There are currently intensive global research efforts aimed at increasing and modifying the
accumulation of lipids, alcohols, hydrocarbons, polysaccharides, and other energy storage …

With the depletion of global petroleum and its increasing price, biodiesel has been
becoming one of the most promising biofuels for global fuels market. Researchers exploit …

Triacylglycerols (TAGs) constitute a highly efficient form of energy storage. In seeds of
angiosperms, they can act as a reserve of carbon and energy allowing to fuel post …

The recognised deficiencies in sustainable development and the extensive environmental
deterioration and global warming concerns caused by anthropological CO 2 emissions are …

The demand for vegetable oils for food, fuel (bio-diesel) and bio-product applications is
increasing rapidly. In Canada alone, it is estimated that a 50 to 75% increase in canola oil …

Background The lack of sequenced genomes for oleaginous microalgae limits our
understanding of the mechanisms these organisms utilize to become enriched in …

In the life cycle of higher plants, seed development is a key process connecting two distinct
sporophytic generations. Seed development can be divided into embryo morphogenesis …

Summary The WRINKLED1 (WRI1) protein is an important regulator of oil accumulation in
maturing Arabidopsis seeds. WRI1 is a member of a plant‐specific family of transcription …

As a Brassicaceae, Arabidopsis thaliana constitutes an excellent model system to
investigate oil biosynthesis in seeds. Extensive tools for the genetic and molecular …

Increasing the sunflower seed oil content as well as improving its quality makes it
compatible for industrial demands. This is an important breeding objective of sunflower …