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Flax Breeding and Cultivar Registration in Canada

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Genetics and Genomics of Linum

Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models ((PGG,volume 23))

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Oilseed flax (or linseed) cultivars registered for production in Canada can be either brown or yellow seeded and contain high levels of alpha-linolenic fatty acid (ALA). Oil content (OIL) in current Canadian linseed varieties ranges between 45 and 50%. Linseed oil is composed of five main fatty acids: palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic (>55%). Linseed’s high proportion of ALA imparts the oil with the drying properties desired for the fabrication of paints, varnishes, and linoleum floorings. Flaxseed is the only plant-based source of omega-3 fatty acids (ALA) associated with other seed constituents, such as lignans and mucilage, which impart many additional health benefits to flaxseed consumption. Moreover, Canada is the first country to support a health claim linking flaxseed consumption to lower cholesterol (Summary of Health Canada’s assessment of a health claim about ground whole flaxseed and lowering blood cholesterol: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/claims-reclam/assess-evalu/flaxseed-graines-de-lin-eng.php).

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  1. Flax Breeder, Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

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Booker, H.M. (2019). Flax Breeding and Cultivar Registration in Canada. In: Cullis, C. (eds) Genetics and Genomics of Linum. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23964-0_3

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