Linola™ '947' low linolenic acid flax

Abstract

Linola™ '947' flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) was the first low linolenic flax cultivar registered in 1993 in Canada. It had very good lodging resistance, was late maturing and produced seed with a very high oil content. In western Canada, '947' had yield similar to McGregor, its recurrent backcross parent. '947' has a yellow seedcoat. Key words: Flax, low linolenic acid, cultivar description

Cadmium and zinc concentrations and ratios in seed and tissue of solin (cv LinolaTM 947) and flax (cvs McGregor and Vimy) as affected by nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser and Provide (Penicillium bilaji)

“…Therefore Vimy appears to have a greater tendency than Linola TM 947 or McGregor to accumulate Cd rather than Zn in the seed and tissue. Linola TM 947 was derived from a cross of McGregor, and so these two cultivars are closely related 4. Vimy differs from the other two cultivars in its genetic background, and this difference appears to have influenced the accumulation and distribution of Cd and Zn in Vimy as compared to Linola TM 947 and McGregor.…”

“…Two cultivars of flax (McGregor and Vimy) and one cultivar of solin (Linola TM 947) were sown between 10 and 30 May to a depth of 2.5 cm with a plot seeder with disc openers, in 2 × 5 mplots, containing eight rows with 25 cm spacing. The two flax cultivars chosen were well‐adapted commercial cultivars,28 while Linola TM 947 was the first commercial cultivar of solin registered for production in Canada 4. Herbicide application was according to provincial recommendations 29…”

“…Promotion of flax as a health food may increase flax use in the human diet. Solin is a newly developed category of flax with an edible oil that resists autoxidation and has a longer shelf life than traditional linseed oil 4. The fatty acid profile of solin oil is similar to that of sunflower oil.…”

Linola™ '1084' low-linolenic acid flax

“…This line was selected on the basis of yellow seed coat, low linolenic acid content, early maturity, high seed yield, lodging resistance, rust resistance, wilt resistance, high oil and protein content. The line was evaluated as 92-8678 in field trials in 1993, 1994and 1995and as SP 1084 Hansen, and is immune to North American races of rust (Melampsora lini Ehrenb. Lev.…”

“…Dribnenki, J. C., McEachern, S. F., Green, A. G., Kenaschuk (Dribnenki and Green 1995), followed by Linola TM '989' (Dribnenki et al 1996). Linola is a registered trademark of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia (CSIRO).…”