Boosting vegetable oil production in plant leaves

ScienceDaily
Dec 17, 2020, 1:52 pm70 pts
A professor has found a way to boost the production of triacylglycerol -- the main component of vegetable oil -- in plant leaves, a technique that could allow producers to harvest oil from large, leafy plants that also have other uses. Sorghum, for example -- a global source of grain prized for its…

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