In various aspects, the invention provides Brassica juncea plants, seeds, cells, nucleic acid sequences and oils. Edible oil derived from plants of the invention may have significantly higher oleic acid content than other B. juncea plants. In one embodiment, the B. juncea line MJ02-357-3 contains a mutant allele MJ02-313-1/BjFAD2-a at the BjFAD2-a gene locus, having a single base-pair change (a G to A substitution in the ORF at position 281 in reference to the first ATG start codon) relative to the wild type sequence. The change is predicted to encode a Glycine-94 Aspartic acid mutation in the sequence of the predicted BjFAD2-a protein. In another embodiment, the B. juncea line MJ02-357-3 contains a mutant allele MJ02-357-3/BjFAD2-a at the BjFAD2-a gene locus, having a single base-pair change (a C to T substitution in the ORF at position 647 in reference to the first ATG start codon) relative to the wild type sequence. The change is predicted to encode a Proline-216 Leucine mutation in the sequence of the predicted BjFAD2-a protein. As a result of these mutations, it can be predicted that the function of the BjFAD2-a proteins are negatively affected in Brassica juncea lines MJ02-313-1 and MJ357-3 as reflected in the increased levels of oleic acid in seed oil in comparison with the wild-type line J96D-4830. Seeds from MJ02-313-1 and MJ02-357-3 plants may for example yield an oil having oleic acid content of greater than 70% by weight.
1. A Brassica juncea plant whose seeds have an endogenous fatty acid content comprising at least 70.0% oleic acid by weight, and less than 1.0% erucic acid by weight and whose seeds comprise a null mutant allele at the BjFAD2-a gene locus, wherein the BjFAD2-a allele comprises a single nucleotide mutation, and wherein the BjFAD2-b gene locus is deleted from the genome.
2. The Brassica juncea plant of claim 1 whose seeds have an endogenous fatty acid content comprising 70.0% to 84.0% oleic acid by weight, and less than 1.0% erucic acid by weight.
3. The Brassica juncea plant of claim 1 , wherein the mutant allele codes for a mutation selected from the group consisting of: a premature truncation, a glycine to aspartic acid mutation at amino acid 94, and a proline to leucine mutation at amino acid 216.
4. The Brassica juncea plant according to claim 3 , wherein said plant is line MJ02-357-3, wherein a representative sample of seed of MJ02-357-3 has been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-7956.
5. The Brassica juncea plant according to claim 3 , wherein said plant is a progeny plant of line MJ02-313-1, wherein a representative sample of seed of MJ02-313-1 has been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-7955.
6. The Brassica juncea plant according to claim 3 , wherein said plant is a progeny plant of MJ02-357-3, wherein a representative sample of seed of MJ02-357-3 has been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-7956.
7. The Brassica juncea plant according to claim 3 , wherein said plant is line MJ02-313-1, wherein a representative sample of seed of MJ02-313-1 has been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-7955.
8. the Brassica juncea plant of claim 3 , wherein the premature truncation occurs immediately after amino acid 100.
9. Seeds of the Brassica juncea plant according to any one of claims 1 , 2 , 7 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 3 and 8 , wherein said seeds having total extractable oils comprising a fatty acid content of at least 70.0% oleic acid by weight, less than 10.0% linoleic acid by weight, less than 10.0% linolenic acid by weight, less than 2.5% stearic acid by weight and less than 1.0% erucic acid by weight.
10. The seeds of claim 9 having total extractable oils comprising a fatty acid content of
a) an oleic acid content of 70.0% to 84.0% by weight
b) a linoleic acid content of 1.5% to 10% by weight
c) a linolenic acid content of 5.0% to 10% by weight
d) a stearic acid content of 1.0% to 2.5% by weight
e) an erucic acid of 0% to 1.0% by weight.
11. A Brassica juncea seed designated MJ02-313-1, representative sample of seed was deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-7955.
12. A Brassica juncea seed designated MJ02-357-3, representative sample of seed was deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-7956.