As a byproduct in cotton production, cottonseed has excellent potential for use as a source of sustainable, high quality vegetable oil, biofuel and proteins because of its abundance that is expected to grow as the demand for cotton fiber continues to increase.
What is cottonseed meal (CSM)?
Cottonseeds contain 17¨C22% oil, and after oil extraction, cottonseed meal (CSM) is obtained as a coproduct ( Hernandez, 2016, pp. 242¨C246) ( Fig. 2 ). CSM has the potential to produce ~10 MMT proteins, which could fulfil the annual protein requirements of more than half a billion people globally ( Wedegaertner & Rathore, 2015 ).
What is cottonseed oil?
Cottonseed oil is the valuable byproduct extracted after seed cotton processing for lint. It confers a huge contribution to total vegetable oil production and ranked the 2nd to meet global edible oil requirements. Over centuries, breeders mainly focused to improve lint production and fiber quality.
Does engineering trienoic fatty acids in cottonseed oil improve low-temperature seed germination?
Engineering trienoic fatty acids into cottonseed oil improves low-temperature seed germination, plant photosynthesis and cotton fiber quality. Plant Cell Physiol. 61, 1335¨C1347. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa062 Guo, X., Fan, C., Chen, Y., Wang, J., Yin, W., Wang, R. C., et al. (2017).
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