Changes in N, K, and Fatty Acid Composition of Black Cumin Seeds Affected by Nitrogen Doses under Supplemental Potassium Application

Table 5

Effects of N doses and K application on stearic, palmitic, and oleic acid of black cumin in 2011 and 2012.

K application	N level	Stearic acid (%)		Palmitic acid (%)		Oleic acid (%)
		2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
Control	Control	3.52	2.81	13.4	13.2	24.1	21.7
	30	3.54	2.89	13.9	13.2	24.5	22.0
	60	3.55	2.84	14.2	13.1	25.4	22.6
	90	3.55	2.99	13.6	13.2	25.9	22.5
	Mean	3.54	2.88	13.8	13.2	25.0	22.1
K+	Control	3.30	2.91	13.5	13.9	25.2	23.9
	30	3.69	3.09	13.6	13.9	25.7	24.0
	60	3.71	2.67	13.5	14.0	26.0	24.0
	90	3.51	2.36	13.7	13.8	25.9	24.1
	Mean	3.55	2.76	13.6	13.9	25.7	24.0
LSD0.05		ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns

ns: not significant.