P. J. Eastmond

The paper demonstrates a method to enhance oil biosynthesis in plant leaves using CRISPR/Cas9 to fuse a native promoter with a gene, achieving a transgene-free gain-of-function trait.

This paper engineers Yarrowia lipolytica to produce triacylglycerol with over 60% palmitic acid in the sn-2 position, mimicking human milk fat for infant formula use.

The paper uses Bayesian optimisation to identify high-yielding crop ideotypes in oilseed rape by modelling yield trait interactions.

This study shows that plants export 2-monopalmitin to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, supplying both fatty acyl and glyceryl moieties for fungal storage lipid synthesis.

The paper identifies LOF alleles in tropical grasses that could improve forage quality and reduce cattle methane emissions.

The paper identifies a common reproductive strategy in winter and spring oilseed rape that maximizes seed yield by focusing on the main inflorescence and its traits.

This study engineers Arabidopsis seeds to produce triacylglycerols with a high proportion of 1,3-olein-2-palmitin, resembling human milk fat.

The paper identifies DES2 as the Δ11 desaturase in Rhizophagus irregularis responsible for producing 16:1Δ11cis fatty acid.