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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Kevin L. Deppermann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Luis A. Jurado, St. Louis, MO (US);
Dutt V. Vinjamoori, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Pradip K. Das, Olivette, MO (US);
Kevin L. Deppermann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Luis A. Jurado, St. Louis, MO (US);
Dutt V. Vinjamoori, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Pradip K. Das, Olivette, MO (US);
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A method of accumulating a quantity of seeds having a desired fatty acid characteristic is provided. The method includes removing a sample from each seed in a population of seeds while maintaining the germination viability of the seeds; contacting each sample with a solvent to form a mixture comprising fatty acid methyl esters; analyzing the mixture of fatty acid methyl esters from each sample to determine the fatty acid profile of the corresponding seed; selecting seeds having at least one desired fatty acid characteristic based on the analysis of the samples removed from the seeds; cultivating plants from the selected seeds; recovering seeds from the cultivated plants, wherein the recovered seeds are a subsequent generation of the selected seeds; and repeating the operations for one or more generations of the recovered seeds to thereby accumulate the quantity of seeds having the desired fatty acid characteristic.