Transcriptome-guided breeding for Paspalum notatum: producing apomictic hybrids with enhanced omega-3 content.

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Transcriptomics- and FAME-GC-MS-assisted apomixis breeding generated Paspalum notatum hybrids with clonal reproduction and increased α-linolenic acid content, offering the potential to enhance livestock product's nutritional quality and reduce methane emissions A low omega-6:omega-3 fatty acid ratio is considered an indicator of the nutritional impact of milk fat on human health. In ruminants, major long-chain fatty acids, such as linoleic acid (18:2, omega-6) and α-linolenic acid (18:3, omega-3), originate from dietary sources and reach the milk via the bloodstream. Since forages are the primary source of long-chain fatty acids for such animals, they are potential targets for improving milk lipid composition. Moreover, a high 18:3 content in their diet is associated wi

SUBMITTER: Marino L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11625688 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature