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Changes in cotyledonary lipids during drying of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) seeds

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David A. Priestley
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
Stephen E. Williams
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Cocoa
Theobroma cacao
Membranes
Phospholipids
Recalcitrant seeds

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Changes in cotyledonary lipids during drying of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) seeds. (1985). Tropical Agriculture, 62(1). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/2181
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Abstract

Cacao seeds killed by drying stress showed decreased amounts of phospholipid and declining levels of unsaturation in the polar lipid fraction compared with fresh seeds or seeds stored in polyethylene bags. The neutral lipid fraction was not affected by drying.
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