Researchers find protein to up yield from oilseed crops

Monday, March 26, 2012 - 06:30 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Montana State University have developed a protein that can be expressed in oilseed crops to increase the oil yield by as much as 40 percent, a development that could have an impact on the biodiesel industry. Patents on this technology have been issued and research is ongoing.

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