Publications by authors named "Valerio Primomo"

The Ogu cytoplasm for male sterility and its fertility restorer gene Rfo in canola (Brassica napus L.) were originally introgressed from radish (Raphanus sativus L.) and have been widely used for canola hybrid production and breeding.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

There has been a major effort to produce soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] lines with modified fatty acid profiles in order to improve quality and develop new uses for soybean oil.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Decreasing the palmitic and linolenic acid content of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] oil would help improve its nutritional quality and oxidative stability. The altered fatty acid profile in soybean germplasm lines with decreased levels of palmitic and linolenic acid have been developed at the University of Guelph, Canada, by combining different mutant alleles through hybridization.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF