Patent Publication Number: US-2019185871-A1

Title: Plants with modified traits

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates, inter alia, to vegetative plant parts, such as from a  Sorghum  sp. and/or a  Zea mays  plant, which comprise a total fatty acid (TFA) content which comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant parts comprise greatly increased levels of TFA, for example a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight). The present invention also relates to the use of the vegetative plant parts as a feedstuff, and/or to produce a feedstuff, for animal consumption. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Meeting consumer demands for livestock products, for example meat, milk and eggs is reliant on the availability of regular supplies of safe, cost-effective animal feeds, in particular feeds with high energy such as high levels of fatty acids. As consumer demands for such livestock products increase, particularly in the developing world, for example, global demand for meat products is anticipated to increase 58% between 1995 and 2020 (FAO Animal Production and Health Proceedings, 2002), an increase in feed protein supply is required. 
     There is a need for vegetative plant parts, particularly vegetative plant parts from important animal feed crops such as  sorghum  and corn, with a high total fatty acid content. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to plants and vegetative plant parts, preferably from  Sorghum  sp. and/or  Zea mays , with an enhanced total fatty acid content and their uses. 
     Thus, in a first aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing a feedstuff for an animal, the process comprising the steps of
         (i) harvesting vegetative plant parts from a  Sorghum  sp. and/or a  Zea mays  plant, the vegetative plant parts comprising a total fatty acid (TFA) content which comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant parts comprise a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight), and one or more of the steps   (ii) admixing the harvested plant parts with at least one other feed ingredient,   (iii) baling the harvested plant parts,   (iv) processing the harvested plant parts, preferably by chopping, cutting, drying, pressing or pelleting the plant parts, into a form that is suitable for consumption by the animal, and   (v) storing the harvested plant parts under conditions of reduced oxygen for a period of time such that at least some of the carbohydrates in the plant parts are fermented to organic acids.       

     In an embodiment, the vegetative plant parts have a TAG/TFA Quotient (TTQ) of between 0.01 and 0.6. In an embodiment, the vegetative plant parts have a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.55, or between 0.01 and 0.5, or about 0.1, or about 0.2 or about 0.3, or about 0.4 or about 0.5. Preferably, the TTQ is between 0.60 and 0.84, which corresponds to a TAG:TFA ratio of between 1.5:1 and 5:1, or between 0.84 and 0.95 which corresponds to a TAG:TFA ratio of between 5:1 and 20:1. 
     In an embodiment, the vegetative plant parts comprise an average TFA content of about 6%, or about 8%, or about 9% or about 10% (w/w dry weight). 
     In an embodiment, the TFA content of the vegetative plant parts comprises an oleic acid content which is increased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the oleic acid content of a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part. 
     In an embodiment, the TFA content of the vegetative plant parts comprises a palmitic acid content which is increased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the palmitic acid content of a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part. 
     In an embodiment, the TFA content of the vegetative plant parts comprises a α-linoleic acid (ALA) content which is decreased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the ALA content of a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part. 
     In an embodiment, one or more or all of the following features apply:
         (i) the vegetative plant parts are leaves and/or stems or parts thereof which comprise one or more of an increased carbon content, an increased energy content, an increased soluble protein content, a reduced starch content, a reduced total dietary fibre (TDF) content and an increased nitrogen content, each on a weight basis relative to a corresponding wild-type leaf or stem or parts thereof from a wild-type  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant at the same stage of growth,   (ii) the TFA content of the vegetative plant parts is at least about 6%, at least about 7%, at least about 8%, at least about 9%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between about 6% and about 20%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight) TFA,   (iii) the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG in the vegetative plant parts is at least about 1%, at least about 2%, at least about 3%, at least about 4%, at least about 5%, at least about 6%, at least about 7%, at least about 8%, at least about 9%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between about 6% and about 20%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight),   (iv) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (v) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and an increased content of a LEC2 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (vi) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased content of a PDAT or DGAT polypeptide, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part, and   (vii) the vegetative plant parts comprise a decreased content of a TAG lipase such as a SDP1 TAG lipase, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide such as a TGD5 polypeptide, and optionally a decreased content of a TST polypeptide such as a TST1 polypeptide, each decrease being relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part.       

     In second aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing a feedstuff for an animal, the process comprising the steps of
         (i) harvesting vegetative plant parts from a  Sorghum  sp. and/or a  Zea mays  plant, the vegetative plant parts comprising a total fatty acid content which comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant parts comprise a total TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight) and preferably have a ratio of the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG to the fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG which is between 20:1 and 1.5:1 or between 5:1 and 2:1, and one or more of the steps   (ii) admixing the harvested plant parts with at least one other feed ingredient,   (iii) baling the harvested plant parts,   (iv) processing the harvested plant parts, preferably by chopping, cutting, drying, pressing or pelleting the plant parts, into a form that is suitable for consumption by the animal, and   (v) storing the harvested plant parts under conditions of reduced oxygen for a period of time such that at least some of the carbohydrates in the plant parts are fermented to organic acids.       

     In an embodiment of the two above aspects, one or more or all of the following features apply:
         (i) the vegetative plant parts are harvested from the plant between the time of first flowering of the plant and first maturity of seed,   (ii) the  Sorghum  sp. plant is a  Sorghum bicolor  plant,   (iii) the vegetative plant parts include leaves and/or stems or parts thereof,   (iv) the vegetative plant parts comprise an average total fatty acid content of about 8% or about 10% (w/w dry weight),   (v) the total fatty acid content of the vegetative plant parts comprises an oleic acid content which is increased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the oleic acid content of a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (vi) the total fatty acid content of the vegetative plant parts comprises a palmitic acid content which is increased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the palmitic acid content of a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (vii) the total fatty acid content of the vegetative plant parts comprises a α-linoleic acid (ALA) content which is decreased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the ALA content of a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (viii) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased soluble protein content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (ix) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased nitrogen content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (x) the vegetative plant parts comprise a decreased carbon:nitrogen ratio relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xi) leaves of the  Sorghum  sp. and/or  Zea mays  plant comprises an increased photosynthetic capacity relative to a corresponding wild-type leaf,   (xii) the vegetative plant parts comprise a decreased total dietary fibre (TDF) content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xiii) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased carbon content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xiv) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased transcription factor polypeptide content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part, wherein the transcription factor polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of Wrinkled 1 (WRI1), Leafy Cotyledon 1 (LEC1), LEC1-like, Leafy Cotyledon 2 (LEC2), BABY BOOM (BBM), FUS3, ABI3, ABI4, ABI5, Dof4 and Dof11, or the group consisting of MYB73, bZIP53, AGL15, MYB115, MYB118, TANMEI, WUS, GFR2a1, GFR2a2 and PHR1,   (xv) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased fatty acid acyltransferase polypeptide content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part, wherein the acyltransferase is diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) and/or phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT),   (xvi) the vegetative plant parts comprise a decreased TAG lipase polypeptide content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xvii) the vegetative plant parts comprise a decreased trigalactosyldiacylglycerol (TGD) polypeptide content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xviii) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased content of an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide or a lipid droplet associated polypeptide (LDAP) relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xix) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased total protein content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xx) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased chlorophyll content relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xxi) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased energy content on a weight basis relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xxii) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased phospholipid and/or galactolipid content, preferably an increased monogalactosyl-diglyceride (MDGD) and/or increased digalactosyl-diglyceride (DGDG) content, relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (xxiii) the ratio of the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG to the fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG is about 4, about 3.5, about 3, or about 2.5,   (xxiv) the at least one other feed ingredient comprises one or more or all of: edible macronutrients, vitamins, minerals (such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and sulfur), hay such as alfalfa hay, brewers grain, seed meal (canola or soy), cottonseed, molasses, additional amino acids (such as lysine and methionine) non-protein nitrogen supplies (such as urea),   (xxv) the period of time is between one week and 52 weeks,   (xxvi) the organic acids comprise acetic acid, propionic acid or butyric acid, or any combination thereof,   (xxvii) the feedstuff is silage, pellets or hay, and   (xxviii) the vegetative plant parts are stored for a period of time before being mixed with the at least one other feed ingredient,   (xxiv) the TTQ is about 0.1, or about 0.2 or about 0.3, or about 0.4 or about 0.5, or about 0.6, or about 0.65, or about 0.7, or about 0.75, or about 0.8, or about 0.81, or about 0.82, or about 0.83, or about 0.84, or about 0.85, or about 8.6, or about 8.7, or about 8.8, or about 8.9, or about 0.9, or about 0.91, or about 0.92, or about 0.93, or about 0.94, or about 0.95,
 
in each case where the corresponding wild-type plant part is harvested from a wild-type  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant at the same stage of growth.
       

     In a further embodiment of the above aspects, one or more or all of the following features apply:
         (i) the vegetative plant parts are leaves and/or stems or parts thereof which comprise one or more of an increased carbon content, an increased energy content, an increased soluble protein content and an increased nitrogen content, each on a weight basis relative to a corresponding wild-type leaf or stem or parts thereof from a wild-type  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant at the same stage of growth,   (ii) the total fatty acid content of the vegetative plant parts is at least about 8%, at least about 9%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between about 6% and about 20%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight),   (iii) the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG in the vegetative plant parts is at least about 1%, at least about 2%, at least about 3%, at least about 4%, at least about 5%, at least about 6%, at least about 7%, at least about 8%, at least about 9%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between about 6% and about 20%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight),   (iv) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (v) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and an increased content of a LEC2 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part,   (vi) the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased content of a PDAT or DGAT polypeptide, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part, and   (vii) the vegetative plant parts comprise a decreased content of a TAG lipase polypeptide such as a SDP1 polypeptide, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide such as a TGD5 polypeptide, and optionally a decreased content of a TST polypeptide such as a TST1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part.       

     In an embodiment, the vegetative plant parts comprise an increased content of one or more sucrose metabolism polypeptides selected from the group consisting of an invertase and a sucrose transport polypeptide. The invertase may be a vacuolar invertase or a cytosolic invertase, and the sucrose transport polypeptide may be, for example, a SUS4 or SUT2 that is naturally located to the vacuolar membrane. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for feeding an animal, the process comprising providing vegetative plant parts from a  Sorghum  sp. and/or a  Zea mays  plant to the animal, the vegetative plant parts comprising a total fatty acid (TFA) content which comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant parts comprise a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspect, the vegetative plant parts have a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.6. In an embodiment, the vegetative plant parts have a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.55, or between 0.01 and 0.5, or about 0.1, or about 0.2 or about 0.3, or about 0.4 or about 0.5. Preferably, the TTQ is between 0.60 and 0.84 or between 0.84 and 0.95. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for feeding an animal, the process comprising providing vegetative plant parts from a  Sorghum  sp. and/or a  Zea mays  plant to the animal, the vegetative plant parts comprising a total fatty acid content which comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant parts comprise a total TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%, and preferably have a ratio of the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG to the fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG which is between 20:1 and 1.5:1 or between 5:1 and 2:1. 
     In an embodiment of the two above aspects, one or more or all of the following features apply:
         (i) the vegetative plant parts are comprised in a  Sorghum  sp. and/or  Zea mays  plant growing in a field,   (ii) the vegetative plant parts are harvested from the  Sorghum  sp. and/or  Zea mays  plant and/or admixed with at least one other feed ingredient,   (iii) the vegetative plant parts were processed post-harvest, preferably by chopping, cutting, drying, pressing or pelleting the plant parts, into a form that is more suitable for consumption by the animal,   (iv) the harvested plant parts were stored under conditions of reduced oxygen for a period of time such that at least some of the carbohydrates in the plant parts are fermented to organic acids prior to being provided to the animal, and   (v) the harvested plant parts are stored for a period of time between harvest and providing them to the animal.       

     In a further embodiment of the two above aspects, the animal ingests an increased amount of nitrogen, protein, carbon and/or energy potential relative to when the animal ingests the same amount on a dry weight basis of a corresponding feedstuff produced using an equivalent amount of wild-type  Sorghum  sp. and/or  Zea mays  plant or parts thereof. 
     In a further embodiment of the two above aspects, the process is further characterised by one or more features as described in the context of the first or second aspects of the invention. 
     The above two aspects are described in relation to a  Sorghum  sp. and/or  Zea mays  plant. However, it is not intended to limit the described processes to use of only a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant. It is intended that any suitable plant can be used in the processes. 
     In a further aspect, the present invention provides a feedstuff for an animal, comprising harvested vegetative plant parts from a  Sorghum  sp. and/or a  Zea mays  plant, the vegetative plant parts comprising a total fatty acid (TFA) content which comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant parts comprise a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%, wherein
         (i) the harvested plant parts are mixed with at least one other feed ingredient,   (ii) the harvested plant parts were baled after harvest,   (iii) the harvested plant parts were processed, preferably by chopping, cutting, drying, pressing or pelleting the plant parts, into a form that is suitable for consumption by the animal, and   (iv) the harvested plant parts were stored under conditions of reduced oxygen for a period of time such that at least some of the carbohydrates in the plant parts were fermented to organic acids.       

     In an embodiment, the vegetative plant parts have a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.6. In an embodiment, the vegetative plant parts have a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.55, or between 0.01 and 0.5, or bout 0.1, or about 0.2 or about 0.3, or about 0.4 or about 0.5. Preferably, the TTQ is between 0.60 and 0.84 or between 0.84 and 0.95. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a feedstuff for an animal, comprising harvested vegetative plant parts from a  Sorghum  sp. and/or a  Zea mays  plant, the vegetative plant parts comprising a total fatty acid content which comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant parts comprise a total TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%, and preferably have a ratio of the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG to the fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG which is between 20:1 and 1.5:1 or between 5:1 and 2:1, wherein
         (i) the harvested plant parts are mixed with at least one other feed ingredient,   (ii) the harvested plant parts were baled after harvest,   (iii) the harvested plant parts were processed, preferably by chopping, cutting, drying, pressing or pelleting the plant parts, into a form that is suitable for consumption by the animal, and   (iv) the harvested plant parts were stored under conditions of reduced oxygen for a period of time such that at least some of the carbohydrates in the plant parts were fermented to organic acids.       

     In an embodiment of the two above aspects, the feedstuff is silage, pellets or hay. 
     In a further embodiment of the two above aspects, the feedstuff is further characterised by one or more features as described in the context of the first or second aspects of the invention. 
     The above two aspects are described in relation to a  Sorghum  sp. and/or  Zea mays  plant. However, it is not intended to limit the described feedstuffs to comprising vegetative plant parts from a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant. It is intended that the feedstuffs relate more generally to feedstuffs comprising vegetative plant parts from any suitable plant. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a cell, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, other than a seed cell, comprising a total fatty acid (TFA) content which comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the cell comprises a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%. 
     In an embodiment, the total fatty acid content of the cell has a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.6. In an embodiment, the total fatty acid content of the cell has a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.55, or between 0.01 and 0.5, or bout 0.1, or about 0.2 or about 0.3, or about 0.4 or about 0.5. Preferably, the TTQ is between 0.60 and 0.84 or between 0.84 and 0.95. 
     In an embodiment, the TFA content of the cell comprises an oleic acid content which is increased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the oleic acid content of a corresponding wild-type cell. 
     In an embodiment, the TFA content of the cell comprises a palmitic acid content which is increased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the palmitic acid content of a corresponding wild-type cell. 
     In an embodiment, the TFA content of the cell comprises a α-linoleic acid (ALA) content which is decreased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the ALA content of a corresponding wild-type cell. 
     In an embodiment, the cell is in a vegetative part of a plant and comprises a TAG content of at least about 1%, at least about 2%, at least about 3%, at least about 4%, at least about 5%, at least about 6%, at least about 7%, at least about 8%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between about 6% and about 20%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight). 
     In a further embodiment, the cell is from or in a plant leaf or stem, before the plant flowers, and the cell comprises a TFA content and/or a total non-polar fatty acid content of at least about 6%, at least about 7%, at least about 8%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, between 8% and 15%, or between 9% and 12% on a weight basis, preferably between about 6% and about 20%. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a cell, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, other than a seed cell, comprising a total fatty acid content which comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the cell comprises a total TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%, and has a ratio of the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG to the fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG which is between 20:1 and 1.5:1 or between 5:1 and 2:1. In another aspect, the present invention provides a cell, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, comprising an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type cell. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a cell, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, comprising an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and an increased content of a LEC2 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type cell. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a cell, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, comprising an increased content of a PDAT or DGAT polypeptide, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide, preferably a TGD5 polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type cell. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a cell, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, comprising a decreased content of a TAG lipase such as a SDP1 TAG lipase, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide such as a TGD5 polypeptide, and optionally a decreased content of a TST polypeptide such as a TST1 polypeptide, each decrease being relative to a corresponding wild-type cell. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects related to a cell of the invention, one or more or all of the following features apply:
         (i) the cell is in a vegetative plant part which was harvested from a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant between the time of first flowering of the plant and first maturity of seed,   (ii) the cell is a  Sorghum bicolor  plant cell,   (iii) the cell is in a leaf or stem or a part thereof,   (iv) the cell comprises a total lipid content of about 8% or about 10% on a weight basis,   (v) the total fatty acid content of the cell comprises an oleic acid content which is increased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the oleic acid content of a corresponding wild-type cell,   (vi) the total fatty acid content of the cell comprises a palmitic acid content which is increased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the palmitic acid content of a corresponding wild-type cell,   (vii) the total fatty acid content of the cell comprises a α-linoleic acid (ALA) content which is decreased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to the ALA content of a corresponding wild-type cell,   (viii) the cell comprises an increased soluble protein content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (ix) the cell comprises an increased nitrogen content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (x) the cell comprises a decreased carbon:nitrogen ratio relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xi) the cell comprises an increased photosynthetic capacity relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xii) the cell comprises a decreased starch and/or total dietary fibre (TDF) content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xiii) the cell comprises an increased carbon content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xiv) the cell comprises an increased transcription factor polypeptide content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell, wherein the transcription factor polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of Wrinkled 1 (WRI1), Leafy Cotyledon 1 (LEC1), LEC1-like, Leafy Cotyledon 2 (LEC2), BABY BOOM (BBM), FUS3, ABI3, ABI4, ABI5, Dof4 and Dof11, or the group consisting of MYB73, bZIP53, AGL15, MYB115, MYB118, TANMEI, WUS, GFR2a1, GFR2a2 and PHR1,   (xv) the cell comprises an increased fatty acid acyltransferase polypeptide content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell, wherein the acyltransferase is diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) and/or phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT),   (xvi) the cell comprises a decreased TAG lipase polypeptide content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xvii) the cell comprises a decreased trigalactosyldiacylglycerol (TGD) polypeptide content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xviii) the cell comprises an increased content of an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide or a lipid droplet associated polypeptide (LDAP) relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xix) the cell comprises an increased total protein content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xx) the cell comprises an increased chlorophyll content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xxi) the cell comprises an increased energy content on a weight basis relative to a corresponding wild-type cell,   (xxii) the cell comprises an increased phospholipid and/or galactolipid content relative to a corresponding wild-type cell, preferably an increased MDGD content and/or an increased DGDG content,   (xxiii) the TTQ is about 0.1, or about 0.2 or about 0.3, or about 0.4 or about 0.5, or about 0.6, or about 0.65, or about 0.7, or about 0.75, or about 0.8, or about 0.81, or about 0.82, or about 0.83, or about 0.84, or about 0.85, or about 8.6, or about 8.7, or about 8.8, or about 8.9, or about 0.9, or about 0.91, or about 0.92, or about 0.93, or about 0.94, or about 0.95, and   (xxiv) the ratio of the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG to the fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG is between 20:1 and 1.5:1, or between 5:1 and 2:1, or about 4, about 3.5, about 3, or about 2.5.       

     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the vegetative plant parts or cell of the invention comprises one or both of
         a) a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the vegetative plant parts or cell, preferably a WRI1 polypeptide, and   b) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT and/or a PDAT, and in each case any one or two or three or all four of   c) a first genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the vegetative plant parts or cell, preferably an SDP1 TAG lipase, when compared to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the genetic modification,   d) a third exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the vegetative plant parts or cell when compared to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the third exogenous polynucleotide, preferably an acyl-ACP thioesterase polypeptide,   e) a fourth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a second transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the vegetative plant parts or cell, preferably a LEC2 polypeptide, and   f) a second genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the vegetative plant parts or cell when compared to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the second genetic modification, preferably a TGD polypeptide,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the vegetative plant parts or cell.
       

     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the vegetative plant parts or cell further comprises one or both of
         a) a fifth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide or a lipid droplet associated protein (LDAP), and   b) a third genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid when compared to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the third genetic modification.       

