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Progress in the Selection for Altered Fatty Acid Composition in Soybeans 1
Author(s) -
Wilson Richard F.,
Burton J. W.,
Brim C. A.
Publication year - 1981
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/cropsci1981.0011183x002100050039x
Subject(s) - biology , linolenic acid , linoleic acid , oleic acid , composition (language) , glycine , fatty acid , cultivar , biochemistry , food science , botany , amino acid , linguistics , philosophy
Progress in the selection for altered unsaturated fatty acid composition in soybeans [ Glycine max (L.) Merr.] was evaluated. N78‐2245, an experimental line developed through recurrent selection methodology contained 51% oleic acid (18:1), 31.9% linoleic acid (18:2), and 4.2% linolenic acid (18:3). In comparison ‘Dare,’ a representative cultivar, contained 21.4% 18:1, 55.6% 18:2, and 8.9% 18:3. This investigation has demonstrated that both soybean fatty acid composition and glycerolipid fatty acid composition were influenced by genetic manipulation.