Table 1.

Distribution of lipid classes in developing sunflower seeds

Stage of development	% of total fatty acids
	Polar lipids	DAG	FA	TAG	SE
15 DAF	8.3 ± 0.8	0.8 ± 0.1	0.29 ± 0.01	89.9 ± 0.7	0.3 ± 0.1
20 DAF	4.6 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.1	0.09 ± 0.04	93.3 ± 1.0	0.9 ± 0.5
25 DAF	3.1 ± 0.1	1.3 ± 0.1	0.12 ± 0.01	94.9 ± 0.5	0.6 ± 0.3
30 DAF	2.1 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.1	0.09 ± 0.02	95.9 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.2
40 DAF	1.3 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.1	0.06 ± 0.02	97.9 ± 0.3	0.4 ± 0.2

Mean ± SD shown (n ≥ 3)

DAF days after flowering, DAG diacylglycerols, FA free fatty acids, TAG triacylglycerols, SE sterol esters