     In an alternate embodiment of the above aspects, the vegetative plant parts or cell comprises
         a) a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the vegetative plant parts or cell, preferably a WRI1 polypeptide,   b) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT and/or a PDAT, and any one or two or all three of   c) a first genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the vegetative plant parts or cell when compared to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the genetic modification, preferably an SDP1 TAG lipase,   d) a third exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the vegetative plant parts or cell when compared to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the third exogenous polynucleotide, preferably a acyl-ACP thioesterase polypeptide, and   e) a fourth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a second transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the vegetative plant parts or cell, preferably a LEC2 polypeptide,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the vegetative plant parts or cell.
       

     In an embodiment of the above aspect, the vegetative plant parts or cell further comprises one or more or all of
         a) a fifth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide or a lipid droplet associated protein (LDAP),   b) a second genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the vegetative plant parts or cell when compared to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the second genetic modification, and   c) a third genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid when compared to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the third genetic modification.       

     In a further embodiment of the above aspects, the vegetative plant parts or cell comprises a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a WRI1 polypeptide, a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a DGAT polypeptide, and a decreased content of a TAG lipase polypeptide and/or a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part or cell, wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the vegetative plant parts or cell. 
     In another embodiment of the above aspects, the vegetative plant parts or cell comprises an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a PDAT or DGAT polypeptide, an increased content of the PDAT or DGAT polypeptide, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide and a decreased content of a TAG lipase polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part or cell, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the vegetative plant parts or cell. 
     In another embodiment of the above aspects, the vegetative plant parts or cell comprises a decreased content of a TAG lipase such as a SDP1 TAG lipase, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide such as a TGD5 polypeptide, and optionally a decreased content of a TST polypeptide such as a TST1 polypeptide, each decrease being relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part or cell. 
     In a further embodiment of the above aspects, the cell is from or in a vegetative part of a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant. 
     In a further embodiment of the above aspects, one or more or all of the following features apply:
         i) the vegetative plant parts or cell has an increased synthesis of total fatty acids relative to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the first exogenous polynucleotide, or a decreased catabolism of total fatty acids relative to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the first exogenous polynucleotide, or both, such that it has an increased level of total fatty acids relative to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the first exogenous polynucleotide,   ii) the vegetative plant parts or cell has an increased expression and/or activity of a fatty acyl acyltransferase which catalyses the synthesis of TAG, DAG or MAG, preferably TAG, relative to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell having the first exogenous polynucleotide and lacking the exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids,   iii) the vegetative plant parts or cell has a decreased production of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) from acyl-ACP and G3P in its plastids relative to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell having the first exogenous polynucleotide and lacking the genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid in the vegetative plant parts or cell,   iv) the vegetative plant parts or cell has an altered ratio of C16:3 to C18:3 fatty acids in its total fatty acid content and/or its galactolipid content relative to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s), preferably a decreased ratio,   v) the cell is in a vegetative part of a plant and comprises a total non-polar lipid content of at least about 8%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between about 6% and about 20%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight),   vi) the cell is in a vegetative part of a plant and comprises a TAG content of at least about 1%, at least about 2%, at least about 3%, at least about 4%, at least about 5%, at least about 6%, at least about 7%, at least about 8%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between about 6% and about 20%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight),   vii) the transcription factor polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of Wrinkled 1 (WRI1), Leafy Cotyledon 1 (LEC1), LEC1-like, Leafy Cotyledon 2 (LEC2), BABY BOOM (BBM), FUS3, ABI3, ABI4, ABI5, Dof4 and Dof11,   viii) oleic acid comprises at least 20% (mol %), at least 22% (mol %), at least 30% (mol %), at least 40% (mol %), at least 50% (mol %), or at least 60% (mol %), preferably about 65% (mol %) or between 20% and about 65% of the total fatty acid content in the vegetative plant parts or cell,   ix) non-polar lipid in the vegetative plant parts or cell comprises one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids selected from eicosadienoic acid (EDA), arachidonic acid (ARA), stearidonic acid (SDA), eicosatrienoic acid (ETE), eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or a combination of two of more thereof,   x) one or more or all of the promoters are selected from a constitutive promoter such as a ubiquitin gene promoter or an actin gene promoter, a tissue-specific promoter such as a leaf and/or stem specific promoter, a developmentally regulated promoter such as a senescence-specific promoter such as a SAG12 promoter, an inducible promoter, or a circadian-rhythm regulated promoter,   xi) the vegetative plant parts or cell comprises a total fatty acid content whose oleic acid level is increased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s), and/or whose α-linolenic acid (ALA) level is decreased by at least 2% or at least 3% relative to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s),   xii) non-polar lipid in the vegetative plant parts or cell comprises a modified level of total sterols, preferably free (non-esterified) sterols, steroyl esters, steroyl glycosides, relative to the non-polar lipid in a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s),   xiii) the level of one or more non-polar lipid(s) and/or the total non-polar lipid content of the vegetative plant parts or cell is at least 2% greater on a weight basis than in a corresponding vegetative plant parts or cell which comprises exogenous polynucleotides encoding an Arabidposis  thaliana  WRI1 (SEQ ID NO:21) and an  Arabidopsis thaliana  DGAT1 (SEQ ID NO:1).       

     In a further embodiment of the above aspects, one or more or all of the following features apply where relevant;
         i) the polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids is a fatty acyl acyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of TAG, DAG or monoacylglycerol (MAG) in the cell, such as a DGAT, PDAT, LPAAT, GPAT or MGAT, preferably a DGAT or a PDAT, or is a PDCT or a CPT polypeptide, or a PLC or PLD polypeptide,   ii) the polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the vegetative plant parts or cell is an SDP1 lipase, a Cgi58 polypeptide, an acyl-CoA oxidase such as ACX1 or ACX2, or a polypeptide involved in β-oxidation of fatty acids in the vegetative plant parts or cell such as a PXA1 peroxisomal ATP-binding cassette transporter, preferably an SDP1 lipase,   iii) the oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide is oleosin, such as a polyoleosin or a caleosin, or a lipid droplet associated protein (LDAP),   iv) the polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the vegetative plant parts or cell is a C16 or C18 fatty acid thioesterase such as a FATA polypeptide or a FATB polypeptide, a fatty acid transporter such as an ABCA9 polypeptide or a long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (LACS),   v) the polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the vegetative plant parts or cell is a fatty acid transporter, or subunit or regulatory polypoeptide thereof, preferably a TGD polypeptide, more preferably a TGD5 polypeptide, and   vi) the polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid is a plastidial GPAT, a plastidial LPAAT or a plastidial PAP.       

     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the level or activity of PDCT or CPT, or both PDCT and CPT, is increased in the vegetative plant part, seed or cell of the invention relative to the wild-type. In a preferred embodiment, the vegetative plant part, seed or cell of the invention comprises one or more exogenous polynucleotides which encode a PDCT and/or CPT polypeptide. The PDCT and/or CPT polypeptide may be endogenous to the the vegetative plant part, seed or cell i.e. of the same species but at an increased level or activity relative to the wild-type, or heterologous to the plant species. Each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is expressed in the vegetative plant part, seed or cell, to provide the increased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT. In a preferred embodiment, the increased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT provides for an increased rate of conversion of DAG to phosphatidylcholine (PC), or from PC to DAG, or more preferably of both of these. The vegetative plant part, seed or cell thereby has an increased production of DAG produced from PC, which DAG is available for production of TAG by the activity of DGAT. In a more preferred embodiment, the level of TAG in the vegetative plant part, seed or cell is increased relative to a corresponding part or cell which lacks the exogenous polynucleotides. 
     Alternatively, the level or activity of PDCT or CPT is decreased, or of both PDCT and CPT are decreased, in the vegetative plant part, seed or cell of the invention relative to the wild-type, for example by mutation in the endogenous gene encoding the enzyme(s) or by downregulation of the gene(s) encoding the enzyme(s) by an RNA molecule which reduces its expression. In this embodiment, there is a reduced conversion of DAG produced via the Kennedy pathway (de novo DAG) to PC, resulting in an increased level of de novo DAG available for synthesis of TAG in the vegetative plant part, seed or cell. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the level or activity of phospholipase-C (PLC) or phospholipase-D (PLD), or both PLC and PLD, is increased in the vegetative plant part, seed or cell of the invention relative to the wild-type. In a preferred embodiment, the vegetative plant part, seed or cell of the invention comprises one or more exogenous polynucleotides which encode a PLC and/or PLD polypeptide. The PLC and/or PLD polypeptide may be endogenous to the vegetative plant part or cell but at an increased level or activity relative to the wild-type, or heterologous to the plant species. The exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is expressed in the vegetative plant part or cell, to provide the increased level or activity of PLC and/or PLD. In a preferred embodiment, the increased level or activity of PLC and/or PLD provides for an increased rate of conversion of PC to DAG and phosphocholine in the case of PLC, or phosphatidic acid (PA) and choline in the case of PLD. PA is subsequently converted to DAG by the action of PAP. The vegetative plant part or cell thereby has an increased amount of DAG available for production of TAG by the activity of DGAT. In a more preferred embodiment, the level or activity of TAG in the vegetative plant part or cell is increased relative to a corresponding part or cell which lacks the exogenous polynucleotides encoding the PLC and/or PLD. In a preferred embodiment, the increased level or activity of PLC and/or PLD is in combination with an increased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT, as described above. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the level or activity of PDAT is increased in the vegetative plant part or cell of the invention, relative to the wild-type. In a preferred embodiment, the vegetative plant part or cell comprises one or more exogenous polynucleotides which encode a PDAT polypeptide. The PDAT polypeptide may be endogenous to the vegetative plant part or cell but at an increased level or activity relative to the wild-type, or heterologous to the plant species. The exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is expressed in the vegetative plant part or cell, to provide the increased level or activity of PDAT. It is desired that the increased level or activity of PDAT provides for an increased production of TAG from DAG and PC. In a preferred embodiment, the increased level or activity of PDAT is in combination with an increased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT, or with an increased level or activity of PLC and/or PLD, as described above. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the level or activity of two different DGATs is increased in the vegetative plant part or cell of the invention relative to the wild-type. In a preferred embodiment, the vegetative plant part or cell of the invention comprises two exogenous polynucleotides which each encode a DGAT polypeptide, the polypeptides being different. One of the DGAT polypeptides may be endogenous to the vegetative plant part or cell but at an increased level or activity relative to the wild-type, while the other is heterologous, or both DGATs are heterologous to the plant species. The exogenous polynucleotides are each operably linked to a promoter which is expressed in the vegetative plant part or cell, to provide for increased expression of both DGATs. It is desired that the increased level or activity of two DGATs provides for an increased production of TAG produced from de novo DAG and from PC-derived DAG. In a preferred embodiment, one of the DGATs (a first DGAT) is more active on de novo DAG than PC-derived DAG, whereas the other DGAT (a second DGAT) is more active on PC-derived DAG than de novo DAG. Such differences in the DGAT activities may occur by different compartmentalisation or localisation of the two DGATs in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of the cell. In an embodiment, one of the DGATs is derived from a unicellular organism, for example a bacterial DGAT or a unicellular algal DGAT such as a  Chlamydomonas  DGAT or a variant thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the first DGAT is derived from a plant species which naturally produces oil which has a low level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), e.g. less than 20% PUFA, or a DGAT homolog thereof which is at least 95% identical in amino acid sequence, and the second DGAT is derived from an oilseed species which produces a relatively higher level of PUFA, e.g. at least 40% PUFA, or a DGAT homolog thereof which is at least 95% identical in amino acid sequence. For example, the first DGAT may be from olive, coconut, palm or mangosteen, and the second DGAT may be from  Brassica , soybean, cotton or linseed. Typically, the first DGAT is more active on de novo DAG and the second DGAT is more active on PC-derived DAG. In a preferred embodiment, the increased activity of two DGATs is in combination with an increased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT, or with an increased level or activity of PLC and/or PLD, or an increased level or activity of PDAT, as described above. 
     In the above embodiments, the extent of the increase of a level or activity is preferably by at least 10% or at least 20% to a maximum of 100% or 200% increase. The extent of the decrease of a level or activity is preferably by at least 10% or 20%, to a maximum decrease of 90% or 95%, or even 100% decrease. 
     In the above embodiments, the increased levels or activities result in an increased TTQ in the total lipid of the vegetative plant part or cell of the invention and/or an increased level of TAG relative to a corresponding vegetative plant part or cell lacking the respective exogenous polynucleotides. In a further embodiment of the above aspects, the cell of the invention is from or in a plant leaf or stem, before the plant flowers, and the cell comprises a TFA content and/or a total non-polar fatty acid content of at least about 6%, at least about 8%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, between 8% and 15%, or between 9% and 12% on a weight basis, preferably between about 8% and about 20%. 
     In a further embodiment of the above aspects, each genetic modification is independently a mutation of an endogenous gene which partially or completely inactivates the gene, such as a point mutation, an insertion or a deletion, or the genetic modification is an exogenous polynucleotide encoding an RNA molecule which reduces expression of the endogenous gene, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the vegetative plant parts or cell. 
     In a further aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, the plant comprising a vegetative plant part whose total fatty acid (TFA) content comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant part comprises a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%. In an embodiment, the plant part is a seed or seeds obtained from the plant, or a seed or seeds which when sown give rise to such a plant. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, the plant comprising a vegetative plant part whose total fatty acid content comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant part comprises a total TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%, and preferably has a ratio of the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG to the fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG which is between 20:1 and 1.5:1 or between 5:1 and 2:1. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably, a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, the plant comprising a vegetative plant part comprising an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably, a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, the plant comprising a vegetative plant part comprising an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and an increased content of a LEC2 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably, a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, the plant comprising a vegetative plant part comprising an increased content of a PDAT or DGAT polypeptide, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide, preferably a TGD5 polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, the plant comprising a vegetative plant part comprising a decreased content of a TAG lipase such as a SDP1 TAG lipase, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide such as a TGD5 polypeptide, and optionally a decreased content of a TST polypeptide such as a TST1 polypeptide, each decrease being relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant, or part thereof, the plant comprising a vegetative part comprising an increased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT relative to the wild-type. In an embodiment, the plant or part comprises one or more exogenous polynucleotides which encode a PDCT and/or CPT polypeptide. The PDCT and/or CPT polypeptide may be endogenous to the plant or part but present at an increased level relative to the wild-type, or heterologous to the plant species. Each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is expressed in the vegetative plant part, to provide the increased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT. In a preferred embodiment, the increased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT provides for an increased rate of conversion of DAG to PC, or from PC to DAG, or more preferably of both of these. The vegetative plant part thereby has an increased amount of DAG available for production of TAG by the activity of DGAT. In a more preferred embodiment, the level of TAG in the vegetative plant part is increased relative to a corresponding part which lacks the exogenous polynucleotides. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant, or part thereof, the plant comprising a vegetative plant part comprising a decreased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT relative to the wild-type. In an embodiment, the plant or part comprises a mutation in an endogenous gene(s) encoding the enzyme(s) or one or more exogenous polynucleotides which each encode an RNA molecule which reduces expression of one or both of the endogenous genes encoding the enzymes. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant, or part thereof, the plant comprising a vegetative part comprising an increased level or activity of PLC or PLD, or both. In a preferred embodiment, the plant or part comprises one or more exogenous polynucleotides which encode a PLC and/or a PLD polypeptide. The PLC and/or PLD polypeptide may be endogenous to the plant or part but at an increased level or activity relative to the wild-type, or heterologous to the plant species. Each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is expressed in the vegetative plant part, to provide the increased level or activity of PLC and/or PLD. In a preferred embodiment, the increased level or activity of PLC and/or PLD provides for an increased rate of conversion of PC to DAG and phosphocholine in the case of PLC, or PA and choline in the case of PLD. The vegetative part thereby has an increased amount of DAG available for production of TAG by the activity of DGAT. In a more preferred embodiment, the level of TAG in the vegetative plant part is increased relative to a corresponding part which lacks the exogenous polynucleotides encoding the PLC and/or PLD. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a palnt, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant, or part thereof, the plant comprising an increased level or activity of PDAT in a vegetative part relative to the wild-type. In a preferred embodiment, the vegetative part comprises one or more exogenous polynucleotides which encode a PDAT polypeptide. The PDAT polypeptide may be endogenous to the vegetative part but at an increased level or activity relative to the wild-type, or heterologous to the plant species. The exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is expressed in the vegetative plant part, to provide an increased level or activity of PDAT. It is desired that the increased level or activity of PDAT provides for an increased production of TAG from DAG and PC. In a preferred embodiment, the increased level or activity of PDAT is in combination with an increased level or activity of PDCT and/or CPT, or with an increased level or activity of PLC and/or PLD, as described above. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant, or part thereof, the plant comprising an increased level or activity of two different DGATs in a vegetative part relative to the wild-type. In a preferred embodiment, the plant or part thereof comprises two exogenous polynucleotides which each encode a DGAT polypeptide, the polypeptides being different. One of the DGAT polypeptides may be endogenous to the plant or part but at an increased level or activity relative to the wild-type, while the other is heterologous, or both DGATs are heterologous to the plant species. The exogenous polynucleotides are each operably linked to a promoter which is expressed in the vegetative part, to provide for increased expression of each of the DGATs. It is desired that the increased level or activity of the two DGATs provides for (i) an increased production of TAG produced from de novo DAG and (ii) an increased production of TAG produced from DAG which is produced from PC (PC-derived DAG). In an embodiment, a first DGAT is more active on de novo DAG than PC-derived DAG, whereas a second DGAT is more active on PC-derived DAG than de novo DAG. Such differences in the DGAT activities may occur by different compartmentalisation or localisation of the two DGATs in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of the cell. In an embodiment, one of the DGATs is derived from a unicellular organism, for example a bacterial DGAT or a unicellular algal DGAT such as a  Chlamydomonas  DGAT or a variant thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the first DGAT is derived from a plant part which produces oil which has a low level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), e.g. less than 20% PUFA, whereas the second DGAT is derived from an oilseed which produces a relatively higher level of PUFA, e.g. at least 40% PUFA. Typically the first DGAT is more active on de novo DAG and the second DGAT is more active on PC-derived DAG. In a preferred embodiment, the increased activity of two DGATs is in combination with an increased activity of PDCT and/or CPT, or with an increased activity of PLC and/or PLD, or an increased activity of PDAT, as described above. 
     Combinations of the features of the above aspects are clearly contemplated for the plant, plant part and cell of the invention, and in the processes of producing and using them. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the plant of the invention is phenotypically normal. In an embodiment, the plant of the invention has an above-ground biomass which is at least 80% relative to a corresponding wild-type plant. Preferably, the plant has a plant height which is at least 80% relative to the corresponding wild-type plant, and is male and female fertile. In an embodiment, the plant is a hybrid  Zea mays  plant. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the vegetative plant part of the plant of the invention has a total fatty acid content characterised by a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.6. In an embodiment, the vegetative plant part has a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.55, or between 0.01 and 0.5, or bout 0.1, or about 0.2 or about 0.3, or about 0.4 or about 0.5. Preferably, the TTQ is between 0.60 and 0.84 or between 0.84 and 0.95. 
     In a preferred embodiment of the above aspects, the cell or vegetative plant part of the invention comprises one or more exogenous polynucleotides or genetic modifications which each, or in combination, increase the TTQ of the total fatty acid content of the cell or vegetative plant part relative to a corresponding cell or vegetative plant part which lacks the exogenous polynucleotide or genetic modification, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide or genetic modification provides for (i) a decreased TAG lipase polypeptide content, preferably a decreased SDP1 polypeptide content, (ii) a decreased TGD polypeptide content, preferably a decreased TGD5 polypeptide content, (iii) an increased content of an OBC polypeptide or a LDAP, (iv) an increased content of a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids, preferably an acyl-ACP thioesterase, (v) a decreased TST polypeptide content, preferably a decreased TST1 polypeptide content, (vi) a modified level of a PDCT polypeptide, (vii) a modified level of a CPT polypeptide, (viii) an increased level or activity of a PLC polypeptide, (ix) an increased level or activity of a PLD polypeptide, (x) an increased level or activity of a PDAT polypeptide, and (xi) an increased level or activity of two DGAT polypeptides. More preferably, the TTQ is between 0.60 and 0.84 or between 0.84 and 0.95, and/or the cell or vegetative plant part comprises a TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the plant or part thereof comprises one or both of
         a) a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof, preferably a WRI1 polypeptide, and   b) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT and/or a PDAT, and in each case any one or two or three or all four of   c) a genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the genetic modification, preferably an SDP1 TAG lipase,   d) a third exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of a cell in the plant or part thereof when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the third exogenous polynucleotide, preferably an acyl-ACP thioesterase,   e) a fourth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a second transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in a cell in the plant or part thereof, preferably a LEC2 polypeptide, and   f) a second genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the cell when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the second genetic modification,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant or part thereof.
       

     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the plant or part thereof further comprises one or both of
         a) a fifth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide or a lipid droplet associated protein (LDAP), and   b) a third genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in plastids when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the third genetic modification.       

     Alternately, in a further embodiment, the plant or part thereof comprises
         a) a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof, preferably a WRI1 polypeptide,   b) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT polypeptide and/or a PDAT polypeptide, and any one or two or all three of   c) a genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof, preferably an SDP1 TAG lipase, when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the genetic modification,   d) a third exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of a cell in the plant when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the third exogenous polynucleotide, preferably an acyl-ACP thioesterase, and   e) a fourth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a second transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in a cell in the plant or part thereof, preferably a LEC2 polypeptide,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant or part thereof.
       

     In an embodiment of the above aspect, the plant or part thereof further comprises one or more or all of
         a) a fifth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide,   b) a second genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the plant when compared to a corresponding plant lacking the second genetic modification, and   c) a third genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid when compared to a corresponding plant lacking the third genetic modification.       

     In a further embodiment of the above aspects, the plant part is a vegetative plant part and one or more or all of the promoters are expressed at a higher level in the vegetative plant part relative to seed of the plant. For example, a preferred promoter is a ubiquitin gene promoter or an SSU promoter. Alternatively, one or more or all of the promoters are other than an SSU promoter. 
     In a further embodiment, the plant or part thereof is further characterised by one or more features as described in the context of the cell of the invention, or of the processes of the above aspects. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects, a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant of the invention, or a plant or part thereof used in a method of the invention or otherwise described herein, has been grown under a photoperiod of at least 13 hours per day for a period of at least 1 week, or at least 2 weeks or at least 3 weeks or at least 4 weeks, preferably up to when the plant is harvested to obtain vegetative parts from the plant. Under such conditions, the above-ground biomass of the plant is preferable at least 80% relative to a corresponding wild-type plant. Seed of the plant may be harvested from the plant after growth under such conditions. 
     In another embodiment of the above aspects, a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant of the invention, or a plant or part thereof used in a method of the invention or otherwise defined herein, was/is grown in a CO 2  concentration of at least 400 ppm. 
     In a further embodiment, a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant of the invention, or a plant or part thereof used in a method of the invention or otherwise described herein comprises one or more exogenous polynucleotides encoding one or more proteins which increase the total protein content in the vegetative plant part. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a population of at least about 1000 plants, each being a plant according to the invention, growing in a field, or a collection of at least about 1000 vegetative plant parts, each being a vegetative plant part according to the invention, wherein the vegetative plant parts have been harvested from plants growing in a field. Preferably the plants were grown under the photoperiod and/or CO 2  conditions described above. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides seed of, or obtained from, a plant according to the invention, or which when sown give rise to plants of the invention. Alternatively, the seed may have been treated so it is no longer able to germinate, and/or be ground, milled, polished, cracked or heat treated. 
     In a further aspect, the present invention provides a process for identifying, selecting and/or obtaining a plant or part thereof of the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or a part thereof, with a desired phenotype, the process comprising
         i) obtaining a plurality of candidate plants, or parts thereof, which each comprise one or both of
           a) a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof, preferably a WRI1 polypeptide, and   b) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT polypeptide and/or a PDAT polypeptide, and in each case any one or two or three or all four of   c) a genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the genetic modification, preferably a SDP1 TAG lipase,   d) a third exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of a cell in the plant or part thereof when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the third exogenous polynucleotide, preferably an acyl-ACP thioesterase,   e) a fourth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a second transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in a cell in the plant or part thereof, preferably a LEC2 polypeptide, and   f) a second genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the cell when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the second genetic modification,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant;
   
           ii) analysing lipid in the plurality of parts, or at least a part of each plant in the plurality of candidate plants, from step i), and   iii) identifying, selecting and/or obtaining a plant, or part thereof, which comprises a vegetative plant part whose total fatty acid (TFA) content comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, and which has a vegetative plant part which comprises a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%.       

     In an embodiment, a plant is selected, or a part thereof, which comprises a vegetative plant part whose total fatty acid content is characterised by having a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.6. In an embodiment, a plant is selected, or part thereof, wherein the plant comprises a vegetative plant part having a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.55, or between 0.01 and 0.5, or bout 0.1, or about 0.2 or about 0.3, or about 0.4 or about 0.5. In a preferred embodiment, the TTQ is between 0.60 and 0.84 or between 0.84 and 0.95. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for identifying, selecting and/or obtaining a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant, or a part thereof with a desired phenotype, the process comprising
         i) obtaining a plurality of candidate plants, or parts thereof, which each comprise one or both of
           a) a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof, preferably a WRI1 polypeptide,   b) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT polypeptide and/or a PDAT polypeptide, and any one or two or all three of   c) a genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof, preferably an SDP1 TAG lipase, when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the genetic modification,   d) a third exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of a cell in the plant or part thereof when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the third exogenous polynucleotide, preferably an acyl-ACP thioesterase, and   e) a fourth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a second transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in a cell in the plant or part thereof, preferably a LEC2 polypeptide,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant or part thereof;
   
           ii) analysing lipid in the plurality of parts, or at least a part of each plant in the plurality of candidate plants, from step i),   iii) identifying, selecting and/or obtaining a plant or part thereof wherein the plant comprises a vegetative plant part whose total fatty acid content comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, and which has a vegetative plant part which comprises a total TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%, and preferably has a ratio of the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG to the fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG which is between 20:1 and 1.5:1 or between 5:1 and 2:1.       

     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for identifying selecting and/or obtaining a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant, or a part thereof, having an increased TTQ in its total fatty acid content, the process comprising
         i) obtaining a plurality of candidate plants, or parts thereof, which each comprise one or more genetic modifications which provides for (a) a decreased TAG lipase polypeptide content or activity, preferably a decreased SDP1 TAG lipase content or activity, (b) a decreased TGD polypeptide content or activity, preferably a decreased TGD5 polypeptide content or activity, (c) an increased content of an OBC polypeptide or a LDAP, (d) an increased content or activity of a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids, preferably an acyl-ACP thioesterase, (e) a decreased TST polypeptide content or activity, preferably a decreased TST1 polypeptide content or activity, (f) a modified level or activity of a PDCT polypeptide, (g) a modified level or activity of a CPT polypeptide, (h) an increased content or activity of a PLC polypeptide, (i) an increased content or activity of PLD polypeptide, (j) an increased content or activity of a PDAT polypeptide, and (k) an increased content or activity of two DGAT polypeptides,   ii) analysing lipid in the plurality of plants, or at least a part of each plant in the plurality of candidate plants, from step i),   iii) identifying, selecting and/or obtaining a plant or part thereof which comprises an increased TTQ in its total fatty acid content relative to a corresponding plant or plant part which lacks the genetic modifications or relative to another plant or plant part from the plurality of candidate plants or parts thereof.       

     In an embodiment of the above aspect, the increased TTQ is increased by at least 0.05, preferably between 0.5 and 0.80. Each of the one or more genetic modifications, when expressed in the candidate plants or part thereof, results in a decreased polypeptide content or activity according to (a), (b) or (e), an increased content or activity according to (c), (d), (h), (i), (j) or (k), and either an increased or decreased content and or activity for (f) or (g). In the case of a decreased polypeptide content or activity, each genetic modification is, independently, a mutation of an endogenous gene encoding the polypeptide which partially or completely inactivates the gene, such as a point mutation, an insertion, or preferably a deletion, or the genetic modification comprises the integration into the genome of an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an RNA molecule which inhibits expression of the endogenous gene, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant or part thereof. 
     In an embodiment, step (ii) of the process of the above aspects comprises extracting lipid from the candidate plants or parts thereof, and one or more of (a) separating TAG from non-TAG lipid in the plants or parts thereof, (b) determining the relative amounts of TAG and non-TAG lipid in the extracted lipid. In an embodiment, the process comprises a step of calculating the TTQ for the candidate plants or parts, after step ii). The identified or selected plant may be identified or selected on the basis of the TTQ and/or of its TAG or TFA content. In a preferred embodiment, the identified selected plant comprises a vegetative plant part which has a TTQ which is between 0.60 and 0.84 or between 0.84 and 0.95, and/or the vegetative plant part comprises a TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%. 
     In an embodiment of the process of the above aspects, the process further comprises a step of propagating the plant or part thereof of the invention to obtain progeny plants or parts thereof, for example from seed or vegetative parts from the plant, or of crossing the plant with a plant of different genetic composition to introduce the genetic modification(s) into a different genetic background. The invention clearly includes the progeny plants and parts thereof which comprise the genetic modification(s) and an increased TTQ in their total fatty acid content. 
     In a more preferred embodiment of the process of the above aspects, the plurality of candidate plants, or parts thereof, each comprise a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof, preferably a WRI1 polypeptide, and a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT polypeptide and/or a PDAT polypeptide. In this preferred embodiment, the genetic modification(s) which results in the decreased, increased or modified polypeptide content or activity according to (a) to (k) is additional to the first and second exogenous polynucleotides, and increases the TTQ relative to a corresponding plant or vegetative part which has the first and second exogenous polynucleotides but lacks the genetic modification(s). 
     In an embodiment of the process of the above aspects, the plant, or part thereof which is identified, selected and/or obtained is further characterised by one or more features as defined in the context of a plant of the invention, the  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant of the invention, or of the processes of the above aspects. 
     The process for identifying, selecting and/or obtaining a plant of the invention can also be used to identify, select and/or obtain a plant which has an increased TTQ or TAG content in a stem of the plant, which preferably is accompanied by an increased TTQ or TAG content in leaves of the plant, although the TTQ and TAG content in leaves of the plant may not be increased at all or as much as in the stem. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for obtaining a cell or plant according to the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell or plant, the process comprising the steps of introducing into a cell or plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell or plant, at least one exogenous polynucleotide and/or at least one genetic modification as defined above. 
     In an embodiment, the process comprises one or more or all steps of
         i) expressing the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modifications in the cell or plant or a progeny cell or plant therefrom,   ii) analysing the lipid content of the cell or plant or progeny cell or plant, and   iii) selecting or identifying a cell or plant according to the invention.
 
The obtained cell may be in a  Sorghum  or  Zea mays  plant or preferably in a vegetative part thereof.
       

     In an embodiment, the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modifications provide for a modified feature which comprises a decreased, increased, or modified polypeptide content according to (a) to (k) above. In an embodiment, the process comprises a step of calculating the TTQ for the candidate plants or parts, after step ii). In a preferred embodiment, the cell or plant is selected or identified on the basis of its TTQ and/or its TAG content, more preferably a TTQ which is between 0.60 and 0.84 or between 0.84 and 0.95, and/or the vegetative plant part comprises a TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight), preferably between about 6% and about 20%. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of producing a plant, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant, which has integrated into its genome a set of exogenous polynucleotides and/or genetic modifications as defined herein, the method comprising the steps of
         i) crossing two parental plants, wherein one plant comprises at least one of the exogenous polynucleotides and/or at least one genetic modification as defined above, and the other plant comprises at least one of the exogenous polynucleotides and/or at least one genetic modification as defined above, and wherein between them the two parental plants comprise a set of exogenous polynucleotides and/or genetic modifications as defined above,   ii) screening one or more progeny plants from the cross for the presence or absence of the set of exogenous polynucleotides and/or genetic modifications as defined above, and   iii) selecting a progeny plant which comprise the set of exogenous polynucleotides and/or genetic modifications as defined above,
 
thereby producing the plant.
       

     In an embodiment, the plant, or part thereof which is produced is further characterised by one or more features as described in the context of a cell or plant of the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell or plant, or of the processes of the above aspects. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing an oil product, the process comprising the steps of
         (i) treating, in a reactor, a composition comprising
           (a) vegetative plant parts, preferably  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  vegetative plant parts whose total fatty acid (TFA) content comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant part comprises a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight), preferably at least 10%,   (b) a solvent which comprises water, an alcohol, or both, and   (c) optionally a catalyst,
 
wherein the treatment comprises heating the composition at a temperature between about 50° C. and about 450° C. and at a pressure between 5 and 350 bar for between 1 and 120 minutes in an oxidative, reductive or inert environment,
   
           (ii) recovering oil product from the reactor at a yield of at least 35% by weight relative to the dry weight of the vegetative plant parts, thereby producing the oil product.       

     In an embodiment, the vegetative plant parts have a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.6. In an embodiment, the vegetative plant parts have a TTQ of between 0.01 and 0.55, or between 0.01 and 0.5, or bout 0.1, or about 0.2 or about 0.3, or about 0.4 or about 0.5. Preferably, the TTQ is between 0.60 and 0.84 or between 0.84 and 0.95. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing an oil product, the process comprising the steps of
         (i) treating, in a reactor, a composition comprising
           (a) vegetative plant parts, preferably  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  vegetative plant parts whose total fatty acid content comprises fatty acids esterified in the form of triacylglycerols (TAG) and fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG, wherein the vegetative plant part comprises a total TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight) and preferably has a ratio of the fatty acids esterified in the form of TAG to the fatty acids in the form of lipids other than TAG which is between 20:1 and 1.5:1 or between 5:1 and 2:1,   (b) a solvent which comprises water, an alcohol, or both, and   (c) optionally a catalyst,
 
wherein the treatment comprises heating the composition at a temperature between about 50° C. and about 450° C. and at a pressure between 5 and 350 bar for between 1 and 120 minutes in an oxidative, reductive or inert environment,
   
           (ii) recovering oil product from the reactor at a yield of at least 35% by weight relative to the dry weight of the vegetative plant parts, thereby producing the oil product.       

     In an embodiment of the two above aspects, one or more or all of the following apply:
         (i) the vegetative plant parts have a dry weight of at least 1 kg,   (ii) the vegetative plant parts have a TFA content and/or a total non-polar lipid content of at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 35%, or between 30% and 75% on a dry weight basis,   (iii) the composition has a solids concentration between 5% and 90%,   (iv) the catalysts comprises NaOH or KOH or both, preferably at a concentration of 0.1M to 2M,   (v) the treatment time is between 1 and 60 minutes, preferably between 10 and 60 minutes, more preferably between 15 and 30 minutes,   (vi) if the solvent is water the process produces a yield of the oil product between a minimum of 36%, 37%, 38%, 39% or 40% and a maximum of 55% or 60% by weight relative to the dry weight of the vegetative plant parts,   (vii) if the solvent comprises an alcohol the process produces a yield of the oil product between a minimum of 36%, 37%, 38%, 39% or 40% and a maximum of 65% or 70% by weight relative to the dry weight of the vegetative plant parts,   (viii) if the solvent comprises about 80% water, the oil product comprises about 30% of C13-C22 hydrocarbon compounds,   (ix) if the solvent comprises about 50% methanol, the oil product comprises about 50% fatty acid methyl esters (FAME),   (x) the recovered oil product has a water content of less than about 15% by weight,   (xi) the yield of oil product is at least 2% greater by weight relative to a corresponding process using corresponding vegetative plant parts whose non-polar lipid content is less than 2% on a dry weight basis, and   (xii) the vegetative plant parts in step (i)(a) have been physically processed by one or more of drying, chopping, shredding, milling, rolling, pressing, crushing or grinding.       

     In a further embodiment of the two above aspects, the process further comprises one or more of:
         (i) hydrodeoxygenation of the recovered oil product,   (ii) treatment of the recovered oil product with hydrogen to reduce the levels of ketones or sugars in the oil product,   (iii) production of syngas from the recovered oil product, and   (iv) fractionating the recovered oil product to produce one or more of fuel oil, diesel oil, kerosene or gasoline.       

     In a further embodiment of the two above aspects, the vegetative plant parts comprise plant leaves, stems or both. 
     In an embodiment of the two above aspects, the vegetative plant parts which are treated are further characterised by one or more features as defined in the context of the  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant parts or cells of the invention. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing an industrial product, the process comprising the steps of:
         i) obtaining a cell according to the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, a plant or part thereof of the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, or a seed of the invention, and   ii) either
           a) converting at least some of the lipid in the cell, plant or part thereof, or seed of step i) to the industrial product by applying heat, chemical, or enzymatic means, or any combination thereof, to the lipid in situ in the cell, plant or part thereof, or seed, or   b) physically processing the cell, plant or part thereof, or seed of step i), and subsequently or simultaneously converting at least some of the lipid in the processed cell, plant or part thereof, or seed to the industrial product by applying heat, chemical, or enzymatic means, or any combination thereof, to the lipid in the processed cell, plant or part thereof, or seed, and   
           iii) recovering the industrial product,
 
thereby producing the industrial product.
       

     In an embodiment, the plant part is a vegetative plant part of the invention. 
     In an embodiment, the step of physically processing the cell, plant or part thereof, or seed comprises one or more of rolling, pressing, crushing or grinding the cell, plant or part thereof, or seed. The industrial product is as described herein. 
     In a further embodiment, the process further comprises the steps of:
         (a) extracting at least some of the non-polar lipid content of the cell, plant or part thereof, or seed as non-polar lipid, and   (b) recovering the extracted non-polar lipid,
 
wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed prior to the step of converting at least some of the lipid in the cell, plant or part thereof, or seed to the industrial product.
       

     The extracted non-polar lipid preferably comprises triacylglycerols, wherein the triacylglycerols comprise at least 90%, more preferably at least 95%, of the extracted lipid. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing extracted lipid, the process comprising the steps of:
         i) obtaining a cell according to the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, a plant or part thereof of the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, or a seed of the invention,   ii) extracting lipid from the cell, plant or part thereof, or seed, and   iii) recovering the extracted lipid,
 
thereby producing the extracted lipid.
       

     In an embodiment, the step of extraction comprises one or more of drying, rolling, pressing, crushing or grinding the plant or part thereof, or seed, and/or purifying the extracted lipid or seedoil. In an embodiment, the process uses an organic solvent in the extraction process to extract the oil. 
     In an embodiment, the process comprises recovering the extracted lipid by collecting it in a container and/or one or more of degumming, deodorising, decolourising, drying, fractionating the extracted lipid, removing at least some waxes and/or wax esters from the extracted lipid, or analysing the fatty acid composition of the extracted lipid. 
     In an embodiment, the volume of the extracted lipid or oil is at least 1 litre. 
     In a further embodiment, one or more or all of the following features apply:
         (i) the extracted lipid or oil comprises triacylglycerols, wherein the triacylglycerols comprise at least 90%, preferably at least 95% or at least 96%, of the extracted lipid or oil,   (ii) the extracted lipid or oil comprises free sterols, steroyl esters, steroyl glycosides, waxes or wax esters, or any combination thereof, and   (iii) the total sterol content and/or composition in the extracted lipid or oil is significantly different to the sterol content and/or composition in the extracted lipid or oil produced from a corresponding plant or part thereof, or seed.       

     In a further embodiment, the process further comprises converting the extracted lipid to an industrial product. 
     In a further embodiment, the industrial product is a hydrocarbon product such as fatty acid esters, preferably fatty acid methyl esters and/or a fatty acid ethyl esters, an alkane such as methane, ethane or a longer-chain alkane, a mixture of longer chain alkanes, an alkene, a biofuel, carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen gas, a bioalcohol such as ethanol, propanol, or butanol, biochar, or a combination of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and biochar. 
     In a further embodiment, the plant part is an aerial plant part or a green plant part, preferably a vegetative plant part such as a plant leaf or stem. 
     In yet a further embodiment, the step of obtaining the plant or part thereof comprises a step of harvesting the plant or part thereof with a mechanical harvester. 
     In another embodiment, the level of a lipid in the plant or part thereof, or seed and/or in the extracted lipid or oil is determinable by analysis by using gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters prepared from the extracted lipid or oil. 
     In another embodiment, the plant part is a vegetative plant part which comprises a total TAG content of at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight). 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the cells, plants or parts thereof or seeds which are used are further characterised by one or more features as defined in the context of the plant parts or cells of the invention, preferably the  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant parts or cells. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing seed, the process comprising:
         i) growing a plant according to the invention, and   ii) harvesting seed from the plant.       

     In an embodiment, the process comprises growing a population of at least about 1,500, at least about 3,000 or at least about 5,000 plants, each being a plant of the invention, and harvesting seed from the population of plants. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides recovered or extracted lipid or soluble protein obtainable from a cell according to the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, a plant or part thereof of the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, a seed of the invention, or obtainable by a process of the invention. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides an industrial product produced by the process according to the invention, which is a hydrocarbon product such as fatty acid esters, preferably fatty acid methyl esters and/or a fatty acid ethyl esters, an alkane such as methane, ethane or a longer-chain alkane, a mixture of longer chain alkanes, an alkene, a biofuel, carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen gas, a bioalcohol such as ethanol, propanol, or butanol, biochar, or a combination of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and biochar. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides use of a cell according to the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, a plant or part thereof of the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, a seed of the invention, or the recovered or extracted lipid of the invention for the manufacture of an industrial product. Examples of industrial products of the invention include those described in the previous aspect. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing fuel, the process comprising:
         i) reacting the lipid of the invention with an alcohol, optionally, in the presence of a catalyst, to produce alkyl esters, and   ii) optionally, blending the alkyl esters with petroleum based fuel.       

