Plant lipids have versatile applications and provide essential fatty acids in human diet.
Therefore, there has been a growing interest to better characterize the genetic basis …

Camellia oleifera Abel ('Huashuo') is an important woody oil species with high economic
value. Low yield is the main factor restricting the rapid development of the tea-oil industry …

The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) produces a large amount of oil from the fruit.
However, increasing the oil production in this fruit is still challenging. A recent study has …

Castor (Ricinus communis L.) seeds produce abundant ricinoleic acid during seed
maturation, which is important for plant development and human demands. Ricinoleic acid …

Triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) is an enzyme that functions in plant energy production,
accumulation, and conversion. To understand its function in maize, we characterized a …

This Research Topic is part of the Phenotyping at Plant and Cell Levels: The Quest for
Tolerant Crop Development series: Phenotyping at Plant and Cell Levels: The Quest for …

The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) produces a large amount of oil from the fruit. A recent
study has shown that starch metabolism is essential for oil synthesis in fruit-producing …