abstract |
The present invention relates to rice oil, rice bran and rice seeds having altered levels of oleic acid, palmitic acid and / or linoleic acid. The present invention also provides a method for genetically modifying rice plants so that the rice oil, rice bran and rice seeds produced have altered levels of oleic acid, palmitic acid and / or linoleic acid. In particular this is achieved through the regulation of Fad2 and / or FatB expression. |