     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing a synthetic diesel fuel, the process comprising:
         i) converting the lipid in a cell according to the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, a plant or part thereof of the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, or a seed of the invention to a bio-oil by a process comprising pyrolysis or hydrothermal processing or to a syngas by gasification, and   ii) converting the bio-oil to synthetic diesel fuel by a process comprising fractionation, preferably selecting hydrocarbon compounds which condense between about 150° C. to about 200° C. or between about 200° C. to about 300° C., or converting the syngas to a biofuel using a metal catalyst or a microbial catalyst.       

     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing a biofuel, the process comprising converting the lipid in a cell according to the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, a plant or part thereof of the invention, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, or a seed of the invention to bio-oil by pyrolysis, a bioalcohol by fermentation, or a biogas by gasification or anaerobic digestion. 
     In an embodiment, the part is a vegetative plant part. 
     The present inventors have also demonstrated significant modifications in traits of transgenic plants, or parts thereof such as vegetative parts, by manipulation of lipid pathways. 
     Thus, in another aspect, the present invention provides a transgenic plant, or part thereof, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, comprising
         a) a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof, preferably a WRI1 polypeptide,   b) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT polypeptide and/or a PDAT polypeptide,   c) an increased triacylglycerol (TAG) content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof, and one or more or all of the following phenotypes;   d) an increased soluble protein content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   e) an increased nitrogen content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   f) decreased carbon:nitrogen ratio in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   g) increased photosynthetic gene expression in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   h) increased photosynthetic capacity in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   i) decreased total dietary fibre (TDF) content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   j) increased carbon content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   k) increased energy content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof, and   l) an increased TTQ relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant, or part thereof.
       

     In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof is derived from an ancestor transgenic plant which comprises the first and second exogenous polynucleotides, wherein the ancestor transgenic plant was selected from a plurality of candidate transgenic plants each comprising the first and second exogenous polynucleotides on the basis that the ancestor transgenic plant comprised one or more or all of the following phenotypes;
         a) an increased soluble protein content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   b) an increased nitrogen content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   c) decreased carbon:nitrogen ratio in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   d) increased photosynthetic gene expression in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   e) increased photosynthetic capacity in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   f) decreased total dietary fibre (TDF) content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   g) increased carbon content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof, and   h) increased energy content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof.       

     In another aspect, the present invention provides a transgenic plant, or part thereof, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  plant or part thereof, comprising
         a) a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or a part thereof, preferably a WRI polypeptide,   b) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT polypeptide and/or a PDAT polypeptide,   c) an increased triacylglycerol (TAG) content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant, or part thereof, and wherein the transgenic plant is derived from an ancestor transgenic plant which comprises the first and second exogenous polynucleotides, wherein the ancestor transgenic plant was selected from a plurality of candidate transgenic plants each comprising the first and second exogenous polynucleotides on the basis that the ancestor transgenic plant comprised one or more or all of the following phenotypes;
   i) an increased soluble protein content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   ii) an increased nitrogen content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   iii) decreased carbon:nitrogen ratio in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   iv) increased photosynthetic gene expression in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   v) increased photosynthetic capacity in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   vi) decreased total dietary fibre (TDF) content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   vii) increased carbon content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   viii) increased energy content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof, and   ix) an increased TTQ and/or increased TAG content relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof.       

     In an embodiment of the above two aspects, the plant or part thereof has one or more or all of;
         i) an increased soluble protein content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   ii) an increased nitrogen content in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   iii) decreased carbon:nitrogen ratio in at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof.       

     In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof has one or more or all of;
         i) the plant or part thereof has an increased soluble protein content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof of at least about 10%, at least about 25%, at least about 50%, at least about 75%, at least about 100%, between about 10% and about 200%, between about 50% and about 150%, or between about 50% and about 125%,   ii) the plant or part thereof has an increased nitrogen content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof of at least about 10%, at least about 25%, at least about 50%, at least about 75%, at least about 100%, between about 10% and about 200%, between about 50% and about 150% or between about 50% and about 125%,   iii) the part is a leaf which has an increased soluble protein content relative to a corresponding wild-type leaf of at least about 10%, at least about 25%, at least about 50%, at least about 75%, at least about 100%, between about 10% and about 200%, between about 50% and about 150%, or between about 50% and about 125%,   iv) the part is a leaf which has an increased nitrogen content relative to a corresponding wild-type leaf of at least about 10%, at least about 25%, at least about 50%, at least about 75%, at least about 100%, between about 10% and about 200%, between about 50% and about 150%, or between about 50% and about 125%,   v) the plant or part thereof has a decreased carbon:nitrogen content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof of at least about 10%, at least about 25%, at least about 40%, between about 10% and about 50%, or between about 25% and about 50%,   vi) expression of one or more genes involved in photosynthesis is increased in the plant or part thereof relative to the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   vii) the plant or part thereof has an increased carbon content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof of at least about 10%, at least about 25%, at least about 50%, at least about 75%, at least about 100%, at least about 125%, at least about 150%, between about 10% and about 300%, between about 50% and about 250%, or between about 100% and about 200%,   viii) the plant or part thereof has an increased energy content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof of at least about 10%, at least about 25%, at least about 50%, at least about 75%, at least about 100%, at least about 125%, at least about 150%, at least about 200%, at least about 250%, between about 10% and about 400%, between about 50% and about 300%, or between about 200% and about 300%,   ix) the plant or part thereof has an decreased starch content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof of at least about 2 fold, at least about 5 fold, at least about 10 fold, at least about 15 fold, at least about 20 fold, at least about 25 fold, between about 5 fold and about 35 fold, between about 10 fold and about 30 fold, or between about 20 fold and about 30 fold,   x) the plant or part thereof has an decreased TDF content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof of at least about 10%, at least about 30%, at least about 50%, between about 10% and about 70%, or between about 30% and about 65%, and   xi) the plant or part thereof has a soluble sugar content in the part or at least a part of the transgenic plant relative to the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof which is about 0.5 fold to 2 fold.       

     In another embodiment, the plant or part thereof further comprises one or more or all of;
         a) a first genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant, or part thereof, preferably a SDP1 TAG lipase, when compared to a corresponding plant, or part thereof, lacking the genetic modification,   b) a third exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the plant when compared to a corresponding plant lacking the third exogenous polynucleotide, preferably an acyl-ACP thioesterase,   c) a fourth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a second transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant, or part thereof, preferably a LEC2 polypeptide,   d) a fifth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide,   e) a second genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the plant when compared to a corresponding plant lacking the second genetic modification, and   f) a third genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid when compared to a corresponding plant lacking the third genetic modification, wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant, or part thereof.       

     In a preferred embodiment, the presence of the first genetic modification, the third exogenous polynucleotide or the fourth exogenous polynucleotide, together with the first and second exogenous polynucleotides increases the total non-polar lipid content of the plant or part thereof, preferably a vegetative plant part such as a leaf or stem, relative to a corresponding plant or part thereof which comprises the first and second exogenous polynucleotides but lacking each of first genetic modification, the third exogenous polynucleotide and the fourth exogenous polynucleotide. More preferably, the increase is synergistic. Most preferably, at least the promoter that directs expression of the first exogenous polynucleotide is a promoter other than a constitutive promoter. Alternatively for  Sorghum  or  Zea mays , the promoter is preferably a constitutive promoter such as, for example a ubiquitin gene promoter. 
     In an embodiment, the addition of one or more of the exogenous polynucleotides or genetic modifications, preferably the exogenous polynucleotide encoding an OBC or a fatty acyl thioesterase or the genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof, more preferably the exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a FATA thioesterase or an LDAP or which decreases expression of an endogenous TAG lipase such as a SDP1 TAG lipase in the plant or part thereof, results in a synergistic increase in the total non-polar lipid content of the plant or part thereof when added to the pair of transgenes WRI1 and DGAT, particularly before the plant flowers and even more particularly in the stems and/or roots of the plant. For example, see Examples 8, 11 and 15. In a preferred embodiment, the increase in the TAG content of a stem or root of the plant is at least 2-fold, more preferably at least 3-fold, relative to a corresponding plant or part thereof transformed with genes encoding WRI1 and DGAT1 but lacking the FATA thioesterase, LDAP and the genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof. Most preferably, at least the promoter that directs expression of the first exogenous polynucleotide is a promoter other than a constitutive promoter. Alternatively for  Sorghum  or  Zea mays , the promoter is preferably a constitutive promoter such as, for example a ubiquitin gene promoter. 
     In an embodiment, each genetic modification is, independently, a mutation of an endogenous gene which partially or completely inactivates the gene, such as a point mutation, an insertion, or a deletion, or an exogenous polynucleotide encoding an RNA molecule which inhibits expression of the endogenous gene, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant, or part thereof. The point mutation may be a premature stop codon, a splice-site mutation, a frame-shift mutation or an amino acid substitution mutation that reduces activity of the gene or the encoded polypeptide. The deletion may be of one or more nucleotides within a transcribed exon or promoter of the gene, or extend across or into more than one exon, or extend to deletion of the entire gene. Preferably the deletion is introduced by use of ZF, TALEN or CRISPR technologies. In an alternate embodiment, one or more or all of the genetic modifications is an exogenous polynucleotide encoding an RNA molecule which reduces expression of the endogenous gene, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant, or part thereof. Examples of exogenous polynucleotides which reduce expression of an endogenous gene are selected from the group consisting of an antisense polynucleotide, a sense polynucleotide, a microRNA, a polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which binds the endogenous enzyme, a double stranded 
     RNA molecule and a processed RNA molecule derived therefrom. In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof comprises genetic modifications which are an introduced mutation in an endogenous gene and an exogenous polynucleotide encoding an RNA molecule which reduces expression of another endogenous gene. Alternatively, all of the genetic modifications that provide for the increased TTQ and or TAG levels are mutations of endogenous genes. 
     In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof has one or more or all of;
         i) the transcription factor polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of Wrinkled 1 (WRI1), Leafy Cotyledon 1 (LEC1), LEC1-like, Leafy Cotyledon 2 (LEC2), BABY BOOM (BBM), FUS3, ABI3, ABI4, ABI5, Dof4 and Dof11, or the group consisting of MYB73, bZIP53, AGL15, MYB115, MYB118, TANMEI, WUS, GFR2a1, GFR2a2 and PHR1,   ii) the polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids is a fatty acyl acyltransferase which is involved in the biosynthesis of TAG, DAG or monoacylglycerol (MAG) in the plant or part thereof, such as a DGAT, PDAT, LPAAT, GPAT or MGAT, preferably a DGAT or a PDAT, or a PDCT or a CPT polypeptide, or a PLC or PLD polypeptide,   iii) the polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant, or part thereof, is an SDP1 lipase, a Cgi58 polypeptide, an acyl-CoA oxidase such as ACX1 or ACX2, or a polypeptide involved in β-oxidation of fatty acids in the plant or part thereof such as a PXA1 peroxisomal ATP-binding cassette transporter, preferably an SDP1 lipase,   iv) the oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide is oleosin, such as a polyoleosin or a caleosin, or a lipid droplet associated protein (LDAP), preferably a non-allergenic OBC,   v) the polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the plant or part thereof is a C16 or C18 fatty acid thioesterase such as a FATA polypeptide or a FATB polypeptide, a fatty acid transporter such as an ABCA9 polypeptide or a long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (LACS),   vi) the polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the plant or part thereof is a fatty acid transporter, or subunit thereof, preferably a TGD polypeptide, and   vii) the polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid is a plastidial GPAT, a plastidial LPAAT or a plastidial PAP.       

     In an embodiment, the activity of PDCT or CPT in the cell or vegetative plant part is increased relative to a wild-type cell or vegetative plant part. Alternatively, the activity of PDCT or CPT is decreased, for example by mutation in the endogenous gene encoding the enzyme or by downregulation of the gene through an RNA molecule which reduces its expression. 
     In an embodiment, the polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids is a DGAT or a PDAT and the polypeptide involved in the catabolism of TAG in the plant or part thereof is an SDP1 lipase. 
     In an embodiment, the transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof is a WRI1 polypeptide and the polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids is a DGAT or a PDAT. 
     In an embodiment, the transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof is a WRI1 polypeptide, a LEC2 polypeptide, a LEC1 polypeptide or a LEC1-like polypeptide and the polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids is a DGAT. 
     In an embodiment, the transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof is a WRI1 polypeptide, a LEC2 polypeptide, a LEC1 polypeptide or a LEC1-like polypeptide and the polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof is an SDP1 lipase. 
     In an embodiment, the transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof is a WRI1 polypeptide, a LEC2 polypeptide, a LEC1 polypeptide or a LEC1-like polypeptide, the polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids is a DGAT or a PDAT and the polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof is an SDP1 lipase. 
     In an embodiment, the transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant is a WRI1 polypeptide, a LEC2 polypeptide, a LEC1 polypeptide or a LEC1-like polypeptide, and the polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the plant or part thereof is a TGD polypeptide. 
     In an embodiment, the transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant is a WRI1 polypeptide, a LEC2 polypeptide, a LEC1 polypeptide or a LEC1-like polypeptide, and the polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production is a plastidial GPAT. 
     In an embodiment, the transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant is a WRI1 polypeptide, a LEC2 polypeptide, a LEC1 polypeptide or a LEC1-like polypeptide, the polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the plant is a fatty acid thioesterase, preferably a FATA or a FATB polypeptide, and the polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the plant is a TGD polypeptide. 
     In an embodiment, the transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant is a WRI1 polypeptide, a LEC2 polypeptide, a LEC1 polypeptide or a LEC1-like polypeptide, the polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the plant is a fatty acid thioesterase, preferably a FATA or a FATB polypeptide, and the polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production is a plastidial GPAT. 
     In an embodiment, the transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant is a WRI1 polypeptide, a LEC2 polypeptide, a LEC1 polypeptide or a LEC1-like polypeptide, the polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the plant a TGD polypeptide, and the polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production is a plastidial GPAT. 
     In an embodiment, when present, the two transcription factors are WRI1 and LEC2, or WRI1 and LEC1. 
     In the above embodiments, the plant or part thereof preferably comprises an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a DGAT and a genetic modification which down-regulates production of an endogenous SDP1 lipase. More preferably, the plant or part thereof does not comprise an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a PDAT, and/or is a plant or part thereof other than a  Nicotiana benthamiana  or part thereof, and/or the WRI1 is a WRI1 other than  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI1 (SEQ ID NOs:21 or 22) and/or is a plant or part thereof other than a  Brassica napus  or part thereof. In an embodiment, at least one of the exogenous polynucleotides in the plant or part thereof is expressed from a promoter which is not a constitutive promoter such as, for example, a promoter which is expressed preferentially in green tissues or stems of the plant or that is up-regulated after commencement of flowering or during senescence. 
     In an embodiment, the exogenous polynucleotide encoding WRI1 comprises one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs:21 to 75 or 196 to 201, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 21 to 75 or 196 to 201,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) nucleotides which hybridize to i) and/or ii) under stringent conditions. Preferably, the WRI1 polypeptide is a WRI1 polypeptide other than  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI1 (SEQ ID NOs:21 or 22). More preferably, the WRI1 polypeptide comprises amino acids whose sequence is set forth as SEQ ID NO:199, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical thereto.       

     In an embodiment, the part is a vegetative part and one or more or all of the promoters are expressed at a higher level in the vegetative part relative to seed of the plant. 
     In a further embodiment, the plant or part thereof has one or more or all of;
         i) the plant, or a part thereof, comprises a total non-polar lipid content of at least about 8%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight), preferably before flowering,   ii) a vegetative part of a plant comprises a TAG content of at least about 8%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight), preferably before flowering,   iii) one or more or all of the promoters are selected from a tissue-specific promoter such as a leaf and/or stem specific promoter, a developmentally regulated promoter such as a senescence-specific promoter such as a SAG12 promoter, an inducible promoter, or a circadian-rhythm regulated promoter,   iv) the plant, or part thereof, is one member of a population or collection of at least about 1,500, at least about 3,000 or at least about 5,000 such plants, or parts thereof, preferably vegetative plant parts, wherein the first and second exogenous polynucleotides are inserted at the same chromosomal location in the genome of each of the plants,   v) the plant is a member of the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) such as alfalfa, clover, peas, lucerne, beans, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, soybeans, and peanuts, or a member of the family Poaceae such as corn or  sorghum , and   vi) the part is a leaf or leaves which are mature.       

     In an embodiment, before the plant flowers, a vegetative part of the plant comprises a total non-polar lipid content of at least about 8%, at least about 10%, about 11%, between 8% and 15%, or between 9% and 12% (w/w dry weight). 
     In a further embodiment, the plant or part thereof is;
         i) a 16:3 plant or a vegetative part or seed thereof, and which comprises one or more or all of the following:
           a) an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the plant when compared to a corresponding plant lacking the exogenous polynucleotide,   b) a first genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the plant when compared to a corresponding plant lacking the first genetic modification, and   c) a second genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid when compared to a corresponding plant lacking the second genetic modification,
 
wherein the exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant, or part thereof, or
   
           ii) a 18:3 plant or a vegetative part or seed thereof.       

     In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof has one or more or all of;
         i) the plant comprises a part, preferably a vegetative part, which has an increased synthesis of total fatty acids relative to a corresponding part lacking the first exogenous polynucleotide, or a decreased catabolism of total fatty acids relative to a corresponding part lacking the first exogenous polynucleotide, or both, such that it has an increased level of total fatty acids relative to a corresponding part lacking the first exogenous polynucleotide,   ii) the plant comprises a part, preferably a vegetative part, which has an increased expression and/or activity of a fatty acyl acyltransferase which catalyses the synthesis of TAG, DAG or MAG, preferably TAG, relative to a corresponding part having the first exogenous polynucleotide and lacking the exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids,   iii) the plant comprises a part, preferably a vegetative part, which has a decreased production of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) from acyl-ACP and G3P in its plastids relative to a corresponding part having the first exogenous polynucleotide and lacking the genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in plastids in the plant part,   iv) the plant comprises a part, preferably a vegetative part, which has an altered ratio of C16:3 to C18:3 fatty acids in its total fatty acid content and/or its galactolipid content relative to a corresponding part lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s), preferably a decreased ratio,   v) oleic acid comprises at least 20% (mol %), at least 22% (mol %), at least 30% (mol %), at least 40% (mol %), at least 50% (mol %), or at least 60% (mol %), preferably about 65% (mol %) or between 20% and about 65% of the total fatty acid content in the plant, or part thereof,   vi) non-polar lipid in the plant, or part thereof preferably a vegetative part, comprises an increased level of one or more fatty acids which comprise a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, a cyclopropane group, a double carbon-carbon bond, a triple carbon-carbon bond, conjugated double bonds, a branched chain such as a methylated or hydroxylated branched chain, or a combination of two or more thereof, or any of two, three, four, five or six of the aforementioned groups, bonds or branched chains,   vii) non-polar lipid in the plant, or part thereof preferably a vegetative part, comprises one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids selected from eicosadienoic acid (EDA), arachidonic acid (ARA), stearidonic acid (SDA), eicosatrienoic acid (ETE), eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or a combination of two of more thereof,   viii) the part is a vegetative plant part, such as a leaf or a stem, or part thereof,   ix) one or more or all of the promoters are selected from promoter other than a constitutive promoter, preferably a tissue-specific promoter such as a leaf and/or stem specific promoter, a developmentally regulated promoter such as a senescense-specific promoter such as a SAG12 promoter, an inducible promoter, or a circadian-rhythm regulated promoter, preferably wherein at least one of the promoters operably linked to an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide is a promoter other than a constitutive promoter,   x) the plant, or part thereof preferably a vegetative part, comprises a total fatty acid content whose oleic acid level and/or palmitic acid level is increased by at least 2% relative to a corresponding plant, or part thereof, lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s), and/or whose α-linolenic acid (ALA) level and/or linoleic acid level is decreased by at least 2% relative to a corresponding plant, or part thereof, lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s),   xi) non-polar lipid in the plant, or part thereof preferably a vegetative part, comprises a modified level of total sterols, preferably free (non-esterified) sterols, steroyl esters, steroyl glycosides, relative to the non-polar lipid in a corresponding plant, or part thereof, lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s),   xii) non-polar lipid in the plant, or part thereof, comprises waxes and/or wax esters,   xiii) the plant comprises an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a silencing suppressor, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant,   xiv) the level of one or more non-polar lipid(s) and/or the total non-polar lipid content of the plant or part thereof, preferably a vegetative plant part, is at least 2% greater on a weight basis than in a corresponding plant or part, respectively, which comprises exogenous polynucleotides encoding an Arabidposis  thaliana  WRI1 (SEQ ID NO:21) and an  Arabidopsis thaliana  DGAT1 (SEQ ID NO:1),   xv) a total polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content which is decreased relative to the total PUFA content of a corresponding plant lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s),   xvi) the plant part is a potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) tuber, a sugarbeet ( Beta vulgaris ) beet, a sugarcane ( Saccharum  sp.) or  sorghum  ( Sorghum bicolor ) stem, a monocotyledonous plant seed having an increased total fatty acid content in its endosperm such as, for example, a wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) grain or a corn ( Zea mays ) kernel, a  Nicotiana  spp. leaf, or a legume seed having an increased total fatty acid content such as, for example, a  Brassica  sp. seed or a soybean ( Glycine max ) seed,   xvii) if the plant part is a seed, the seed germinates at a rate substantially the same as for a corresponding wild-type seed or when sown in soil produces a plant whose seed germinate at a rate substantially the same as for corresponding wild-type seed, and   xviii) the plant is an algal plant such as from diatoms (bacillariophytes), green algae (chlorophytes), blue-green algae (cyanophytes), golden-brown algae (chrysophytes), haptophytes, brown algae or heterokont algae.       

