EFFECT OF SOWING LOCATION ON OIL CONTENT AND FATTY ACIDS COMPOSITION OF MEDICINALCASTOR BEAN PLANT (RICINUS COMMUNIS L.)

摘要: Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) is one of the most important medicinal plants used in pharmaceutical, cosmetics and hygienic industries many developed countries. Oil obtained from plant's seeds valuable aperients medicine. The purpose this research was determining effects climatic factors (seven different locations) on oil content fatty acids composition castor plant increasing quantity quality oil. results showed that had significant there were differences among climates (P<0.01). highest reported West Tehran (52%) Marand (51%) regions. Based acid analysis by Gas Chromatography (GC), eight major observed Ricinoleic (18:1 Δ9c-12OH) known as bean. Urmia region (88.94 percent) lowest recorded Shabestar (85.72 percent). Other identified various regions including linoleic (2.25 to 4.73 percent), palmitic (0.9 2.13 oleic (3.05  to 4.22 stearic (0.55 1.54 linolenic (1.35 2.88 dihydroxystearic (0.51 0.85 eicosanoic (0.86