Fatty acid characteristics of forage and its influence factors

Fatty acid is an important physiological active matter of plants, which plays an important role in stress resistance of forage. This paper reviewed the influence of genotype and environment factors on fatty acid composition and content of forage. A lot of research shows that, fatty acid characteristics are mainly determined by genotype, and environment factors could also adjust the fatty acid composition and content to enhance the adaptability of forage to different environments. The regulation was carried out by altering fatty acid content, fatty acid saturation or fatty acid unsaturation. In addition, fertilizer has some influence on fatty acid of forage, while which related with fertilization date and application rate.