Abstract
The main sources of oils and fats in the human diet are oilseed crop plants. However, the most fatty acids produced in these major commercial oilseeds comprise low amounts of essential fatty acids such as linoleic acid (LA) and ±-linolenic (ALA), and completely lack from Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty acids (LCPUFAs). LCPUFAs É-3 and É-6 are valuable commodities that are essential in va…