corniculatus, and Leuceana leucocephala species contain 50.0, 59.4, 69.5, 37.06, and 52.6% linoleic acid, respectively, as the major component fatty acids, whereas in the seed oil of Lathyrus cicer, linolenic acid accounts for 29.7% as the major component fatty acid. The ratios of these fatty acids in the Leguminous genera were found to be highly variable. In the study of taxa, palmitic acid was found in the major saturated fatty acids, on the other hand oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids were found in major unsaturated fatty acids. KEY-WORDS: Fatty acid -Leguminosae -Protein -Seed oil -Tannin. INTRODUCTIONLegumes as source of protein for both forage and grain have a great chance of increasing their importance in the farming systems of the 21st century. Legume plants include many economically important crop plants that are utilized in human foodstuffs, herbal medicines, oil materials and as animal forages.In Turkey, the Lathyrus species has been cultivated in small field areas and used mainly as forage and rarely as food. The Lathyrus species contains some toxic substances. One of the most important of these substances is a neurotoxinoxalyl diamino propionic acid -(ODAP), which can result in paralysis in humans and the lower limbs of animals by affecting the central nervous system. This disease, named Lathyrism, generally occurs when seeds are consumed in large quantities for 3-4 months (Basaran et al. 2007).Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.), also known as holy clover, is a perennial forage legume with a deep taproot often grown in conjunction with forage grasses to reduce bloat hazard as well as to improve soil fertility due to its nitrogen fixing ability. Another desirable trait is that sainfoin has an early growth habit, sprouting earlier than alfalfa in spring to give good forage yields. While the availability of early fresh forage for stock is appreciated by farmers it is the ability of the feed to reduce RESUMEN Análisis químico de semillas de algunas leguminosas forrajeras de Turquía. Un enfoque quimiotaxonómico.Se han estudiado las semillas procedentes de seis leguminosas forrajeras (leguminosas) en relación a sus proteí-nas, contenido de taninos y composición de ácidos grasos. El contenido de proteínas de las semillas de leguminosas forrajeras osciló entre un 23,1 y un 37,2%. Por otro lado, el contenido de taninos de las mismas semillas se encontraron entre 0,67 y 6,33%. La composición en ácidos grasos de estas seis especies diferentes se determinó por cromatografía gaseosa como ésteres metílicos de los ácidos grasos. Los aceites de las semillas de diferentes taxones de leguminosas contenían los ácidos linoleico y linolénico como principales componentes. Los aceites de semillas de las especies Helianthus Lathyrus, Onobrychis crista-galli, Trigonella foenumgraceum, Lotus corniculatus, y Leuceana Leucocephala contienen 50.0, 59.4, 69.5, 37.06 y 52.6%, respectivamente de ácido linoleico, como principal componente de los ácidos grasos, mientras que el aceite de semillas de Cicer Lathyrus contiene ácid...

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Legume seeds are rich in many nutrient components, including protein, starch, certain fatty acids, and micronutrients such as vitamins and trace minerals [1][2][3]. Some species of the family Fabaceae are a source of cheap protein for both humans and animals [4], and legumes are generally rich sources of proteins [5,6].Information on the chemical composition of Medicago seed oil is very scant [7,8], while previous workers investigated phytochemical properties of some legumes widely [9][10][11][12]. The objective of the present study was to determine the tannin, protein contents, and fatty acid composition of the seeds of Medicago L. species (M. disciformis DC., M. polymorpha L., M. intertexta (L.) Mill., M. scutellata (L.) Mill., M. truncatula Gaertn. and M. orbicularis var. marginata (L.) Bart.). The results of the fatty acid analysis are shown in Table 1, and total protein and tannin contents in Table 2.The total protein amounts of the feed crops studied were found to be between 30.50-47.17% in Medicago orbicularis var. marginata and M. truncatula. These were 34.87, 34.93, 36.20, and 38.30% in M. intertexta, M. scutellata, M. disciformis, and M. polymorpha, respectively. The protein levels were determined in fruit, leaf, and steam of Medicago noeana, M. orbicularis, M. polymorpha var. vulgaris, M. rigidula var. submitis, and M. rigidula var. rigidula [7]. According to them, the protein levels studied were found to be between 20% and 30%. The protein levels of fruits were found to be higher than those in leaf and steam. On the other hand, the protein contents of fruit of M. noeana, M. orbicularis, and M. polymorpha var.vulgaris were found to be higher than in fruits of other species.The tannin amounts of feed crops studied were found to be between 0.27-1.23% in M. orbicularis var. marginata and M. scutellata. The others comprise 0.30% (M. intertexta) and 0.70% (M. disciformis, M. polymorpha and M. truncatula), respectively. It was reported that condensed tannin may act as anthelmintics against parasitic nematodes or indirectly by improving nitrogen supply [13][14][15].The main components in the seed oils of Medicago species were palmitic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids. The other fatty acids of the legume seed oils (arachidic and lignoceric acid) in the studied species were shown to be lower than 1% except for M. truncatula (Table 1). This is similar to those reported [12]. On the other hand, behenic acid was at the highest level in M. disciformis (1.11%). Some researches have indicated that oils with high levels of long-chain SFA such as behenic acid may be difficult for digesting enzymes to digest in humans and animals [16].The results of the present study, as far as unsaturated fatty acid content is concerned, are supported by previous leguminous studies [12,17,18]. All these studies showed that the saturated, and particularly unsaturated, fatty acid contents of Fabaceae seed oils are closely allied to each other and that the main components in the oils are linoleic-oleic type fatty acids.Seed Samples. ...

This study was carried out in Bingol province on eastern Anatolian Region between 2013 and 2015. In this study, we obtained 14 bitter vetch genotypes from different sources. The experiment was carried our in three replications in randomized block design. Each plant was weekly measured for 6 weeks starting from germination. For each plant, plant height, fresh and dry stem weight, fresh and dry leaf weights were determined. Logistic, Richards and Weibull growth models were fitted to describe the growth pattern of the genotypes. The best fitting model criteria used were coefficient of determination and mean squared. Richards's growth model was found to best fit the data for most of the genotypes. Logistic model was the worst fit. In Turkey, climate and soil properties have very large variations. For this, local genotypes showed large variation according to plating areas. YEREL LICE genotype showed more stable and it is the height identified all growth models than other local genotypes. However, IFVE 2923 SEL and IFVE 2977 SEL 2802 these genotypes gave positive results in different environmental conditions.