Low fiber yellow canola seeds comprising high, oleic, low linolenic oil
AssigneesHer Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Dow AgroSciences LLC
InventorsChibwe Chungu, Gerhard Rakow, John P. Raney, Thomas J. Kubik
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Abstract
The subject invention provides low fiber, yellow-seeded canola, and related canola meal and animal feed. Oil produced from this seed has at least 68% oleic acid and no more than 3% linolenic acid, relative to the total fatty acids in the oil. Specific canola lines exhibiting these characteristics are also provided. Canola seed offering the combined advantages of excellent oil together with high-quality meal has not heretofore been provided.
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A canola plant that produces yellow-coated seeds having at least 68% oleic acid (C18:1) by weight and less than 3% linolenic acid (C18:3) by weight, relative to total C12, C14, C16, C18, C20, C22, and C24 fatty acids, wherein said plant is grown from seed available under an ATCC deposit number selected from PTA-6806 and PTA-6807.
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