Assessment of FAE1 polymorphisms in three Brassica species using EcoTILLING and their association with differences in seed erucic acid contents

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>FAE1 </it>(<it>fatty acid elongase1</it>) is the key gene in the control of erucic acid synthesis in seeds of <it>Brassica </it>species. Due to oil with low erucic acid (LEA) content is essenti...

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Main Authors: Wu Xiaoming, Ning Huicai, Tian Fang, Shi Lei, Wang Nian, Long Yan, Meng Jinling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/137