High linolenic acid flax
OwnerEdward O. Kenaschukinventor
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Abstract
Production of and uses for flax seed having a linolenic acid content of greater than 65% based on total fatty acid content are described.
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A flax seed having a linolenic acid content of greater than 65% of the total fatty acid content of said seed.
A flax seed that is the product of a plant line designated M5791.
A flax plant which produces seeds having a linolenic acid content of greater than 65% of the total fatty acid content of said seed.
A flax plant designated M5791.
Progeny of a flax plant designated M5791, wherein said progeny produce seeds having a linolenic acid content of greater than 65% of the total fatty acid content of said seed.
A method of producing a flax plant line comprising the steps of:
- (a) crossing a plant of a flax plant line designated M5791, or progeny thereof, with an agronomically elite flax plant;
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- (b) selecting at least one decendant of said cross, said decendant producing seeds having a linolenic acid content of greater than 65% relative to the total fatty acid content of said seed.
A product comprising meal remaining from oil extraction of flax seeds having a linolenic acid content of greater than 65%.
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