Table 1.
Fatty acid composition in crossbred lines (numbered) in comparison to the parental W92 and GT lines and the control (Lin)
| Fatty acid | Plant line | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lin | W92 | GT | 2.9 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 17.5 | 37.2 | 38.3 | 39.6 | |
| C16:0 | 8.7 ± 0.53 | 6.7 ± 0.66 | 6.9 ± 0.39* | 7.2 ± 0.63* | 7.7 ± 0.15 | 6.6 ± 0.49* | 7.8 ± 0.16 | 8.4 ± 0.46 | 7.5 ± 0.3 | 7.7 ± 0.47 |
| C18:0 | 2.9 ± 0.24 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 3.1 ± 0.53 | 2.3 ± 0.04 | 2.6 ± 0.09 | 3.5 ± 0.22 | 2.9 ± 0.16 | 3.3 ± 0.23 | 3.3 ± 0.36 | 3.5 ± 0.39 |
| C18:1 | 15.9 ± 1.7 | 13.9 ± 0.03 | 37.3 ± 0.64* | 19.7 ± 2.53 | 20.1 ± 1.00 | 29.2 ± 2.69* | 18.1 ± 1.42 | 23.1 ± 4.18 | 22.5 ± 2.99 | 24.4 ± 3.04 |
| C18:2 | 70.1 ± 1.00 | 74.2 ± 0.61 | 51.6 ± 0.67* | 69.1 ± 1.36 | 67.6 ± 0.82 | 59.4 ± 3.18* | 69.8 ± 1.65 | 63.9 ± 4.83 | 65.5 ± 2.92 | 62.9 ± 3.91 |
| C18:3 | 2.4 ± 0.77 | 1.7 ± 0.13 | 1.2 ± 0.15 | 1.9 ± 0.6 | 2 ± 0.22 | 1.3 ± 0.23 | 1.4 ± 0.07 | 1.3 ± 0.01 | 1.2 ± 0.09 | 1.5 ± 0.06 |
* Statistically significant difference compared to control at p < 0.05