Description:
Brantley is a BC4F2-derived line developed by backcrossing the high-oleic trait patented by the University of Florida (US Patent Nos. 5,922,390, 6,063,984, and 6,121,472) into the NC 7 cultivar. The initial cross was made using NC 7 as a female and F435-2-3-B-2-1-b4-B-B-3-b3-b3-1-B, a spanish-type line that was identified with the high-oleic trait, as a male. Four backcrosses were made using high-oleic selections from the previous cycle of crossing as the female and NC 7 as the male.