|  | | Using Genomics Tools to Manipulate Carbon Partitioning to Increase Crop Yields of Biofuels and Biobased Products
Date Approved: 2/03/04
Amount: $31,660
Leads: Sue Gibson,
Associate Professor, Department of Plant Biology, and David A. Somers,
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Contact Person: Sue Gibson, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Biology
Benefits and Deliverables:
- Identification of genes that help control seed oil and protein production by oilseed plants, such as soybean.
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information obtained from this project may subsequently be used to
improve seed oil production in soybean and other oilseed crops, thereby
increasing the economic viability of developing bio-based fuels.
Description:
The researchers will characterize lines of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana that carry T-DNA insertion mutations in target genes that encode potential components of sugar-response pathways. In particular, these Arabidopsis genes will be evaluated for use as molecular markers or for genetic engineering to produce soybeans and other crops that have elevated yields of seed oils for production of biodiesel and other biobased feedstocks.
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