FATTY ACID AND METAL COMPOSITION OF THE SEEDS OF Vicia ervilia VARIETIES FROM TURKEY

摘要

Bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia L.) of the Fabaceae family is grown in Asiatic Turkey, central and northern Spain, and other countries of the Mediterranean region and western United States; the seed is exported to the United Kingdom and other countries for feed, especially for sheep. The antinutritional factors of the species of the genus Vicia, in addition to affecting the nutritional value of the grain, can cause pathological changes of varying extent in animals that consume them, especially birds. The seed is the part mainly used in this group of legumes, although they are also grown as green fodder or hay and play an important role as a green manure, which is dug in at the end of the winter to improve soil fertility. The straw of these legumes is of high nutritional value for livestock [1].