     In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof, comprises a first exogenous polynucleotide encoding a WRI1, a second exogenous polynucleotide encoding a DGAT or a PDAT, preferably a DGAT1, a third exogenous polynucleotide encoding an RNA which reduces expression of a gene encoding an SDP1 polypeptide, and a fourth exogenous polynucleotide encoding an oleosin. In preferred embodiments, the plant or part thereof has one or more or all of the following features:
         i) a total lipid content of at least 8%, at least 10%, at least 12%, at least 14%, or at least 15.5% (% dry weight),   ii) at least a 3 fold, at least a 5 fold, at least a 7 fold, at least an 8 fold, or least a 10 fold, higher total lipid content in the the plant or part thereof relative to a corresponding the plant or part thereof lacking the exogenous polynucleotides and genetic modifications,   iii) a total TAG content of at least 5%, at least 6%, at least 6.5% or at least 7% (% weight of dry weight or seed weight),   iv) at least a 40 fold, at least a 50 fold, at least a 60 fold, or at least 70 fold, at least 100 fold, or at least a 120-fold higher total TAG content relative to a corresponding the plant or part thereof lacking the exogenous polynucleotides and genetic modifications,   v) oleic acid comprises at least 15%, at least 19% or at least 22% (% weight of dry weight or seed weight) of the fatty acids in TAG,   vi) at least a 10 fold, at least a 15 fold or at least a 17 fold higher level of oleic acid in TAG relative to a corresponding the plant or part thereof lacking the exogenous polynucleotides and genetic modifications,   vii) palmitic acid comprises at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30% or at least 33% (% weight) of the fatty acids in TAG,   viii) at least a 1.5 fold higher level of palmitic acid in TAG relative to a corresponding the plant or part thereof lacking the exogenous polynucleotides and genetic modifications,   ix) linoleic acid comprises at least 22%, at least 25%, at least 30% or at least 34% (% weight) of the fatty acids in TAG,   x) α-linolenic acid comprises less than 20%, less than 15%, less than 11% or less than 8% (% weight) of the fatty acids in TAG,   xi) at least a 5 fold, or at least an 8 fold, lower level of α-linolenic acid in TAG relative to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the exogenous polynucleotides and genetic modifications, and   xii) when the part is a potato tuber, a TAG content of at least 0.5% on a dry weight basis and/or a total fatty acid content of at least 1%, preferably at least 1.5% or at least 2.0%, on a dry weight basis.       

     In the above embodiments, a preferred plant part is a leaf piece having a surface area of at least 1 cm 2  or a stem piece having a length of at least 1 cm. 
     In an embodiment of the above aspects, the plant or plant part of the invention has been treated so it is no longer able to be propagated or give rise to a living plant, i.e. it is dead, for example a brown leaf or stem. For example, the plant or plant part has been dried and/or ground. In another embodiment, the plant part is alive, for example, a green leaf or stem. 
     In an embodiment, the part is a seed, fruit, or a vegetative part such as an aerial plant part or a green part such as a leaf or stem. 
     In the above embodiments, it is preferred that the part is a vegetative part from a plant which is growing in soil or which was grown in soil and the plant part was subsequently harvested, and wherein the vegetative part comprises at least 8% TAG on a weight basis (% dry weight) such as for example between 8% and 75% or between 8% and 30%. More preferably, the TAG content is at least 10%, such as for example between 10% and 75% or between 10% and 30%. Preferably, these TAG levels are present in the vegetative parts prior to or at flowering of the plant or prior to seed setting stage of plant development. In these embodiments, it is preferred that the ratio of the TAG content in the leaves to the TAG content in the stems of the plant is between 1:1 and 10:1, and/or the ratio is increased relative to a corresponding vegetative part comprising the first and second exogenous polynucleotides and lacking the first genetic modification. Preferably, the vegetative plant part has an increased soluble protein content relative to the corresponding wild-type vegetative part of at least about 100%, or between about 50% and about 125%. Preferably, the vegetative plant part has an increased nitrogen content relative to the corresponding wild-type vegetative part of at least about 100%, or between about 50% and about 125%. Preferably, the vegetative plant part has an decreased carbon:nitrogen content relative to the corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part of at least about 40%, or between about 25% and about 50%. Preferably, the vegetative plant part has a decreased TDF content relative to the corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part of at least about 30%, or between about 30% and about 65%. 
     In an embodiment, the plant of the invention is a monocotyledonous plant, or part thereof preferably a leaf, a grain, a stem, a root or an endosperm, which has a total fatty acid content or TAG content which is increased at least 5-fold on a weight basis when compared to a corresponding wild-type monocotyledonous plant, or part thereof. Alternatively, the monocotyledonous plant has endosperm comprising a TAG content which is at least 2.0%, preferably at least 3%, more preferably at least 4% or at least 5%, on a weight basis, or part of the plant, preferably a leaf, a stem, a root, a grain or an endosperm. In an embodiment, the endosperm has a TAG content of at least 2% which is increased at least 5-fold relative to a corresponding wild-type endosperm. Preferably, the plant is fully male and female fertile, its pollen is essentially 100% viable, and its grain has a germination rate which is between 70% and 100% relative to corresponding wild-type grain. In an embodiment, the transgenic plant of the invention is a progeny plant at least two generations derived from an initial transgenic plant, and is preferably homozygous for the transgenes. In embodiments, the monocotyledonous plant, or part thereof preferably a leaf, stem, grain or endosperm, is further characterised by one or more features as described in the context of a plant or part thereof of the invention. In embodiments, the monocotyledonous plant, or part thereof preferably a leaf, a grain, stem or an endosperm of the invention preferably has an increased level of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and/or a lower level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in both the total fatty acid content and in the TAG fraction of the total fatty acid content, such as for example an increased level of oleic acid and a decreased level of LA (18:2), when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the genetic modifications and/or exogenous polynucleotide(s). Preferably, the linoleic acid (LA, 18:2) level in the total fatty acid content of the grain or endosperm of the the monocotyledonous plant is decreased by at least 5% and/or the level of oleic acid in the total fatty acid content is increased by at least 5% relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof, preferably at least 10% or more preferably at least 15%, when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the genetic modifications and/or exogenous polynucleotide(s). 
     In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof is  Acrocomia aculeata  (macauba palm),  Arabidopsis thaliana, Aracinis hypogaea  (peanut),  Astrocaryum murumuru  (murumuru),  Astrocaryum vulgare  (tucumã),  Attalea geraensis  (Indaiá-rateiro),  Attalea humilis  (American oil palm),  Attalea oleifera  (andaia),  Attalea phalerata  (uricuri),  Attalea speciosa  (babassu),  Avena sativa  (oats),  Beta vulgaris  (sugar beet),  Brassica  sp. such as, for example,  Brassica carinata, Brassica juncea, Brassica napobrassica, Brassica napus  (canola),  Camelina sativa  (false flax),  Cannabis sativa  (hemp),  Carthamus tinctorius  (safflower),  Caryocar brasiliense  (pequi),  Cocos nucifera  (Coconut),  Crambe abyssinica  (Abyssinian kale),  Cucumis melo  (melon),  Elaeis guineensis  (African palm),  Glycine max  (soybean),  Gossypium hirsutum  (cotton),  Helianthus  sp. such as  Helianthus annuus  (sunflower),  Hordeum vulgare  (barley),  Jatropha curcas  (physic nut),  Joannesia princeps  (arara nut-tree),  Lemna  sp. (duckweed) such as  Lemna aequinoctialis, Lemna disperma, Lemna ecuadoriensis, Lemna gibba  (swollen duckweed),  Lemna japonica, Lemna minor, Lemna minuta, Lemna obscura, Lemna paucicostata, Lemna perpusilla, Lemna tenera, Lemna trisulca, Lemna turionifera, Lemna valdiviana, Lemna yungensis, Licania rigida  (oiticica),  Linum usitatissimum  (flax),  Lupinus angustifolius  (lupin),  Mauritia flexuosa  (buriti palm),  Maximiliana maripa  (inaja palm),  Miscanthus  sp. such as  Miscanthus×giganteus  and  Miscanthus sinensis, Nicotiana  sp. (tabacco) such as  Nicotiana tabacum  or  Nicotiana benthamiana, Oenocarpus bacaba  (bacaba-do-azeite),  Oenocarpus bataua  (patauã),  Oenocarpus distichus  (bacaba-de-leque),  Oryza  sp. (rice) such as  Oryza sativa  and  Oryza glaberrima, Panicum virgatum  (switchgrass),  Paraqueiba paraensis  (mari),  Persea amencana  (avocado),  Pongamia pinnata  (Indian beech),  Populus trichocarpa, Ricinus communis  (castor),  Saccharum  sp. (sugarcane),  Sesamum indicum  (sesame),  Solanum tuberosum  (potato),  Sorghum  sp. such as  Sorghum bicolor, Sorghum vulgare, Theobroma grandiforum  (cupuassu),  Trifolium  sp.,  Trithrinax brasiliensis  (Brazilian needle palm),  Triticum  sp. (wheat) such as  Triticum aestivum  and  Zea mays  (corn). 
     In an embodiment, the plant, or part thereof, is a member of a population or collection of at least about 1,500, at least about 3,000 or at least about 5,000 such plants or parts. 
     In an embodiment, the TFA content, the the TAG content, the total non-polar lipid content, or the one or more non-polar lipids, and/or the level of the oleic acid or a PUFA in the plant or part thereof is determinable by analysis by using gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters obtained from the plant or vegetative part thereof. 
     In a further embodiment, the plant part is a leaf and the total non-polar lipid content of the leaf is determinable by analysis using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). 
     In each of the above embodiments, it is preferred that the plant is a transgenic progeny plant at least two generations derived from an initial transgenic plant, and is preferably homozygous for the transgenes. 
     In an embodiment, the plant or the part thereof of the invention is phenotypically normal, in that it is not significantly reduced in its ability to grow and reproduce when compared to an unmodified plant or part thereof. In an embodiment, the biomass, growth rate, germination rate, storage organ size, seed size and/or the number of viable seeds produced is not less than 70%, not less than 80% or not less than 90% of that of a corresponding wild-type plant when grown under identical conditions. In an embodiment, the plant is male and female fertile to the same extent as a corresponding wild-type plant and its pollen (if produced) is as viable as the pollen of the corresponding wild-type plant, preferably at least about 75%, or at least about 90%, or close to 100% viable. In an embodiment, the plant produces seed which has a germination rate of at least about 75% or at least about 90% relative to the germination rate of corresponding seed of a wild-type plant, where the plant species produces seed. In an embodiment, the plant of the invention has a plant height which is at least about 75%, or at least about 80% or at least about 90% relative to the height of the corresponding wild-type plant grown under the same conditions. A combination of each of these features is envisaged. In an alternative embodiment, the plant of the invention has a plant height which is between 60% and 90% relative to the height of the corresponding wild-type plant grown under the same conditions. In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof of the invention, preferably a plant leaf, does not exhibit increased necrosis, i.e. the extent of necrosis, if present, is the same as that exhibited by a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof grown under the same conditions and at the same stage of plant development. This feature applies in particular to the plant or part thereof comprising an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a fatty acid thioesterase such as a FATB thioesterase. 
     In a further aspect, the present invention provides a collection of at least about 1,500, at least about 3,000 or at least about 5,000 vegetative plant parts, each being a vegetative plant part of the invention, wherein the vegetative plant parts have been harvested from plants growing in a field. 
     In an embodiment, the first and second exogenous polynucleotides are inserted at the same chromosomal location in the genome of each of the vegetative plant parts, preferably in the nuclear genome of each of the vegetative plant parts. 
     Also provided is a storage bin comprising a collection of vegetative plant parts of the invention. 
     Further provided is seed of, or obtained from, a plant of the invention, preferably a collection of at least about 1,500, at least about 3,000 at least about 5,000, or at least about 10,000 seeds of the invention, comprising the exogenous polynucleotides. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides an extract of a plant or a part thereof of the invention. The extract preferably has a different fatty acid composition relative to a corresponding wild-type extract. 
     In an embodiment, the extract comprises the first and second exogenous polynucleotides. 
     In an embodiment, the extract is lacking at least 50% or at least 90% of the non-polar lipids of the plant or part thereof. 
     In an embodiment, the extract comprises the soluble protein content of the plant or part thereof. 
     In an embodiment, the extract comprises the nitrogen content of the plant or part thereof. 
     In an embodiment, the extract is lacking at least 50% or at least 90% of the chlorophyll and/or soluble sugars of the plant or part thereof. 
     In an embodiment, the extract comprises the carbon content of the plant or part thereof. 
     In an embodiment, the extract comprises a dye which binds protein in the extract. 
     Extracts of the invention can readily be produced using standard techniques in the art. 
     Combinations of the features of the above aspects are clearly contemplated for the plant, plant part and cell of the invention, and in the processes of producing and using them. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of producing a plant extract, the method comprising
         i) obtaining a plant or part thereof of the invention, or seed of the invention, and   ii) processing the plant or part thereof, or seed, to produce the extract.       

     In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof of the invention, or seed of the invention, is transgenic. 
     In an embodiment, step ii) comprising producing two or more fractions from the plant or part thereof, or seed, and selecting at least one, but not all of the fractions. 
     In an embodiment, the selected fraction(s) has one or more of the following features;
         i) comprises the first and second exogenous polynucleotides,   ii) is lacking at least 50% or at least 90% of the non-polar lipids of the plant or part thereof,   iii) comprises the soluble protein content of the plant or part thereof,   iv) comprises the nitrogen content of the plant or part thereof,   v) is lacking at least 50% or at least 90% of the chlorophyll and/or soluble sugars of the plant or part thereof, and   vi) comprises the carbon content of the plant or part thereof.       

     In a further aspect, the present invention provides a process for selecting a plant or a part thereof with a desired phenotype, the process comprising
         i) obtaining a plurality of candidate plants, or parts thereof, which each comprise
           a) a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in a plant or part thereof, and   b) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the plant, or part thereof,
   
           ii) analysing lipid in the plurality of parts, or at least a part of each plant in the plurality of candidate plants, from step i),   iii) analysing the plurality of parts, or at least a part of each plant in the plurality of candidate plants, from step i) for one or more or all of;
           a) soluble protein content,   b) nitrogen content,   c) carbon:nitrogen ratio,   d) photosynthetic gene expression,   e) photosynthetic capacity,   f) total dietary fibre (TDF) content,   g) carbon content,   h) energy content,   i) TAG content, and   j) TTQ, and   
           iv) selecting a plant or part thereof which comprises an increased TTQ and/or an increased triacylglycerol (TAG) content in the part or at least a part of the plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof and a desired phenotype selected from one or more or all of the following;       

     A) an increased soluble protein content in the part or at least a part of the plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,
         B) an increased nitrogen content in the part or at least a part of the plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   C) decreased carbon:nitrogen ratio in the part or at least a part of the plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   D) increased photosynthetic gene expression in the part or at least a part of the plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   E) increased photosynthetic capacity in the part or at least a part of the plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   F) decreased total dietary fibre (TDF) content in the part or at least a part of the plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof,   G) increased carbon content in the part or at least a part of the plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof, and   H) increased energy content in the part or at least a part of the plant relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof.       

     In an embodiment, the increased triacylglycerol (TAG) content is determined by analysing one or more of the total fatty acid content, TAG content, fatty acid composition, by any means, which might or might not involve first extracting the lipid. 
     In yet another embodiment, the selected plant or part thereof has one or more of the features as described herein. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for producing a feedstuff, the process comprising admixing a plant or part thereof of any one of the invention, seed of the invention, or an extract of the invention, with at least one other food ingredient. 
     In another aspect, the present invention provides a feedstuff comprising a cell of the invention, plant or part thereof of the invention, seed of the invention, extracted oil or an extract of the invention. 
     In an embodiment, the feedstuff is silage, pellets or hay. 
     In yet a further aspect, the present invention provides a process for feeding an animal, the process comprising providing to the animal a cell of the invention, plant or part thereof of the invention, seed of the invention, extracted lipid or other extract of the invention, or a feedstuff of the invention. In an embodiment, the material provided to the animal is the residue plant material remaining after at least some of the oil has been extracted, such as seedmeal or leaf/stem meal. 
     In an embodiment, the animal ingests an increased amount of nitrogen, protein, carbon and/or energy potential relative to when the animal ingests the same amount on a dry weight basis of a corresponding wild-type cell, plant or part thereof, seed or extract or feedstuff produced from the corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof. 
     The present inventors have identified a sub-class of OBC that are non-allergenic, or not known to be allergenic, such as to humans. 
     Thus, in a further aspect, the present invention provides a recombinant eukaryotic cell, preferably a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell, comprising at least a first exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a non-allergenic OBC, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the cell. 
     In an embodiment, the first exogenous polynucleotide comprises one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding an OBC polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 306 to 314, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or an OBC polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 306 to 314, wherein the OBC polypeptide is non-allergenic,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions. In an embodiment, the oleosinL is not sesame oleosinL (SEQ ID NO:305).       

     In an embodiment, the recombinant cell comprises one or more of the following:
         a) a second exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the cell, preferably a WRI1 polypeptide,   b) a third exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids, preferably a DGAT and/or a PDAT,   c) a first genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the cell, preferably an SDP1 TAG lipase, when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the genetic modification,   d) a fourth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the cell when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide, preferably an acyl-ACP thioesterase polypeptide,   e) a fifth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a second transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the cell, preferably a LEC2 polypeptide,   f) a second genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the cell, preferably a TGD polypeptide, when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the genetic modification,   g) a sixth exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a lipid droplet associated protein (LDAP),   h) a third genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the genetic modification, and   i) a fourth genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the cell when compared to a corresponding cell lacking the genetic modification,
 
wherein each exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the cell.
       

