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Revision as of 01:40, 22 October 2019
The Green Seed Problem
Green Seeds Lead to Green Oil
The green seed problem arises when canola plants are exposed to frost, drought or other inclement weather before maturation is complete.
The chlorophyll degradation pathway is suspended and the seed remains green.
So what's the big deal?
Green seeds cause financial harm to farmers are oil producers.
Project
Helping the canola industry.
Description
Overview
Learn more about the project as a whole and its inspiration.
Wet Lab
Production
Learn more about how we engineered E. coli to produce a water-soluble chlorophyll-binding protein.
Wet Lab
Remove chlorophyll in oil with protein
How we've shown that we can then emulsify the proteins to remove chlorophyll from oil.
Modelling
Inform the project.
How our many models directly impacted and informed the work performed in the wet lab.
Industry
Standardization
How we created software and a standard environment to be able to grade seeds accurately.
Industry
Weather
How we've created a tool that empowers farmers to make informed agronomic decisions.
Wet Lab
Repurpose Chlorophyll
Learn more about how we engineered E. coli to produce a multiple enzymes that degrade chlorophyll into pheophorbide, an anti-fungal that can act on Sclerotinia.