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Inheritance of Fatty Acid Content in the Seed Oil of a Safflower Introduction from Iran 1
Author(s) -
Knowles P. F.,
Hill A. B.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1964.0011183x000400040023x
Subject(s) - citation , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , library science , biology , technician , horticulture , computer science , genetics , law , gene , political science
'T'HE increasing interest in the oil of safflower (Cartha-*• mus tinctorius L.) for edible purposes has been based on its high level of polyunsaturation or, in other words, on its high content of linoleic acid. This interest has prompted safflower researchers to take a closer look at the fatty acid composition of their materials. Work at this station (2, 3) and independent work in Australia (1) and Pakistan (4) uncovered safflower types with a very low level of linoleic acid and a high level of oleic acid. The difference in oil quality from the normal type was due mostly to a single gene. The fatty acid constitution of these types is similar to that of olive oil. In 1959, E. M. Nelson, Agricultural Advisor with U. S. Operations Missions in Iran, obtained a sample of safflower seed from a shop in the town of Mianeh, in the Azerbaijan. It was given the plant introduction number 254,717 by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and was grown at the Regional Plant Introduction Station at Pullman, Washington, in 1959. Oil from bulk open-pollinated seed of