ 58.578″370
TL23Tunisia36° 47′ 06.360″9° 19′ 24.550″307
TL25Tunisia36° 46′ 39.454″9° 08′ 09.588″266
TL26Tunisia36° 44′ 50.068″9° 04′ 30.182″341
TL27Tunisia36° 43′ 15.577″9° 05′ 12.526″315
TL29Tunisia36° 48′ 37.964″9° 11′ 07.264″270
TL30Tunisia36° 48′ 37.964″9° 11′ 07.264″270
TL31Tunisia36° 50′ 33.997″9° 12′ 36.499″374
TL32Tunisia36° 50′ 33.992″9° 12′ 36.437″370
TL33Tunisia36° 47′ 27.886″9° 16′ 47.552″360