Measurement of the quality characteristics of M4
- and M5
-generation seeds
A Matrix-E FTIR Spectrometer (Bruker Optics, Germany) was used to analyze the
seeds of the M3
-generation plants (M4
-generation seeds) for their fat, protein, oleic acid,
linoleic acid, and palmitic acid content. For each plant line, one plant was tested twice.
The average value of these two tests was taken as the effective value. The EXCEL and the
SPSS software programs were used for statistical analyses. The seeds of 21 M4
-generation
individuals with higher fat content (>55%) and Luhua 11 seeds were further tested for their
quality characteristics. Each plant line included two replications with 5 plants per replicate.