Scientists have uncovered a crucial evolutionary mechanism that could revolutionize oil production in crops. The study reveals that whole genome duplications (WGDs) significantly boost oil content in ...

Oil crops are pivotal for human nutrition and industry due to their ability to produce and store large amounts of oil in seeds. With the global demand for vegetable oils steadily rising, there is an ...

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise ...

Cornus wilsoniana W., a valuable woody oil plant native to China, is known for its high oil content and hypolipidemic effects. Despite its economic and ecological importance, research has been ...

Mentha piperita L. (peppermint) is an important medicinal and aromatic herb grown all over the world. Its leaves are used in herbal tea and as a spice while its essential oil (EO) is widely employed ...

Evaluation of transcriptome data in combination with QTL information has been applied in many crops to study the expression of genes responsible for specific phenotypes. In oil palm, the mesocarp oil ...