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

Wang et al. BMC Plant Biology 2010, 10:137 /1471-2229/10/137 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Assessment of FAE1 polymorphisms in three Research article Brassica species using EcoTILLING and their association with differences in seed erucic acid contents Nian Wang?1,2, Lei Shi?1, Fang Tian1, Huicai Ning1, Xiaoming Wu3, Yan Long1 and Jinling Meng*1 Abstract Background: FAE1 (fatty acid elongase1) is the key gene in the control of erucic acid synthesis in seeds of Brassica species. Due to oil with low erucic acid (LEA) content is essential for human health and not enough LEA resource could