Changes in Erucic Acid Concentration of Rape Seeds in Advanced Generations

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the extend of changes in erucic acid concentration of rapeseeds which were grown in Carsamba and Bafra Plains of Central Blacksea Region. In addition to field experiments, the same experiment was conducted in the greenhouse to avoid polen transfer from other sources. The first material used was 00 type rapeseed cultivars. In order to ensure a good result, the experiment sites were selected based on the intensity of other<i> Brassica </i>species (<i>B. oleracea, B. rapa, B. nigra</i>). The harvested rape seeds was the seed material of following year. Erucic acid content was measured for seeds obtained each year. The erucic acid content for three genarations showed that it was much lower than the limits for health (0.04 %)

Evaluation of Yield Component Traits of Honeybee-Pollinated (Apis mellifera L.)Rapeseed Canola (Brassica napus L.)

“…The oil has a low content of erucic acid (Mandal et al, 2002;Aytaç et al, 2006) and is considered to be among the best quality oils for human consumption (Porter and Crompton, 2008).…”