Low fiber yellow canola seeds comprising high oleic, low linolenic oil

Abstract

The subject invention provides low fiber, yellow-seeded canola, and related canola meal and animal feed. Oil produced from this seed has at least 68% oleic acid and no more than 3% linolenic acid, relative to the total fatty acids in the oil. Specific canola lines exhibiting these characteristics are also provided. Canola seed offering the combined advantages of excellent oil together with high-quality meal has not heretofore been provided.

1 . A canola plant that produces yellow-coated seeds having, on average, at least 68% oleic acid (C18:1) and less than 3% linolenic acid (C18:3). 
     
     
         2 . The plant of  claim 1  wherein said seeds have acid detergent fiber below 11% as determined by NIR on a dry mass basis. 
     
     
         3 . The plant of  claim 1  wherein said seeds comprise at least 43% oil. 
     
     
         4 . The plant of  claim 1  wherein said seeds comprise at least 45% protein. 
     
     
         5 . The plant of  claim 1  wherein said seeds comprise at least 43% oil and at least 45% protein on a dry mass basis determined using NIR. 
     
     
         6 . A field of plants according to  claim 1  wherein said plants yield an average of at least 1700 kilograms of seed per hectare. 
     
     
         7 . A seed produced by the canola plant of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         8 . A plant grown from the seed of  claim 2 . 
     
     
         9 . A progeny plant of  claim 8  wherein said progeny plant produces yellow-coated seeds having, on average, at least 68% oleic acid (C18:1) and less than 3% linolenic acid (C18:3). 
     
     
         10 . A seed produced by the canola plant of  claim 1  wherein said seed is available under an ATCC deposit number selected from PTA-6806 and PTA-6807. 
     
     
         11 . Animal feed comprising meal of seeds according to  claim 7 . 
     
     
         12 . The plant of  claim 1  wherein said plant was produced without genetic engineering and without mutagenesis. 
     
     
         13 . Canola meal produced from seeds according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         14 . The meal of  claim 15  wherein said meal has a mean true metabolizable energy of at least 2400. 
     
     
         15 . The meal of  claim 15  wherein said meal has an amino acid digestibility profile shown in Table 21. 
     
     
         16 . The plant of  claim 1  wherein said seeds have reduced antinutritional components. 
     
     
         17 . The plant of  claim 16  wherein said seeds have a phytate content of less than 1.3%, an acid detergent lignin content of less than 2%, and a neutral detergent fiber content of less than 17%. 
     
     
         18 . An F2 generation plant produced from the plant of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         19 . An F3 generation plant produced from the plant of  claim 1 .