Publications by authors named "Rostislav Blume"
Biomass crops engineered to accumulate energy-dense triacylglycerols (TAG or 'vegetable oils') in their vegetative tissues have emerged as potential feedstocks to meet the growing demand for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Unlike oil palm and oilseed crops, the current commercial sources of TAG, vegetative tissues, such as leaves and stems, only transiently accumulate TAG. In this report, we used grain (Texas430 or TX430) and sugar-accumulating 'sweet' (Ramada) genotypes of sorghum, a high-yielding, environmentally resilient biomass crop, to accumulate TAG in leaves and stems.
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- Camelina neglecta is a newly identified diploid species related to the oilseed crop Camelina sativa, with valuable research potential.
- The C. neglecta genome has been successfully assembled into 6 chromosomes using advanced sequencing technologies, revealing its evolutionary history and relationships with other species.
- The study highlights the potential of C. neglecta for biotechnology research in seed oil production, demonstrating techniques for genetic transformation to enhance fatty acid accumulation.