| Abstract | 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 otherB. 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 otherB. napus cultivars have produced progeny with a glucosinolate content lower than Target and an improved agronomic performance. |
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