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Brassica napus somatic hybrids with low linolenic acid (18:3) content in their seed oil have been produced using fusion partners screened for low 18:3. One somatic hybrid contained only 3.5% 18:3, a level significantly below the mid-parental mean. The low level of 18:3 proved stable in the R1 generation. Oil content of the lowest 18:3 selection increased from the mid-parental mean (29.3%) in the R0 generation to 36% in a R1 field bulk. The R1 field population also showed some resistance to shattering.
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Heath, D.W., Earle, E.D. Synthesis of low linolenic acid rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) through protoplast fusion. Euphytica 93, 339–343 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002948600224
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