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Density and oil content of seeds of 20 varieties of flax were found to be negatively correlated; r=−0.96. The density was determined by using the Beckman Model 930 Air Comparison Pycnometer. It is suggested that seed density can be used as a criterion for effective screening and selecting of flax lines with high oil content.
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Cooperative investigations of the Department of Agricultural Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, and Crops Research Division, A.R.S., U.S.D.A. Published by permission of the Director, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Journal No. 14.
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Zimmerman, D.C. The relationship between seed density and oil content in flax. J Am Oil Chem Soc 39, 77–78 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02631673
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02631673