Lipid Metabolism and Regulatory Mechanisms in Oil Crops
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 March 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oil crops; seed oil traits; molecular mechanisms; metabolic engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant oils are mainly derived from the seeds or fruits of oil crops, and are most often utilized as vegetable oils, animal feeds, and as raw materials for biofuels and the chemical industry. Oil content and fatty acid composition are the most important target traits of oil crops, determining their yield and quality. However, the genetic and molecular basis of plant lipid metabolism and its regulation are still not well understood. Therefore, revealing the complex mechanisms underlying the regulation of plant lipids biosynthesis and deposition in a multi-omics era, which will contribute to providing powerful biotechnological strategies for enhancing oil production and improving oil quality of oil crops, is of great significance.
This Special Issue aims to gather together research articles and reviews on lipid metabolism and regulatory mechanisms in oil crops, and summarize the research progress on the molecular mechanisms determining the formation of plant oil traits, including oil content, fatty acid compositions, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), and unusual fatty acids traits. Oil plants include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) staple oil crops, such as soybean (Glycine max), oilseed rape (Brassica napus), oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), peanut (Arachis hypogaea), sunflower (Helianthus annuus), and cottonseed (Gossypium hirsutum); (2) special oil crops, such as olive (Olea europaea), sesame (Sesamum indicum), linseed (Linum usitatissimum), perilla (Perilla frutescens), safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), walnut (Juglans regia), tea seed (Camellia oleifera), peony (Paeonia species), and chia (Salvia hispanica); and (3) industrial oil crops, such as camelina (Camelina sativa), crambe (Crambe abyssinica), castor (Ricinus communis), tung (Vernicia fordii), coconut (Cocos nucifera), tigernut (Cyperus esculentus), and lesquerella (Lesquerella fendleri).
Any manuscript with significant contributions to scientific dissection or technological innovation in plant oil traits is welcome for submission to this Special Issue.
Dr. Yufei Xue
Prof. Dr. Yourong Chai
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- oil crops
- oil content
- fatty acid composition
- fatty acid biosynthesis
- triacylglycerol assembly
- lipid metabolism
- regulatory mechanism
- plant molecular biology
- omics
- bioinformatics
- plant biotechnology
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