Apollo low linolenic summer rape

Apollo is a low-linolenic acid canola cultivar which produces seed oil with an average linolenic acid content of 1.7%. The low-linolenic oil has a shorter hydrogenation time and greater stability than standard canola oil. Apollo has a significant yield advantage over the low-linolenic cultivar Stellar with higher seed oil and lower seed protein content than Stellar. Apollo is adapted to the southern B. napus canola growing areas of western Canada. Key words: Rape (summer), low linolenic, cultivar description