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Research Project: Improving Soybean Seed Composition, Plant Productivity, and Resilience to Climate Change Through Biological Network Modification

Location: Plant Genetics Research

Title: The developmental partitioning of carbon flux in oilseeds

Author
item MUKHERJEE, THIYA - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
item KAMBHAMPATI, SHRIKAAR - Salk Institute Of Biological Studies
item MORLEY, STEWART - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
item DURRETT, TIMOTHY - Kansas State University
item Allen, Douglas

Submitted to: Plant Physiology
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/12/2024
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: Not Required

Technical Abstract: Ensuring an adequate food supply and enough energy to sustainably support future global populations will require enhanced productivity from plants. Oilseeds can help address these needs; but seed oils are not optimal compositionally and higher yields are required to meet growing demands. Quantitative approaches including metabolic flux analysis can provide insights on unconventional metabolism that can be used to guide engineering efforts; however, as metabolism is context-specific, it changes with tissue type, local environment, and development. This review describes recent insights from metabolic flux analysis in oilseeds and indicates engineering opportunities based on current areas of interest and developing technologies.