Viterra Inc. has announced the launch of NuLin(TM) 50, the first high omega-3 flax variety to be registered in Canada.
NuLin 50 was developed by Viterra's flax research team and exhibits several traits, including high yields and improved oil content.
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NuLin 50 yields 103 percent of CDC Bethune;
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NuLin 50's oil content is 1.5-percent higher;
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NuLin 50's iodine value is 210, compared to 189 for CDC Bethune; and
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NuLin 50 contains 12.9-percent more omega-3.
Viterra operates one of the largest flax breeding programmes in the world, with a direct focus on creating value-added opportunities for Canadian farmers. Based in Vegreville, Alberta, Viterra's flax research team generates and evaluates approximately 30,000 NuLin flax strains annually.
NuLin 50 will be available for the 2010 growing season.
Viterra Inc. is Canada's leading agribusiness, with extensive operations and distribution capabilities across Western Canada, and with operations in the US, Japan, Singapore and Geneva. The company is diversified into sales and services of crop inputs and equipment, grain handling and marketing, livestock feed, agri-food processing and financial products.
