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

Table 6

Effects of N doses and K application on linoleic, linolenic, and eicosadienoic acid of black cumin in 2011 and 2012.

K application	N level	Linoleic acid (%)		Linolenic acid (%)		Eicosadienoic acid (%)
		2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
Control	Control	54.0	57.2	0.49	0.58	2.43	2.72
	30	54.7	58.2	0.49	0.58	2.44	2.75
	60	55.3	58.3	0.53	0.61	2.48	2.80
	90	55.3	58.6	0.57	0.61	2.49	2.81
	Mean	54.8	58.1	0.52	0.60	2.46	2.62
K+	Control	54.3	54.2	0.51	0.57	2.29	2.84
	30	54.9	55.6	0.52	0.57	2.31	2.90
	60	55.0	55.7	0.52	0.57	2.32	2.90
	90	55.3	55.7	0.53	0.58	2.30	3.02
	Mean	54.9	55.3	0.52	0.57	2.31	2.92
LSD0.05		ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns

ns: not significant.