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Abstract

Provided are plants that express, or overexpress, a pPLAIIIδ protein. Constitutive or seed-specific expression of pPLAIIIδ protein in Arabidopsis increases seed oil content, the amount of C20 and C22 fatty acids, and the amount of C56, C58, and C60 triacylglycerols, effectively resulting in significantly higher oil yield per plant. Use of pPLAIIIδ is therefore an effective biotechnological tool to significantly increase plant yield, including oil, and the amount of high value long chain fatty acids in agricultural and horticultural crops, especially oilseed crops.

Patent Number

US10240163B2

Assignee

The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Assignee

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Application Number

14/866,125

Date Filed

9-25-2015

Issue Date

3-26-2015

Comments

10240163

Increasing the content of long chain fatty acids in seed oil

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