     In an embodiment, the cell is a plant cell from or in a vegetative part of a plant and one or more or all of the promoters are expressed at a higher level in the vegetative part relative to seed of the plant. 
     In an embodiment, the first exogenous polynucleotide is codon optimised for expression in a plant cell such as a  Sorghum  sp. or  Zea mays  cell. 
     In an embodiment, one or more or all of the following features apply to the above aspects:
         i) the cell has an increased synthesis of total fatty acids relative to a corresponding cell lacking the second exogenous polynucleotide, or a decreased catabolism of total fatty acids relative to a corresponding cell lacking the second exogenous polynucleotide, or both, such that it has an increased level of total fatty acids relative to a corresponding cell lacking the second exogenous polynucleotide,   ii) the cell has an increased expression and/or activity of a fatty acyl acyltransferase which catalyses the synthesis of TAG, DAG or MAG, preferably TAG, relative to a corresponding cell having the second exogenous polynucleotide and lacking the third exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids,   iii) the cell has a decreased production of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) from acyl-ACP and G3P in its plastids relative to a corresponding cell having the second exogenous polynucleotide and lacking the third genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid in the cell,   iv) the cell has an altered ratio of C16:3 to C18:3 fatty acids in its total fatty acid content and/or its galactolipid content relative to a corresponding cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s), preferably a decreased ratio,   v) the cell is in a vegetative part of a plant and comprises a total non-polar lipid content of at least about 8%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight),   vi) the cell is in a vegetative part of a plant and comprises a TAG content of at least about 8%, at least about 10%, at least about 11%, at least about 12%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, between 8% and 75%, between 10% and 75%, between 11% and 75%, between about 15% and 75%, between about 20% and 75%, between about 30% and 75%, between about 40% and 75%, between about 50% and 75%, between about 60% and 75%, or between about 25% and 50% (w/w dry weight),   vii) the transcription factor polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of Wrinkled 1 (WRI1), Leafy Cotyledon 1 (LEC1), LEC1-like, Leafy Cotyledon 2 (LEC2), BABY BOOM (BBM), FUS3, ABI3, ABI4, ABI5, Dof4 and Dof11,   viii) oleic acid comprises at least 20% (mol %), at least 22% (mol %), at least 30% (mol %), at least 40% (mol %), at least 50% (mol %), or at least 60% (mol %), preferably about 65% (mol %) or between 20% and about 65% of the total fatty acid content in the cell,   ix) non-polar lipid in the cell comprises a fatty acid which comprises a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, a cyclopropane group, a double carbon-carbon bond, a triple carbon-carbon bond, conjugated double bonds, a branched chain such as a methylated or hydroxylated branched chain, or a combination of two or more thereof, or any of two, three, four, five or six of the aforementioned groups, bonds or branched chains,   x) non-polar lipid in the cell comprises one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids selected from eicosadienoic acid (EDA), arachidonic acid (ARA), stearidonic acid (SDA), eicosatrienoic acid (ETE), eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or a combination of two of more thereof,   xi) the cell is in a plant or part thereof, preferably a vegetative plant part, or the cell is an algal cell such as a diatom (bacillariophytes), green algae (chlorophytes), blue-green algae (cyanophytes), golden-brown algae (chrysophytes), haptophytes, brown algae or heterokont algae, or the cell is from or is an organism suitable for fermentation such as a fungus,   xii) one or more or all of the promoters are selected from a tissue-specific promoter such as a leaf and/or stem specific promoter, a developmentally regulated promoter such as a senescense-specific promoter such as a SAG12 promoter, an inducible promoter, or a circadian-rhythm regulated promoter,   xiii) the cell comprises a total fatty acid content which comprises medium chain fatty acids, preferably C12:0, C14:0 or both, at a level of at least 5% of the total fatty acid content and optionally an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an LPAAT which has preferential activity for fatty acids with a medium chain length (C8 to C14), preferably C12:0 or C14:0,   xiv) the cell comprises a total fatty acid content whose oleic acid level is increased by at least 2% relative to a corresponding cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s), and/or whose α-linolenic acid (ALA) level is decreased by at least 2% relative to a corresponding cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s),   xv) non-polar lipid in the cell comprises a modified level of total sterols, preferably free (non-esterified) sterols, steroyl esters, steroyl glycosides, relative to the non-polar lipid in a corresponding cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s),   xvi) non-polar lipid in the cell comprises waxes and/or wax esters,   xvii) the cell is one member of a population or collection of at least about 1000 such cells, preferably in a vegetative plant part or a seed,   xviii) the cell comprises an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a silencing suppressor, wherein the exogenous polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter which is capable of directing expression of the polynucleotide in the cell,   xix) the level of one or more non-polar lipid(s) and/or the total non-polar lipid content of the cell is at least 2% greater on a weight basis than in a corresponding cell which comprises exogenous polynucleotides encoding an Arabidposis  thaliana  WRI1 (SEQ ID NO:21) and an  Arabidopsis thaliana  DGAT1 (SEQ ID NO:1), and   xx) a total polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content which is decreased relative to the total PUFA content of a corresponding cell lacking the exogenous polynucleotide(s) and/or genetic modification(s).       

     Any embodiment herein shall be taken to apply mutatis mutandis to any other embodiment unless specifically stated otherwise. 
     Combinations of the features of the above aspects are clearly contemplated for the plant, plant part and cell of the invention, and in the processes of producing and using them. 
     The present invention is not to be limited in scope by the specific embodiments described herein, which are intended for the purpose of exemplification only. 
     Functionally-equivalent products, compositions and methods are clearly within the scope of the invention, as described herein. 
     Throughout this specification, unless specifically stated otherwise or the context requires otherwise, reference to a single step, composition of matter, group of steps or group of compositions of matter shall be taken to encompass one and a plurality (i.e. one or more) of those steps, compositions of matter, groups of steps or group of compositions of matter. 
     The invention is hereinafter described by way of the following non-limiting Examples and with reference to the accompanying figures. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1 . A representation of lipid synthesis in eukaryotic cells, showing export of some of the fatty acids synthesized in the plastids to the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) via the Plastid Associated Membrane (PLAM), and import of some of the fatty acids into the plastid from the ER for eukaryotic galactolipid synthesis. Abbreviations:
         Acetyl-CoA and Malonyl-CoA: acetyl-coenzyme A and malonyl-coenzymeA;   ACCase: Acetyl-CoA carboxylase;   FAS: fatty acid synthase complex;   16:0-ACP, 18:0-ACP and 18:1-ACP: C16:O-acyl carrier protein (ACP), C18:O-acyl carrier protein, C18:1-acyl carrier protein;   KAS II: ketoacyl-ACP synthase II (EC 2.3.1.41);   PLPAAT: plastidial LPAAT;   PGPAT: plastidial GPAT;   PAP: PA phosphorylase (EC 3.1.3.4);   G3P: glycerol-3-phosphate;   LPA: lysophosphatidic acid;   PA: phosphatidic acid;   DAG: diacylglycerol;   TAG: triacylglycerol;   Acyl-CoA and Acyl-PC: acyl-coenzyme A and acyl-phosphatidylcholine;   PC: phosphatidylcholine;   GPAT: glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase;   LPAAT: lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.51);   LPCAT: acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase; or synonyms 1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase; acyl-CoA:1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine O-acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.23);   CPT: CDP-choline: diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase; or synonyms 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase; alkylacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase; cholinephosphotransferase; phosphorylcholine-glyceride transferase (EC 2.7.8.2);   PDCT: phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase;   PLC: phospholipase C (EC 3.1.4.3);   PLD: Phospholipase D; choline phosphatase; lecithinase D;   lipophosphodiesterase II (EC 3.1.4.4);   PDAT: phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase; or synonym phospholipid:1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol O-acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.158);   FAD2: fatty acid Δ12-desaturase; FAD3, fatty acid Δ15-desaturase;   UDP-Gal: Uridine diphosphate galactose;   MGDS: monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase;   MGDG: monogalactosyldiacylglycerol; DGDG: digalactosyldiacylglycerol   FADE, 7, 8: plastidial fatty acid Δ12-desaturase, plastidial ω3-desaturase, plastidial ω3-desaturase induced at low temperature, respectively.       
         FIG. 2 . Schematic representation of the  N. benthamiana  SDP1 hairpin construct. The genetic segments shown are as described in Example 2. Abbreviations are as for  FIG. 12 . attB sites represent recombination sites from the pHELLSGATE12 vector. 
         FIG. 3 . TAG content in green leaf samples of tobacco plants transformed with the T-DNA from pOIL51, lines #61 and #69, harvested before flowering. The controls (parent) samples were from plants transformed with the T-DNA from pJP3502. 
         FIG. 4 . TAG levels (% dry weight) in root and stem tissue of wild-type (wt) and transgenic  N. tabacum  plants containing the T-DNA from pJP3502 alone or additionally with the T-DNA from pOIL051. 
         FIG. 5 . TAG content in leaf samples of transformed tobacco plants at seed-setting stage of growth, transformed with the T-DNA from pOIL049, lines #23c and #32b. The controls (parent) samples were from plants transformed with the T-DNA from pJP3502. The upper line shows 18:2 percentage in the TAG and the lower line shows the 18:3 (ALA) percentage in the fatty acid content. 
         FIG. 6 . TAG levels (% dry weight) in root and stem tissue of wild-type (wt) and transgenic  N. tabacum  plants containing the T-DNA from pJP3502 alone or additionally with the T-DNA from pOIL049. 
         FIG. 7 . A. Starch content in leaf tissue from wild-type plants (WT) and transgenic plants containing the T-DNA from pJP3502 (HO control) or the T-DNAs from both pJP3502 and pOIL051 (pOIL51.61 and pOIL51.69) or both pJP3502 and pOIL049 (pOIL49.32b). Data represent combined results from at least three individual plants. B. Correlation between starch and TAG content in leaf tissue of wild-type plants (WT) and transgenic plants containing the T-DNA from pJP3502 (HO control) or T-DNAs from both pJP3502 and pOIL051 (pOIL51.61 and pOIL51.69) or both pJP3502 and pOIL049 (pOIL49.32b). Data represent combined results from at least three individual plants. 
         FIG. 8 . Starch and soluble sugar contents on a dry weight (DW) basis in senescing leaves of wild-type plants (open circles) and transgenic plants (filled circles) (T1) sampled at seed setting stage. The transgenic  N. tabacum  plants included those designated HO, SDP1 and LEC2. In each case three plants were included in the analysis. Data points are based on triplicate analyses. 
         FIG. 9 . Leaf N (A) and soluble protein (B) of WT and HO leaves of different ages harvested from plants 69 DAS. 
         FIG. 10 . Leaf soluble protein content in WT and HO tobacco as a function of leaf and plant age. 
         FIG. 11 . Mean total fatty acid (TFA) content in mg/100 mg dry weight of leaves 9, 15 and 20 in tobacco plants grown under modified conditions: increased light intensity (top left panel); control (top right panel); increased photoperiod, increased light intensity and increased CO2 concentration (lower left panel); reduced photoperiod at high light intensity (lower right panel). 
         FIG. 12 . TLC separation of total leaf lipids extracted from wildtype and transgenic  S. bicolor . Wt, wildtype; EV, empty vector control; 2,  S. bicolor  transformed with pOIL136 (event 2); TAG, triacylglycerol; FFA, free fatty acids; DAG, diacylglycerol. Leaf tissue was harvested from young, vegetative plants following transfer to soil. 
         FIG. 13 . A. Lipid levels in  sorghum  leaves transformed with a combination of the genetic constructs pOIL103 and pOIL197, at the vegetative stage of growth. The levels (weight % of dry weight) of TFA, TAG and polar lipids are shown. Each set of 4 bars show, in order, the levels in leaves from wild-type plants (WT, blue), empty vector control plants (EV, orange) and transgenic plants TX-03-8 (grey) and TX-03-38 (yellow). B. Levels of the galactolipids MGDG and DGDG and of the phospholipids PG, PC, PE, PA, PS and PI in the leaves as for A. 
         FIG. 14 . Schematic diagram of vector pOIL122. Abbreviations: TER Agrtu-Nos,  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  nopaline synthase terminator; NPTII, neomycin phosphotransferase protein coding region; PRO CaMV35S-Ex2, Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 35S promoter with double enhancer region; Arath-DGAT1,  Arabidopsis thaliana  DGAT1 acyltransferase protein coding region; PRO Arath-Rubisco SSU,  A. thaliana  Rubisco small subunit promoter; Arath-FATA2,  A. thaliana  FATA2 thioesterase protein coding region; Arath-WRI,  A. thaliana  WRI1 transcription factor protein coding region; TER Glyma-Lectin,  Glycine max  lectin terminator; enTCUP2 promoter,  Nicotiana tabacum  cryptic constitutive promoter; attB1 and attB2, Gateway recombination sites; NB SDP1 fragment,  Nicotiana benthamiana  SDP1 region targeted for hpRNAi silencing; OCS terminator,  A. tumefaciens  octopine synthase terminator. Backbone features outside the T-DNA region are derived from pORE04 (Coutu et al., 2007). 
         FIG. 15 . TAG levels (% leaf dry weight) in  N. benthamiana  leaf tissue, infiltrated with genes encoding different WRI1 polypeptides either with (right hand bars) or without (left hand bars) co-expression of DGAT1 (n=3). All samples were infiltrated with the P19 construct as well. 
         FIG. 16 . Phylogenetic tree of LDAP polypeptides (Example 11). 
         FIG. 17 . Schematic representation of the genetic construct pJP3506 including the T-DNA region between the left and right borders. Abbreviations are as for  FIG. 12  and: Sesin-Oleosin,  Sesame indicum  oleosin protein coding region. 
         FIG. 18 . Fatty acid content of transgenic wheat seed. 
         FIG. 19 . Levels of TFA and TAG (weight % of leaf dry weight) in leaves of  sorghum  plants at the boot leaf stage of growth, for wild-type plants (Neg contr), plants transformed with a genetic construct to express DGAT and Oleosin (DGAT+Oleosin), plants transformed with a genetic construct to express WRI expressed from a Ubi promoter (Ubi:WRI1), plants transformed with genetic constructs to express DGAT, Oleosin and WRI expressed from a Ubi promoter (Ubi:WRI1+DGAT+Oleosin), plants transformed with genetic constructs to express DGAT, Oleosin and WRI expressed from a PEPC promoter (PEPC:WRI1+DGAT+Oleosin), plants transformed with genetic constructs to express DGAT, Oleosin and WRI expressed from a SSU promoter (SSU:WRI1+DGAT+Oleosin). Each dot represents the levels seen for an independent transgenic plant. For each plant type, the column of dots on the left (blue) shows TFA levels, and the column of dots on the right (red) shows TAG levels in the same set of plants. 
         FIG. 20 . TAG content and fatty acid composition for selected fatty acids in  N. benthamiana  leaf tissues after introduction of genes encoding WRI1, DGAT1 and an oil body polypeptide (pOIL382-387). 
     
    
    
     KEY TO THE SEQUENCE LISTING 
     SEQ ID NO:1  Arabidopsis thaliana  DGAT1 polypeptide (CAB44774.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:2  Arabidopsis thaliana  DGAT2 polypeptide (NP 566952.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:3  Ricinus communis  DGAT2 polypeptide (AAY16324.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:4  Vernicia fordii  DGAT2 polypeptide (ABC94474.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:5  Mortierella ramanniana  DGAT2 polypeptide (AAK84179.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:6  Homo sapiens  DGAT2 polypeptide (Q96PD7.2)
 
SEQ ID NO:7  Homo sapiens  DGAT2 polypeptide (Q58HT5.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:8  Bos taurus  DGAT2 polypeptide (Q70VZ8.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:9  Mus musculus  DGAT2 polypeptide (AAK84175.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:10 YFP tripeptide—conserved DGAT2 and/or MGAT1/2 sequence motif
 
SEQ ID NO:11 HPHG tetrapeptide—conserved DGAT2 and/or MGAT1/2 sequence motif
 
SEQ ID NO:12 EPHS tetrapeptide—conserved plant DGAT2 sequence motif
 
SEQ ID NO:13 RXGFX(K/R)XAXXXGXXX(L/V)VPXXXFG(E/Q)—long conserved sequence motif of DGAT2 which is part of the putative glycerol phospholipid domain
 
SEQ ID NO:14 FLXLXXXN—conserved sequence motif of mouse DGAT2 and MGAT1/2 which is a putative neutral lipid binding domain
 
SEQ ID NO:15 plsC acyltransferase domain (PF01553) of GPAT
 
SEQ ID NO:16 HAD-like hydrolase (PF12710) superfamily domain of GPAT
 
SEQ ID NO:17 Phosphoserine phosphatase domain (PF00702). GPAT4-8 contain a N-terminal region homologous to this domain
 
SEQ ID NO:18 Conserved GPAT amino acid sequence GDLVICPEGTTCREP
 
SEQ ID NO:19 Conserved GPAT/phosphatase amino acid sequence (Motif I)
 
SEQ ID NO:20 Conserved GPAT/phosphatase amino acid sequence (Motif III)
 
SEQ ID NO:21  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI1 polypeptide (A8MS57)
 
SEQ ID NO:22  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI1 polypeptide (Q6X5Y6)
 
SEQ ID NO:23  Arabidopsis lyrata  subsp.  lyrata  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002876251.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:24  Brassica napus  WRI1 polypeptide (ABD16282.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:25  Brassica napus  WRI1 polypeptide (AD016346.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:26  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003530370.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:27  Jatropha curcas  WRI1 polypeptide (AE022131.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:28  Ricinus communis  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002525305.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:29  Populus trichocarpa  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002316459.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:30  Vitis vinifera  WRI1 polypeptide (CB129147.3)
 
SEQ ID NO:31  Brachypodium distachyon  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003578997.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:32  Hordeum vulgare  subsp.  vulgare  WRI1 polypeptide (BAJ86627.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:33  Oryza sativa  WRI1 polypeptide (EAY79792.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:34  Sorghum bicolor  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002450194.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:35  Zea mays  WRI1 polypeptide (ACG32367.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:36  Brachypodium distachyon  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003561189.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:37  Brachypodium sylvaticum  WRI1 polypeptide (ABL85061.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:38  Oryza sativa  WRI1 polypeptide (BAD68417.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:39  Sorghum bicolor  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002437819.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:40  Sorghum bicolor  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002441444.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:41  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003530686.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:42  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003553203.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:43  Populus trichocarpa  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002315794.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:44  Vitis vinifera  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002270149.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:45  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003533548.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:46  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003551723.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:47  Medicago truncatula  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003621117.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:48  Populus trichocarpa  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002323836.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:49  Ricinus communis  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002517474.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:50  Vitis vinifera  WRI1 polypeptide (CAN79925.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:51  Brachypodium distachyon  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003572236.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:52  Oryza sativa  WRI1 polypeptide (BAD10030.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:53  Sorghum bicolor  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002444429.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:54  Zea mays  WRI1 polypeptide (NP 001170359.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:55  Arabidopsis lyrata  subsp.  lyrata  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002889265.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:56  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI1 polypeptide (AAF68121.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:57  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI1 polypeptide (NP 178088.2)
 
SEQ ID NO:58  Arabidopsis lyrata  subsp.  lyrata  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002890145.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:59  Thellungiella halophila  WRI1 polypeptide (BAJ33872.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:60  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI1 polypeptide (NP 563990.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:61  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003530350.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:62  Brachypodium distachyon  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003578142.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:63  Oryza sativa  WRI1 polypeptide (EAZ09147.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:64  Sorghum bicolor  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002460236.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:65  Zea mays  WRI1 polypeptide (NP 001146338.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:66  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003519167.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:67  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003550676.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:68  Medicago truncatula  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003610261.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:69  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003524030.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:70  Glycine max  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_003525949.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:71  Populus trichocarpa  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002325111.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:72  Vitis vinifera  WRI1 polypeptide (CBI36586.3)
 
SEQ ID NO:73  Vitis vinifera  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002273046.2)
 
SEQ ID NO:74  Populus trichocarpa  WRI1 polypeptide (XP_002303866.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:75  Vitis vinifera  WRI1 polypeptide (CBI25261.3)
 
     SEQ ID NO:76 Sorbi-WRL1 
     SEQ ID NO: 77 Lupan-WRL1 
     SEQ ID NO:78 Ricco-WRL1 
     SEQ ID NO:79  Lupin angustifolius  WRI1 polypeptide
 
SEQ ID NO:80  Aspergillus fumigatus  DGAT1 polypeptide (XP_755172.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:81  Ricinus communis  DGAT1 polypeptide (AAR11479.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:82  Vernicia fordii  DGAT1 polypeptide (ABC94472.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:83  Vernonia galamensis  DGAT1 polypeptide (ABV21945.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:84  Vernonia galamensis  DGAT1 polypeptide (ABV21946.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:85  Euonymus alatus  DGAT1 polypeptide (AAV31083.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:86  Caenorhabditis elegans  DGAT1 polypeptide (AAF82410.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:87  Rattus norvegicus  DGAT1 polypeptide (NP_445889.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:88  Homo sapiens  DGAT1 polypeptide (NP_036211.2)
 
SEQ ID NO:89 WRI1 motif (R G V T/S R H R W T G R)
 
SEQ ID NO:90 WRI1 motif (F/Y E A H L W D K)
 
SEQ ID NO:91 WRI1 motif (D L A A L K Y W G)
 
SEQ ID NO:92 WRI1 motif (S X G F S/A R G X)
 
SEQ ID NO:93 WRI1 motif (H H H/Q N G R/K W E A R I G R/K V)
 
SEQ ID NO:94 WRI1 motif (Q E E A A A X Y D)
 
SEQ ID NO:95  Brassica napus  oleosin polypeptide (CAA57545.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:96  Brassica napus  oleosin S1-1 polypeptide (ACG69504.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:97  Brassica napus  oleosin S2-1 polypeptide (ACG69503.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:98  Brassica napus  oleosin S3-1 polypeptide (ACG69513.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:99  Brassica napus  oleosin S4-1 polypeptide (ACG69507.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:100  Brassica napus  oleosin S5-1 polypeptide (ACG69511.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:101  Arachis hypogaea  oleosin 1 polypeptide (AAZ20276.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:102  Arachis hypogaea  oleosin 2 polypeptide (AAU21500.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:103  Arachis hypogaea  oleosin 3 polypeptide (AAU21501.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:104  Arachis hypogaea  oleosin 5 polypeptide (ABC96763.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:105  Ricinus communis  oleosin 1 polypeptide (EEF40948.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:106  Ricinus communis  oleosin 2 polypeptide (EEF51616.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:107  Glycine max  oleosin isoform a polypeptide (P29530.2)
 
SEQ ID NO:108  Glycine max  oleosin isoform b polypeptide (P29531.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:109  Linum usitatissimum  oleosin low molecular weight isoform polypeptide (ABB01622.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:110 amino acid sequence of  Linum usitatissimum  oleosin high molecular weight isoform polypeptide (ABB01624.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:111  Helianthus annuus  oleosin polypeptide (CAA44224.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:112  Zea mays  oleosin polypeptide (NP_001105338.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:113  Brassica napus  steroleosin polypeptide (ABM30178.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:114  Brassica napus  steroleosin SLO1-1 polypeptide (ACG69522.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:115  Brassica napus  steroleosin SLO2-1 polypeptide (ACG69525.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:116  Sesamum indicum  steroleosin polypeptide (AAL13315.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:117  Zea mays  steroleosin polypeptide (NP_001152614.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:118  Brassica napus  caleosin CLO-1 polypeptide (ACG69529.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:119  Brassica napus  caleosin CLO-3 polypeptide (ACG69527.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:120  Sesamum indicum  caleosin polypeptide (AAF13743.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:121  Zea mays  caleosin polypeptide (NP_001151906.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:122 pJP3502 TDNA (inserted into genome) sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:123 pJP3507 vector sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:124 Linker sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:125 Partial  Nicotiana benthamiana  CGI-58 sequence selected for hpRNAi silencing (pTV46)
 
