In
order to substitute petroleum-derived products by molecules produced
by “green chemistry” (i.e synthons), quality production
and yield of industrially important crops need to be improved.
In European oleoproteaginous, these molecules (oil, fatty acids,
proteins, amino acids) are mainly stored in seed. The general
objective of this new project is to identify the main factors
(genetic, physiologic and environmental) that determine the partitioning
between different types of reserves (mainly oil and protein) in
Arabidopsis, a good oleaginous model. Then the knowledge from
Arabidopsis will be transferred to high-yielding crops.
Three teams, belonging to the “reproduction and seeds”
and "Adaptation of Plants to the Environment" thematic
poles from “Versailles/Grignon” Centre, are involved
in this project."
