Year: 2021
Type: report
Abstract: Camelina has great potential to become a sustainable high energy-yielding source of biofuel in the US. This project aims to address two critical needs for realizing this potential: to increase seed size and oil content for improved seedling establishment and oil yield, and to optimize oil quality for satisfactory fuel properties. Specifically, quantitative trait loci (QTL) and molecular markers associated with these important traits will be identified using high-density genome maps and repeated field trials in Montana and Washington states. Modern genomics and biotechnological approaches will be employed to uncover novel molecular mechanisms (including genes and gene networks regulated by microRNAs and transcription factors) regulating fatty acid modification, oil accumulation and seed size in Camelina.
DOI: 10.2172/1648319
Authors: Chaofu Lu, John Browse
Institutions: Montana State University, Washington State University
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy
OpenAlex ID: W3198482641