Andrew Leakey

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

0000-0001-6251-024x

Projects

A multi-omics approach to reveal cell-type-specific lipid metabolism in stomatal cells of bioenergy crops.

Lead Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Principal Investigator

Andrew Leakey

Project type

Exploratory Research

Triacylglycerol (TAG) is a significant source of biofuel and industrial products but only accumulates to high levels in oilseed crops e.g. soybean and canola. Increasing demand is prompting efforts…