Improving soybean seed oil without poor agronomics

J Exp Bot. 2020 Dec 31;71(22):6857-6860. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa407.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Lakhssassi N, Zhou Z, Liu S, Piya S, Cullen MA, El Baze A, Knizia D, Patil GB, Badad O, Embaby MG, Meksem J, Lakhssassi A, Ghazaleh A, Hewezi T, Meksem K. 2020. Soybean TILLING-by-sequencing+ reveals the role of novel GmSACPD members in unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis while maintaining healthy nodules. Journal of Experimental Botany 71, 6969–6987.

Keywords: Crop yield seed oil; TILLING; soybean; stearic acid; stearoyl-ACP desaturase (SACPD).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Fatty Acid Desaturases*
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Glycine max* / genetics
  • Plant Oils
  • Seeds / genetics

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Plant Oils
  • Fatty Acid Desaturases