Soybean is one of the most important oilseed and fodder crops. Benefiting from the efforts of
soybean breeders and the development of breeding technology, large number of …

Plants produce and accumulate triacylglycerol (TAG) in their seeds as an energy reservoir to
support the processes of seed germination and seedling development. Plant seed oils are …

Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3. 1.20) catalyzes the last reaction in
the acyl-CoA-dependent biosynthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG). DGAT activity resides mainly …

Soybean is one of the important food, feed, and biofuel crops in the world. Soybean genome
modification by genetic transformation has been carried out for trait improvement for more …

As a leading oilseed crop that supplies plant oil and protein for daily human life, increasing
yield and improving nutritional quality (high oil or protein) are the top two fundamental goals …

Background Soybean is one of the most important oil crops in the world. The domestication
of wild soybean has resulted in significant changes in the seed oil content and seed size of …

Seed weight is usually associated with seed size and is one of the important agronomic
traits that determine yield. Understanding of seed weight control is limited, especially in …

Tocopherols (vitamin E) play essential roles in human health because of their antioxidant
activity, and plant-derived oils are the richest sources of tocopherols in the human diet …

Abiotic stress is one of the most important factors reducing soybean yield. It is essential to
identify regulatory factors contributing to stress responses. A previous study found that the …

Perilla (Perilla frutescens) is a potential specific oilseed crop with an extremely high α-
linolenic acid (ALA) content in its seeds. AP2/ERF transcription factors (TFs) play important …