Variability in the Content of Gamma-Linolenic Acid and Other Fatty Acids of the Seed Oil of Germplasm of Wild and Cultivated Borage (Borago officinalis L.)
2002; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1300/j044v09n04_06
ISSN1540-3580
AutoresAntonio de Haro Bailón, Vicente Dominguez, Mercedes Del Río‐Celestino,
Tópico(s)Fatty Acid Research and Health
ResumoSURMMARY Two hundred and six Borago officinalis L. (Boraginaceae) accessions of cultivated and wild germplasm collections from different origins were evaluated for gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and other fatty acids and seeds characters. GLA showed an important range of variation, from 8.7% to 28.6% of the seed oil. Oleic, linoleic and erucic acid also showed wide ranges of variation. White flowered cultivated genotypes had higher contents of GLA than blue flowered wild material collected in Spain. Blue flowered germplasm from Northern Europe showed higher values of erucic acid. No correlation was found between oil content and GLA. In spite of the positive correlation between GLA and erucic acid, genotypes with high oil and GLA content and low levels of erucic acid content could be identified for breeding purposes.
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