The importance of yellow horn (Xanthoceras sorbifolia) for restoration of arid habitats and production of bioactive seed oils

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• 作者：C.-J. Ruan^a ; ^{ruan@dlnu.edu.cn} ; R. Yan^a ; B.-X. Wang^b ; S. Mopper^c ; W.-K. Guan^d ; J. Zhang^e
• 关键词：Yellow horn ; Seed yield ; Oil content ; Fatty acid ; Bioactive oils ; Agroecoengineering ; Ecological restoration ; Sustainability ; Conservation ; Desertification
• 刊名：Ecological Engineering
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：99
• 期：Complete
• 页码：504-512
• 全文大小：2354 K
• 卷排序：99

文摘

Yellow horn is well adapted to desert and xeric habitats, and is an excellent prospect for alternative agricultural production and revegetation of arid regions as well as production of bioactive oils. Both seed yield and oil content of bred pure lines are higher than those of unselected mixed lines. Yellow horn seeds produce high-quality edible oils, in which unsaturated fatty acids predominate over saturated ones. Yellow horn is an important solution to the increasing demand for bioactive oils, which are widely used in food, health and medical products.