Open AccessA high‐oleic‐acid and low‐palmitic‐acid soybean: agronomic performance and evaluation as a feedstock for biodiesel
Author(s) -
Graef George,
LaVallee Bradley J.,
Tenopir Patrick,
Tat Mustafa,
Schweiger Bruce,
Kinney Anthony J.,
Van Gerpen Jon H.,
Clemente Tom E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
plant biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.525
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1467-7652
pISSN - 1467-7644
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00408.x
Subject(s) - biodiesel , oleic acid , palmitic acid , raw material , fatty acid , biology , food science , soybean oil , biodiesel production , pulp and paper industry , microbiology and biotechnology , agronomy , biochemistry , ecology , engineering , catalysis
Summary Phenotypic characterization of soybean event 335‐13, which possesses oil with an increased oleic acid content (> 85%) and reduced palmitic acid content (< 5%), was conducted across multiple environments during 2004 and 2005. Under these conditions, the stability of the novel fatty acid profile of the oil was not influenced by environment. Importantly, the novel soybean event 335‐13 was not compromised in yield in both irrigated and non‐irrigated production schemes. Moreover, seed characteristics, including total oil and protein, as well as amino acid profile, were not altered as a result of the large shift in the fatty acid profile. The novel oil trait was inherited in a simple Mendelian fashion. The event 335‐13 was also evaluated as a feedstock for biodiesel. Extruded oil from event 335‐13 produced a biodiesel with improved cold flow and enhanced oxidative stability, two critical fuel parameters that can limit the utility of this renewable transportation fuel.