OMEGA-9 QUALITY BRASSICA JUNCEA
First Claim
1. An endogenous oil extracted from the seeds of Brassica juncea plant according to claim 1, said seeds having a fatty acid content comprising at least 70.0% oleic acid and less than 5.0% linolenic acid by weight.
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Abstract
The invention relates to improved Brassica species, including Brassica juncea, improved oil and meal from Brassica juncea, methods for generation of such improved Brassica species, and methods for selection of Brassica lines. Further embodiments relate to seeds of Brassica juncea comprising an endogenous oil having increased oleic acid content and decreased linolenic acid content relative to presently existing commercial cultivars of Brassica juncea, seeds of Brassica juncea having traits for increased oleic acid content and decreased linolenic acid content in seed oil stably incorporated therein, and one or more generations of progeny plants produced from said seeds.
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18 Claims
- 1. An endogenous oil extracted from the seeds of Brassica juncea plant according to claim 1, said seeds having a fatty acid content comprising at least 70.0% oleic acid and less than 5.0% linolenic acid by weight.
- 6. A seed oil produced in seeds of a crop of non-transgenic Brassica juncea plants, said seed oil having a fatty acid content comprising at least 70.0% oleic acid by weight and less than 5.0% linolenic acid by weight.
- 10. A crop of Brassica juncea producing seeds having an endogenous oil content which averages, across the crop, at least 70.0% oleic acid by weight and less than 5.0% linolenic acid by weight.
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