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Comparison of chemical and agronomic characteristics of two Brassica napus L. cultivars, bronowski and target
Author(s) -
Finlayson A. J.,
Krzymanski J.,
Downey R. K.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02641819
Subject(s) - glucosinolate , rapeseed , brassica , cultivar , meal , composition (language) , chemical composition , soybean meal , biology , agronomy , horticulture , botany , food science , chemistry , raw material , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry
The Brassica napus cultivar, Bronowski, has a low glucosinolate content in the seed and thus has considerable potential as a parent stock for the production of low glucosinolate rapeseed. It also differs from other B. napus cultivars in fatty acid composition, but the meal amino acid analysis is similar to that of the standard cultivar, Target. The physical and chemical properties of the Bronowski seed storage proteins are similar to those from Target. While the results permit no definite conclusions about the origin of Bronowski, they show that a cross between it and Target does not change greatly the amino acid composition of meal or the protein composition in the progeny. Crosses between Bronowski and other B. napus cultivars have produced progeny with a glucosinolate content lower than Target and an improved agronomic performance.