SEQ ID NO:126 Partial  N. tabacum  AGPase sequence selected for hpRNAi silencing (pTV35)
 
SEQ ID NO:127 GXSXG lipase motif
 
SEQ ID NO:128 HX(4)D acyltransferase motif
 
SEQ ID NO:129 VX(3)HGF probable lipid binding motif
 
SEQ ID NO:130  Arabidopsis thaliana  CGi58 polynucleotide (NM_118548.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:131  Brachypodium distachyon  CGi58 polynucleotide (XM_003578402.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:132  Glycine max  CGi58 polynucleotide (XM_003523590.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:133  Zea mays  CGi58 polynucleotide (NM_001155541.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:134  Sorghum bicolor  CGi58 polynucleotide (XM_002460493.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:135  Ricinus communis  CGi58 polynucleotide (XM_002510439.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:136  Medicago truncatula  CGi58 polynucleotide (XM_003603685.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:137  Arabidopsis thaliana  LEC2 polynucleotide (NM_102595.2)
 
SEQ ID NO:138  Medicago truncatula  LEC2 polynucelotide (X60387.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:139  Brassica napus  LEC2 polynucelotide (HM370539.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:140  Arabidopsis thaliana  BBM polynucleotide (NM_121749.2)
 
SEQ ID NO:141  Medicago truncatula  BBM polynucleotide (AY899909.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:142  Arabidopsis thaliana  LEC2 polypeptide (NP_564304.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:143  Medicago truncatula  LEC2 polypeptide (CAA42938.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:144  Brassica napus  LEC2 polypeptide (AD016343.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:145  Arabidopsis thaliana  BBM polypeptide (NP_197245.2)
 
SEQ ID NO:146  Medicago truncatula  BBM polypeptide (AAW82334.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:147 Inducible  Aspergillus niger  alcA promoter
 
SEQ ID NO:148 AlcR inducer that activates the AlcA promotor in the presence of ethanol
 
SEQ ID NO:149  Arabidopsis thaliana  LEC1; (AAC39488)
 
SEQ ID NO:150  Arabidopsis lyrata  LEC1 (XP_002862657)
 
SEQ ID NO:151  Brassica napus  LEC1 (ADF81045)
 
SEQ ID NO:152  Ricinus communis  LEC1 (XP_002522740)
 
     SEQ ID NO:153  Glycine max  LEC1 (XP_006582823) 
     SEQ ID NO:154  Medicago truncatula  LEC1 (AFK49653)
 
SEQ ID NO:155  Zea mays  LEC1 (AAK95562)
 
SEQ ID NO:156  Arachis hypogaea  LEC1 (ADC33213)
 
SEQ ID NO:157  Arabidopsis thaliana  LEC1-like (AAN15924)
 
SEQ ID NO:158  Brassica napus  LEC1-like (AHI94922)
 
SEQ ID NO:159  Phaseolus coccineus  LEC1-like (AAN01148)
 
SEQ ID NO:160  Arabidopsis thaliana  FUS3 (AAC35247)
 
SEQ ID NO:161  Brassica napus  FUS3
 
SEQ ID NO:162  Medicago truncatula  FUS3
 
SEQ ID NO:163  Arabidopsis thaliana  SDP1 cDNA sequence, Accession No. NM_120486, 3275nt
 
SEQ ID NO:164  Brassica napus  SDP1 cDNA; Accession No. GN078290
 
SEQ ID NO:165  Brachypodium distachyon  SDP1 cDNA, 2670nt
 
SEQ ID NO:166  Populus trichocarpa  SDP1 cDNA, 3884nt
 
SEQ ID NO:167  Medicago truncatula  SDP1 cDNA; XM_003591377; 2490nt
 
SEQ ID NO:168  Glycine max  SDP1 cDNA XM_003521103; 2783nt
 
SEQ ID NO:169  Sorghum bicolor  SDP1 cDNA XM_002458486; 2724nt
 
SEQ ID NO:170  Zea mays  SDP1 cDNA, NM_001175206; 2985nt
 
SEQ ID NO:171  Physcomitrella patens  SDP1 cDNA, XM_001758117; 1998nt
 
SEQ ID NO:172  Hordeum vulgare  SDP1 cDNA, AK372092; 3439nt
 
SEQ ID NO:173  Nicotiana benthamiana  SDP1 cDNA, Nbv5tr6404201
 
SEQ ID NO:174  Nicotiana benthamiana  SDP1 cDNA region targeted for hpRNAi silencing
 
SEQ ID NO:175 Promoter of  Arabidopsis thaliana  SDP1 gene, 1.5kb
 
SEQ ID NO:176 Nucleotide sequence of the complement of the pSSU-Oleosin gene in the T-DNA of pJP3502. In order (complementary sequences):  Glycine max  Lectin terminator 348nt, 3′ exon 255nt, UBQ10 intron 304nt, 5′ exon 213nt, SSU promoter 1751nt
 
SEQ ID NO:177  Arabidopsis thaliana  plastidial GPAT cDNA, NM_179407
 
SEQ ID NO:178  Arabidopsis thaliana  plastidial GPAT polypeptide, NM_179407
 
SEQ ID NO:179  Populus trichocarpa  plastidial GPAT cDNA, XP_006368351
 
SEQ ID NO:180  Jatropha curcas  plastidial GPAT cDNA, ACR61638
 
SEQ ID NO:181  Ricinus communis  plastidial GPAT cDNA, XP_002518993
 
SEQ ID NO:182  Helianthus annuus  plastidial GPAT cDNA, ADV16382
 
SEQ ID NO:183  Medicago truncatula  plastidial GPAT cDNA, XP_003612801
 
SEQ ID NO:184  Glycine max  plastidial GPAT cDNA, XP_003516958
 
SEQ ID NO:185  Carthamus tinctorius  plastidial GPAT cDNA, CAHG3PACTR
 
SEQ ID NO:186  Solanum tuberosum  plastidial GPAT cDNA, XP_006352898
 
SEQ ID NO:187  Oryza sativa Japonica  plastidial GPAT cDNA, NM_001072027
 
SEQ ID NO:188  Sorghum bicolor  plastidial GPAT cDNA, XM_002467381
 
SEQ ID NO:189  Zea mays  plastidial GPAT cDNA, NM_001158637
 
SEQ ID NO:190  Hordeum vulgare  plastidial GPAT cDNA, AK371419
 
SEQ ID NO:191  Physcomitrella patens  plastidial GPAT cDNA, XM_001771247
 
SEQ ID NO:192  Chlamydomonas reinhardtii  plastidial GPAT cDNA, XM_001694925
 
SEQ ID NO:193  Arabidopsis thaliana  FATA1
 
SEQ ID NO:194  Arabidopsis thaliana  FATA2
 
SEQ ID NO:195  Arabidopsis thaliana  FATB
 
SEQ ID NO:196  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI3
 
SEQ ID NO:197  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI4
 
SEQ ID NO:198  Avena sativa  WRI1
 
SEQ ID NO:199  Sorghum bicolor  WRI1
 
SEQ ID NO:200  Zea mays  WRI1
 
SEQ ID NO:201  Triadica sebifera  WRH
 
SEQ ID NO:202  S. tuberosum  Patatin B33 promoter sequence
 
SEQ ID NOs 203 to 206 and 236 to 245 Oligonucleotide primers
 
SEQ ID NO:207  Z. mays  SEE1 promoter region (1970nt from Accession number AJ494982)
 
SEQ ID NO:208  A. littoralis  AlSAP promoter sequence, Accession No DQ885219
 
SEQ ID NO:209  A. rhizogenes  ArRolC promoter sequence, Accession No. DQ160187
 
SEQ ID NO:210 hpRNAi construct containing a 732 bp fragment of  N. benthamiana  plastidial GPAT
 
SEQ ID NO:211  Elaeis guineensis  (oil palm) DGAT1
 
SEQ ID NO:212  G. max  MYB73, Accession No. ABH02868
 
SEQ ID NO:213  A. thaliana  bZIP53, Accession No. AAM14360
 
SEQ ID NO:214  A. thaliana  AGL15, Accession No NP_196883
 
SEQ ID NO:215  A. thaliana  MYB118, Accession No. AAS58517
 
SEQ ID NO:216  A. thaliana  MYB115, Accession No. AAS10103
 
SEQ ID NO:217  A. thaliana  TANMEI, Accession No. BAE44475
 
SEQ ID NO:218  A. thaliana  WUS, Accession No. NP_565429
 
SEQ ID NO:219  B. napus  GFR2a1, Accession No. AFB74090
 
SEQ ID NO:220  B. napus  GFR2a2, Accession No. AFB74089
 
SEQ ID NO:221  A. thaliana  PHR1, Accession No. AAN72198
 
SEQ ID NO:222  N. benthamiana  TGD1 fragment
 
SEQ ID NO:223 Potato SDP1 amino acid
 
SEQ ID NO:224 Potato SDP1 nucleotide sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:225 Potato AGPase small subunit
 
SEQ ID NO:226 Potato AGPase small subunit nucleotide sequence:
 
SEQ ID NO:227  Sapium sebiferum  LDAP-1 nucleotide sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:228  Sapium sebiferum  LDAP-1 amino acid sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:229  Sapium sebiferum  LDAP-2 nucleotide sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:230  Sapium sebiferum  LDAP-2 amino acid sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:231  Sapium sebiferum  LDAP-3 nucleotide sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:232  Sapium sebiferum  LDAP-3 amino acid sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:233  S. bicolor  SDP1 (accession number XM_002463620)
 
SEQ ID NO:234  T. aestivum  SDP1 nucleotide sequence (Accession number AK334547)
 
SEQ ID NO:235  S. bicolor  SDP1 hpRNAi fragment.
 
SEQ ID NO:246  Saccharum  hybrid DIRIGENT (DIR16) promoter sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:247  Saccharum  hybrid 0-Methyl transferase (OMT) promoter sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:248 Sequence of the A1 promoter allele of the  Saccharum  hybrid R1MYB1 gene
 
SEQ ID NO:249  Saccharum  hybrid Loading Stem Gene 5 (LSGS) promoter sequence
 
SEQ ID NO:250 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  TGD5 gene, Accession No. XM_002442154; 297nt
 
SEQ ID NO:251 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  TGD5 polypeptide, Accession No. XM_002442154; 98aa
 
SEQ ID NO:252 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  TGD5 gene, Accession No. EU972796.1; 297nt
 
SEQ ID NO:253 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  TGD5 polypeptide, Accession No. EU972796.1; 98aa
 
SEQ ID NO:254 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  gene encoding AGPase small subunit (Accession No. XM_002462095.1); 1533nt
 
SEQ ID NO:255 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  AGPase small subunit polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002462095.1); 510aa
 
SEQ ID NO:256 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  gene encoding AGPase small subunit polypeptide (Accession No. XM_008666513.1); 1554nt
 
SEQ ID NO:257 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  AGPase small subunit polypeptide (Accession No. XM_008666513.1); 517aa
 
SEQ ID NO:258 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  PDAT1 gene (Accession No. XM_002462417.1);
 
SEQ ID NO:259 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  PDAT1 polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002462417.1); 682aa
 
SEQ ID NO:260 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  PDAT1 gene (Accession No. NM_001147943); 2037nt
 
SEQ ID NO:261 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  PDAT1 polypeptide (Accession No. NM_001147943); 678aa
 
SEQ ID NO:262 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of a cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  PDCT gene (Accession No. XM_002437214); 846nt
 
SEQ ID NO:263 Amino acid sequence of a  Sorghum bicolor  PDCT polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002437214); 281aa
 
SEQ ID NO:264 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  PDCT gene (Accession No. EU973573.1); 849nt
 
SEQ ID NO:265 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  PDCT polypeptide (Accession No. EU973573.1); 282aa
 
SEQ ID NO:266 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  TST1 gene (Accession No. XM_002467535.1); 2223nt
 
SEQ ID NO:267 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  TST1 polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002467535.1); 740aa
 
SEQ ID NO:268 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  TST1 gene (Accession No. NM_001158464); 2244nt
 
SEQ ID NO:269 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  TST1 polypeptide (Accession No. NM_001158464); 747aa
 
SEQ ID NO:270 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  TST2 gene (Sb04G008150; Sobic.004G099300; Accession No. KXG29849.1); 2238nt
 
SEQ ID NO:271 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  TST2 polypeptide (Accession No. KXG29849.1); 745aa
 
SEQ ID NO:272 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  TST2 gene (Accession No. XM_008647398.1); 2238nt
 
SEQ ID NO:273 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  TST2 polypeptide (Accession No. XM_008647398.1); 745aa
 
SEQ ID NO:274 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  INV3 gene (Sobic.004G004800; Sb04g000620; Accession No. XM_002451312); 1464nt
 
SEQ ID NO:275 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  INV3 polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002451312); 487aa
 
SEQ ID NO:276 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  INV3 polypeptide; alternative longer splicing form (Accession No. EES04332.2); 638aa
 
SEQ ID NO:277 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  INV2 gene (maize homolog to Sb INV3) (Accession No. NM_001305860.1); 2022nt
 
SEQ ID NO:278 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  INV2 polypeptide (maize homolog to Sb INV3) (Accession No. NM_001305860.1); 673aa
 
SEQ ID NO:279 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  SUS4 gene (Sobic.001G344500; Sb01g033060; Accession No. XM_002465116.1); 2451nt
 
SEQ ID NO:280 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  SUS4 polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002465116.1); 816aa
 
SEQ ID NO:281 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  SUS1 gene (maize homolog to Sb SUS4) (Accession No. NM_001111853); 2451nt
 
SEQ ID NO:282 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  SUS1 polypeptide (Accession No. NM_001111853); 816aa
 
SEQ ID NO:283 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  bCIN gene (Sobic.004G172700; Sb04g022350; Accession No. XM_002453920.1);
 
SEQ ID NO:284 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  bCIN polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002453920.1); 559aa
 
SEQ ID NO:285 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  cytosolic INV gene (homolog of Sb bCIN) (Accession No. NM_001175248.1); 1680nt
 
SEQ ID NO:286 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  INV polypeptide (Accession No. NM_001175248.1); 559aa
 
SEQ ID NO:287 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  SUT4 gene (Sb04g038030; Accession No. XM_002453038.1); 1785nt
 
SEQ ID NO:288 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  SUT4 polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002453038.1); 594aa
 
SEQ ID NO:289 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  SUT2 gene (Accession No. AY581895.1); 1779nt
 
SEQ ID NO:290 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  SUT2 polypeptide (Accession No. AY581895.1); 592aa
 
SEQ ID NO:291 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Arabidopsis thaliana  SWEET16 gene (Accession No. NM_001338249.1); 693nt
 
SEQ ID NO:292 Amino acid sequence of  Arabidopsis thaliana  SWEET16 polypeptide (Accession No. NM_001338249.1); 230aa
 
SEQ ID NO:293 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Arabidopsis thaliana  MED15-1 gene (Accession No. NM_101446.4); 4008nt
 
SEQ ID NO:294 Amino acid sequence of  Arabidopsis thaliana  MED15-1 polypeptide (Accession No. NM_101446.4); 1335aa
 
SEQ ID NO:295 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Zea mays  MED15-1 gene (Accession No. NM_001321633.1); 3927nt
 
SEQ ID NO:296 Amino acid sequence of  Zea mays  MED15-1 polypeptide (Accession No. NM_001321633.1); 1308aa
 
SEQ ID NO:297 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Arabidopsis thaliana  14-3-3K gene (Accession No. AY079350);
 
SEQ ID NO:298 Amino acid sequence of  Arabidopsis thaliana  14-3-3K polypeptide (Accession No. AY079350); 248aa
 
SEQ ID NO:299 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  14-3-3K gene (Accession No. XM_002445734.1); 762nt
 
SEQ ID NO:300 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  14-3-3K polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002445734.1); 253aa
 
SEQ ID NO:301 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Arabidopsis thaliana  14-3-3λ gene (Accession No. NM_001203346); 777nt
 
SEQ ID NO:302 Amino acid sequence of  Arabidopsis thaliana  14-3-3λ polypeptide (Accession No. NM_001203346); 258aa
 
SEQ ID NO:303 Nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the cDNA for  Sorghum bicolor  14-3-3λ gene (Accession No. XM_002445734.1); 762nt
 
SEQ ID NO:304 Amino acid sequence of  Sorghum bicolor  14-3-3λ polypeptide (Accession No. XM_002445734.1); 253aa
 
SEQ ID NO:305 Amino acid sequence of  Sesamum indicum  oleosinL polypeptide (Accession No. AF091840)
 
SEQ ID NO:306 Amino acid sequence of  Ficus pumila  var.  awkeotsang  oleosinL ortholog polypeptide (Accession No. ABQ57397.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:307 Amino acid sequence of  Cucumis sativus  oleosinL ortholog polypeptide (Accession No. XP_004146901.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:308 Amino acid sequence of  Linum usitatissimum  oleosinL ortholog polypeptide (Accession No. ABB01618.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:309 Amino acid sequence of  Glycine max  oleosinL ortholog polypeptide (Accession No. XP_003556321.2)
 
SEQ ID NO:310 Amino acid sequence of  Ananas comosus  oleosinL ortholog polypeptide (Accession No. OAY72596.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:311 Amino acid sequence of  Setaria italica  oleosinL ortholog polypeptide (Accession No. XP_004956407.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:312 Amino acid sequence of  Fragaria vesca  subsp.  vesca  oleosinL ortholog polypeptide (Accession No. XP_004307777.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:313 Amino acid sequence of  Brassica napus  oleosinL ortholog polypeptide (Accession No. CDY03377.1)
 
SEQ ID NO:314 Amino acid sequence of  Solanum lycopersicum  oleosinL ortholog polypeptide (Accession No. XP_004240765.1)
 
SEQ ID NO: 315. Amino acid sequence of U1 Oleosin from  Vanilla planifolia  
 
SEQ ID NO: 316. Amino acid sequence of TsLDAP1 from  Triadica sebifera  (Chinese tallow)
 
SEQ ID NO: 317. Amino acid sequence of TsLDAP2 from  Triadica sebifera  (Chinese tallow)
 
SEQ ID NO: 318. Amino acid sequence of TsLDAP3 from  Triadica sebifera  (Chinese tallow)
 
SEQ ID NO: 319. Amino acid sequence of a GPAT9 from  Cocos nucifera  (Coconut)
 
SEQ ID NO: 320. Amino acid sequence of a  Zea mays  CPT1 (Accession No. NP_001151915.1)
 
SEQ ID NO: 321. Amino acid sequence of a  Zea mays  CPT1 (Accession No. XP_008649199.1)
 
SEQ ID NO: 322. Amino acid sequence of a  Sorghum bicolor  CPT1 (Accession No. XP_002451408.1)
 
SEQ ID NO: 323. Amino acid sequence of a  Sorghum bicolor  CPT1 (Accession No. XP_021305900.1)
 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     General Techniques 
     Unless specifically defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein shall be taken to have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art (e.g., in cell culture, molecular genetics, plant biology, cell biology, protein chemistry, lipid and fatty acid chemistry, animal nutrition, biofeul production, and biochemistry). 
     Unless otherwise indicated, the recombinant protein, cell culture, and immunological techniques utilized in the present invention are standard procedures, well known to those skilled in the art. Such techniques are described and explained throughout the literature in sources such as, J. Perbal, A Practical Guide to Molecular Cloning, John Wiley and Sons (1984), J. Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press (1989), T. A. Brown (editor), Essential Molecular Biology: A Practical Approach, Volumes 1 and 2, IRL Press (1991), D. M. Glover and B. D. Hames (editors), DNA Cloning: A Practical Approach, Volumes 1-4, IRL Press (1995 and 1996), F. M. Ausubel et al. (editors), Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Greene Pub. Associates and Wiley-Interscience (1988, including all updates until present), Ed Harlow and David Lane (editors) Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, (1988), and J. E. Coligan et al. (editors) Current Protocols in Immunology, John Wiley &amp; Sons (including all updates until present). 
     Selected Definitions 
     The term “exogenous” in the context of a polynucleotide or polypeptide refers to the polynucleotide or polypeptide when present in a cell or a plant or part thereof which does not naturally comprise the polynucleotide or polypeptide. Such a cell is referred to herein as a “recombinant cell” or a “transgenic cell” and a plant comprising the cell as a “transgenic plant”. In an embodiment, the exogenous polynucleotide or polypeptide is from a different genus to the cell of the plant or part thereof comprising the exogenous polynucleotide or polypeptide. In another embodiment, the exogenous polynucleotide or polypeptide is from a different species. In one embodiment, the exogenous polynucleotide or polypeptide expressed in the plant cell is from a different species or genus. The exogenous polynucleotide or polypeptide may be non-naturally occurring, such as for example, a synthetic DNA molecule which has been produced by recombinant DNA methods. The DNA molecule may, preferably, include a protein coding region which has been codon-optimised for expression in the plant cell, thereby producing a polypeptide which has the same amino acid sequence as a naturally occurring polypeptide, even though the nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region is non-naturally occurring. The exogenous polynucleotide may encode, or the exogenous polypeptide may be, for example: a diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) such as a DGAT1 or a DGAT2, a Wrinkled 1 (WRI1) transcription factor, on OBC such as an Oleosin or preferably an LDAP, a fatty acid thioesterase such as a FATA or FATB polypeptide, or a silencing suppressor polypeptide. In an embodiment, a cell of the invention is a recombinant cell. 
     As used herein, the term “triacylglycerol (TAG) content” or variations thereof refers to the amount of TAG in the cell, plant or part thereof. TAG content can be calculated using techniques known in the art such as the sum of glycerol and fatty acyl moieties using a relation: % TAG by weight=100×((41×total mol FAME/3)+(total g FAME−(15×total mol FAME)))/g, where 41 and 15 are molecular weights of glycerol moiety and methyl group, respectively (where FAME is fatty acid methyl esters) (see Examples such as Example 1). 
     As used herein, the term “total fatty acid (TFA) content” or variations thereof refers to the total amount of fatty acids in the cell, plant or part thereof on a weight basis, as a percentage of the weight of the cell, plant or part thereof. Unless otherwise specified, the weight of the cell, plant or part thereof is the dry weight of the cell, plant or part thereof. TFA content is measured as described in Example 1 herein. The method involves conversion of the fatty acids in the sample to FAME and measurement of the amount of FAME by GC, using addition of a known amount of a distinctive fatty acid standard such as C17:0 as a quantitation standard in the GC. TFA therefore represents the weight of just the fatty acids, not the weight of the fatty acids and their linked moieties in the plant lipid. 
     As used herein, the“TAG/TFA Quotient” or “TTQ” parameter is calculated as the level of TAG (%) divided by the level of TFA (%), each as a percentage of the dry weight of the plant material. For example, a TAG level of 6% comprised in a TFA level of 10% yields a TTQ of 0.6. The TAG and TFA levels are measured as described herein. It is understood that, in this context, the TFA level refers to the weight of the total fatty acid content and the TAG level refers to the weight of TAG, including the glycerol moiety of TAG. 
     As used herein, the term “soluble protein content” or variations thereof refers to the amount of soluble protein in the plant or part thereof. Soluble protein content can be calculated using techniques known in the art. For instance, fresh tissue can be ground, chlorophyll and soluble sugars extracted by heating to 80° C. in 50-80% (v/v) ethanol in 2.5 mM HEPES buffer at pH 7.5, centriguation, washing pellet in distilled water, resuspending the pellet 0.1 M NaOH and heating to 95° C. for 30 min, and then the Bradford assay (Bradford, 1976) is used determined soluble protein content. Alternatively, fresh tissue can be ground in buffer containing 100 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0 and 10 mM MgCl 2 . 
     As used herein, the term “nitrogen content” or variations thereof refers to the amount of nitrogen in the plant or part thereof. Nitrogen content can be calculated using techniques known in the art. For example, freeze-dried tissue can be analysed using a Europa 20-20 isotope ratio mass spectrometer with an ANCA preparation system, comprising a combustion and reduction tube operating at 1000° C. and 600° C., respectively, to determine nitrogen content. 
     As used herein, the term “carbon content” or variations thereof refers to the amount of carbon in the plant or part thereof. Carbon content can be calculated using techniques known in the art. For example, organic carbon levels can be deteremined using the method described by Shaw (1959), or as described in Example 1. 
     As used herein, the term “carbon:nitrogen ratio” or variations thereof refers to the relative amount of carbon in the cell, plant or part thereof when compared to the amount of nitrogen in the cell, plant or part thereof. Carbon and nitrogen contents can be calculated as described above and represented as a ratio. 
     As used herein, the term “photosynthetic gene expression” or variations thereof refers to one or more genes expressing proteins involved in photosynthetic pathways in the plant of part thereof. Examples of photosynthetic genes which may be upregulated in plants or parts thereof of the invention include, but are not limited to, one or more of the genes listed in Table 10. 
     As used herein, the term “photosynthetic capacity” or variations thereof refers to the ability of the plant or part thereof to photosynthesize (convert light energy to chemical energy). Photosynthetic capacity (A max ) is a measure of the maximum rate at which leaves are able to fix carbon during photosynthesis. It is typically measured as the amount of carbon dioxide that is fixed per metre squared per second, for example as μmol m −2  sec −1 . Photosynthetic capacity can be calculated using techniques known in the art. 
     As used herein, the term “total dietary fibre (TDF) content” or variations thereof refers to the amount of fiber (including soluble and insoluble fibre) in the cell, plant or part thereof. As the skilled person would understand, dietary fiber includes non-starch polysaccharides such as arabinoxylans, cellulose, and many other plant components such as resistant starch, resistant dextrins, inulin, lignin, chitins, pectins, β-glucans, and oligosaccharides. TDF can be calculated using techniques known in the art. For example, using the Prosky method (Prosky et al. 1985), the McCleary method (McCleary et al., 2007) or the rapid integrated total dietary fiber method (McCleary et al., 2015). 
     As used herein, the term “energy content” or variations thereof refers to the amount of food energy in the plant or part thereof. More specifically, the amount of chemical energy that animals (including humans) derive from their food. Energy content can be calculated using techniques known in the art. For example, energy content can be determined based on heats of combustion in a bomb calorimeter and corrections that take into consideration the efficiency of digestion and absorption and the production of urea and other substances in the urine. As another example, energy content can be calculated as described in Example 1. 
     As used herein, the term “extracted lipid” refers to a composition extracted from a cell, plant or part thereof of the invention, such as a transgenic cell, plant or part thereof of the invention, which comprises at least 60% (w/w) lipid. 
     As used herein, the term “non-polar lipid” refers to fatty acids and derivatives thereof which are soluble in organic solvents but insoluble in water. The fatty acids may be free fatty acids and/or in an esterified form. Examples of esterified forms of non-polar lipid include, but are not limited to, triacylglycerol (TAG), diacylyglycerol (DAG), monoacylglycerol (MAG). Non-polar lipids also include sterols, sterol esters and wax esters. Non-polar lipids are also known as “neutral lipids”. Non-polar lipid is typically a liquid at room temperature. Preferably, the non-polar lipid predominantly (&gt;50%) comprises fatty acids that are at least 16 carbons in length. More preferably, at least 50% of the total fatty acids in the non-polar lipid are C18 fatty acids for example, oleic acid. In an embodiment, at least 5% of the total fatty acids in the non-polar lipids are C12 or C14 fatty acids, or both. In an embodiment, at least 50%, more preferably at least 70%, more preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, more preferably at least 91%, more preferably at least 92%, more preferably at least 93%, more preferably at least 94%, more preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 96%, more preferably at least 97%, more preferably at least 98%, more preferably at least 99% of the fatty acids in non-polar lipid of the invention are present as TAG. The non-polar lipid may be further purified or treated, for example by hydrolysis with a strong base to release the free fatty acid, or by fractionation, distillation, or the like. Non-polar lipid may be present in or obtained from plant parts such as seed, leaves, tubers, beets or fruit. Non-polar lipid of the invention may form part of “seedoil” if it is obtained from seed. 
     The free and esterified sterol (for example, sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, brassicasterol, Δ5-avenasterol, sitostanol, campestanol, and cholesterol) concentrations in the extracted lipid may be as described in Phillips et al. (2002). Sterols in plant oils are present as free alcohols, esters with fatty acids (esterified sterols), glycosides and acylated glycosides of sterols. Sterol concentrations in naturally occurring vegetable oils (seedoils) ranges up to a maximum of about 1100 mg/100 g. Hydrogenated palm oil has one of the lowest concentrations of naturally occurring vegetable oils at about 60 mg/100 g. The recovered or extracted seedoils of the invention preferably have between about 100 and about 1000 mg total sterol/100 g of oil. For use as food or feed, it is preferred that sterols are present primarily as free or esterified forms rather than glycosylated forms. In the seedoils of the present invention, preferably at least 50% of the sterols in the oils are present as esterified sterols, except for soybean seedoil which has about 25% of the sterols esterified. The canola seedoil and rapeseed oil of the invention preferably have between about 500 and about 800 mg total sterol/100 g, with sitosterol the main sterol and campesterol the next most abundant. The corn seedoil of the invention preferably has between about 600 and about 800 mg total sterol/100 g, with sitosterol the main sterol. The soybean seedoil of the invention preferably has between about 150 and about 350 mg total sterol/100 g, with sitosterol the main sterol and stigmasterol the next most abundant, and with more free sterol than esterified sterol. The cottonseed oil of the invention preferably has between about 200 and about 350 mg total sterol/100 g, with sitosterol the main sterol. The coconut oil and palm oil of the invention preferably have between about 50 and about 100 mg total sterol/100 g, with sitosterol the main sterol. The safflower seedoil of the invention preferably has between about 150 and about 250 mg total sterol/100 g, with sitosterol the main sterol. The peanut seedoil of the invention preferably has between about 100 and about 200 mg total sterol/100 g, with sitosterol the main sterol. The sesame seedoil of the invention preferably has between about 400 and about 600 mg total sterol/100 g, with sitosterol the main sterol. The sunflower seedoil of the invention preferably has between about 200 and 400 mg total sterol/100 g, with sitosterol the main sterol. Oils obtained from vegetative plant parts according to the invention preferably have less than 200 mg total sterol/100 g, more preferably less than 100 mg total sterol/100 g, and most preferably less than 50 mg total sterols/100 g, with the majority of the sterols being free sterols. 
     As used herein, the term “vegetative oil” refers to a composition obtained from vegetative parts of a plant which comprises at least 60% (w/w) lipid, or obtainable from the vegetative parts if the oil is still present in the vegetative part. That is, vegetative oil of the invention includes oil which is present in the vegetative plant part, as well as oil which has been extracted from the vegetative part (extracted oil). The vegetative oil is preferably extracted vegetative oil. Vegetative oil is typically a liquid at room temperature. Preferably, the total fatty acid (TFA) content in the vegetative oil predominantly (&gt;50%) comprises fatty acids that are at least 16 carbons in length. More preferably, at least 50% of the total fatty acids in the vegetative oil are C18 fatty acids for example, oleic acid. The fatty acids are typically in an esterified form such as for example, TAG, DAG, acyl-CoA, galactolipid or phospholipid. The fatty acids may be free fatty acids and/or in an esterified form. In an embodiment, at least 50%, more preferably at least 70%, more preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, more preferably at least 91%, more preferably at least 92%, more preferably at least 93%, more preferably at least 94%, more preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 96%, more preferably at least 97%, more preferably at least 98%, more preferably at least 99% of the fatty acids in vegetative oil of the invention can be found as TAG. In an embodiment, vegetative oil of the invention is “substantially purified” or “purified” oil that has been separated from one or more other lipids, nucleic acids, polypeptides, or other contaminating molecules with which it is associated in the vegetative plant part or in a crude extract. It is preferred that the substantially purified vegetative oil is at least 60% free, more preferably at least 75% free, and more preferably, at least 90% free from other components with which it is associated in the vegetative plant part or extract. Vegetative oil of the invention may further comprise non-fatty acid molecules such as, but not limited to, sterols. In an embodiment, the vegetative oil is canola oil ( Brassica  sp. such as  Brassica carinata, Brassica juncea, Brassica napobrassica, Brassica napus ) mustard oil ( Brassica juncea ), other  Brassica  oil (e.g.,  Brassica napobrassica, Brassica camelina ), sunflower oil ( Helianthus  sp. such as  Helianthus annuus ), linseed oil ( Linum usitatissimum ), soybean oil ( Glycine max ), safflower oil ( Carthamus tinctorius ), corn oil ( Zea mays ), tobacco oil ( Nicotiana  sp. such as  Nicotiana tabacum  or  Nicotiana benthamiana ), peanut oil ( Arachis hypogaea ), palm oil ( Elaeis guineensis ), cotton oil ( Gossypium hirsutum ), coconut oil ( Cocos nucifera ), avocado oil ( Persea americana ), olive oil ( Olea europaea ), cashew oil ( Anacardium occidentale ), macadamia oil ( Macadamia intergrifolia ), almond oil ( Prunus amygdalus ), oat oil ( Avena sativa ), rice oil ( Oryza  sp. such as  Oryza sativa  and  Oryza glaberrima ),  Arabidopsis  oil ( Arabidopsis thaliana ),  Aracinis hypogaea  (peanut),  Beta vulgaris  (sugar beet),  Camelina sativa  (false flax),  Crambe abyssinica  (Abyssinian kale),  Cucumis melo  (melon),  Hordeum vulgare  (barley),  Jatropha curcas  (physic nut),  Joannesia princeps  (arara nut-tree),  Licania rigida  (oiticica),  Lupinus angustifolius  (lupin),  Miscanthus  sp. such as  Miscanthus×giganteus  and  Miscanthus sinensis, Panicum virgatum  (switchgrass),  Pongamia pinnata  (Indian beech),  Populus trichocarpa, Ricinus communis  (castor),  Saccharum  sp. (sugarcane),  Sesamum indicum  (sesame),  Solanum tuberosum  (potato),  Sorghum  sp. such as  Sorghum bicolor, Sorghum vulgare, Theobroma grandiforum  (cupuassu),  Trifolium  sp., and  Triticum  sp. (wheat) such as  Triticum aestivum . Vegetative oil may be extracted from vegetative plant parts by any method known in the art, such as for extracting seedoils. This typically involves extraction with nonpolar solvents such as diethyl ether, petroleum ether, chloroform/methanol or butanol mixtures, generally associated with first crushing of the seeds. Lipids associated with the starch or other polysaccharides may be extracted with water-saturated butanol. The seedoil may be “de-gummed” by methods known in the art to remove polar lipids such as phospholipids or treated in other ways to remove contaminants or improve purity, stability, or colour. The TAGs and other esters in the vegetative oil may be hydrolysed to release free fatty acids, or the oil hydrogenated, treated chemically, or enzymatically as known in the art. As used herein, the term “seedoil” has an analogous meaning except that it refers to a lipid composition obtained from seeds of plants of the invention. 
     As used herein, the term “fatty acid” refers to a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic tail of at least 8 carbon atoms in length, either saturated or unsaturated. Preferred fatty acids have a carbon-carbon bonded chain of at least 12 carbons in length. Most naturally occurring fatty acids have an even number of carbon atoms because their biosynthesis involves acetate which has two carbon atoms. The fatty acids may be in a free state (non-esterified) or in an esterified form such as part of a TAG, DAG, MAG, acyl-CoA (thio-ester) bound, acyl-ACP bound, or other covalently bound form. When covalently bound in an esterified form, the fatty acid is referred to herein as an “acyl” group. The fatty acid may be esterified as a phospholipid such as a phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylserine (PS), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylinositol (PI), or diphosphatidylglycerol. Saturated fatty acids do not contain any double bonds or other functional groups along the chain. The term “saturated” refers to hydrogen, in that all carbons (apart from the carboxylic acid [—COOH] group) contain as many hydrogens as possible. In other words, the omega (ω) end contains 3 hydrogens (CH 3 —) and each carbon within the chain contains 2 hydrogens (—CH 2 —). Unsaturated fatty acids are of similar form to saturated fatty acids, except that one or more alkene functional groups exist along the chain, with each alkene substituting a singly-bonded “—CH 2 —CH 2 —” part of the chain with a doubly-bonded “—CH═CH—” portion (that is, a carbon double bonded to another carbon). The two next carbon atoms in the chain that are bound to either side of the double bond can occur in a cis or trans configuration. 
     As used herein, the terms “monounsaturated fatty acid” or “MUFA” refer to a fatty acid which comprises at least 12 carbon atoms in its carbon chain and only one alkene group (carbon-carbon double bond), which may be in an esterified or non-esterified (free) form. As used herein, the terms “polyunsaturated fatty acid” or “PUFA” refer to a fatty acid which comprises at least 12 carbon atoms in its carbon chain and at least two alkene groups (carbon-carbon double bonds), which may be in an esterified or non-esterified form. 
     “Monoacylglyceride” or “MAG” is glyceride in which the glycerol is esterified with one fatty acid. As used herein, MAG comprises a hydroxyl group at an sn-1/3 (also referred to herein as sn-1 MAG or 1-MAG or 1/3-MAG) or sn-2 position (also referred to herein as 2-MAG), and therefore MAG does not include phosphorylated molecules such as PA or PC. MAG is thus a component of neutral lipids in a plant or part thereof. 
     “Diacylglyceride” or “DAG” is glyceride in which the glycerol is esterified with two fatty acids which may be the same or, preferably, different. As used herein, DAG comprises a hydroxyl group at a sn-1,3 or sn-2 position, and therefore DAG does not include phosphorylated molecules such as PA or PC. DAG is thus a component of neutral lipids in a plant or part thereof. In the Kennedy pathway of DAG synthesis ( FIG. 1 ), the precursor sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) is esterified to two acyl groups, each coming from a fatty acid coenzyme A ester, in a first reaction catalysed by a glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) at position sn-1 to form LysoPA, followed by a second acylation at position sn-2 catalysed by a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) to form phosphatidic acid (PA). This intermediate is then de-phosphorylated by PAP to form DAG. DAG may also be formed from TAG by removal of an acyl group by a lipase, or from PC essentially by removal of a choline headgroup by any of the enzymes PDCT, PLC or PLD ( FIG. 1 ). 
     “Triacylglyceride” or “TAG” is a glyceride in which the glycerol is esterified with three fatty acids which may be the same (e.g. as in tri-olein) or, more commonly, different. In the Kennedy pathway of TAG synthesis, DAG is formed as described above, and then a third acyl group is esterified to the glycerol backbone by the activity of DGAT. Alternative pathways for formation of TAG include one catalysed by the enzyme PDAT ( FIG. 1 ) and the MGAT pathway described herein. 
     As used herein, the term “wild-type” or variations thereof refers to cell, plant or part thereof such as a cell, vegetative plant part, seed, tuber or beet, that has not been genetically modified, such as cells, plants or parts thereof that do not comprise the first and second exogenous polynucleotides, according to this invention. 
     The term “corresponding” refers to a cell, plant or part thereof such as a cell, vegetative plant part, seed, tuber or beet, that has the same or similar genetic background as a cell, plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part, seed, tuber or beet of the invention but which has not been modified as described herein (for example, a vegetative plant part or seed which lacks the first and second exogenous polynucleotides). In a preferred embodiment, the corresponding plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part is at the same developmental stage as the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part of the invention. For example, if the plant is a flowering plant, then preferably the corresponding plant is also flowering. A corresponding cell, plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part, can be used as a control to compare levels of nucleic acid or protein expression, or the extent and nature of trait modification, for example TTQ and/or TAG content, with the cell, plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part of the invention which is modified as described herein. A person skilled in the art is readily able to determine an appropriate “corresponding” cell, plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part for such a comparison. 
     As used herein, “compared with” or “relative to” refers to comparing levels of, for example, TTQ or triacylglycerol (TAG) content, one or more or all of soluble protein content, nitrogen content, carbon:nitrogen ratio, photosynthetic gene expression, photosynthetic capacity, total dietary fibre (TDF) content, carbon content, and energy content, or non-polar lipid content or composition, total non-polar lipid content, total fatty acid content or other parameter of the cell, plant or part thereof comprising the one or more exogenous polynucleotides, genetic modifications or exogenous polypeptides with a cell, plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part lacking the one or more exogenous polynucelotides, genetic modifications or polypeptides. 
     As used herein, “synergism”, “synergistic”, “acting synergistically” and related terms are each a comparative term that means that the effect of a combination of elements present in a plant or part thereof of the invention, for example a combination of elements A and B, is greater than the sum of the effects of the elements separately in corresponding plants or parts thereof, for example the sum of the effect of A and the effect of B. Where more than two elements are present in the plant or part thereof, for example elements A, B and C, it means that the effect of the combination of all of the elements is greater than the sum of the effects of the individual effects of the elements. In a preferred embodiment, it means that the effect of the combination of elements A, B and C is greater than the sum of the effect of elements A and B combined and the effect of element C. In such a case, it can be said that element C acts synergistically with elements A and B. As would be understood, the effects are measured in corresponding cells, plants or parts thereof, for example grown under the same conditions and at the same stage of biological development. 
     As used herein, “germinate at a rate substantially the same as for a corresponding wild-type plant” or similar phrases refers to seed of a plant of the invention being relatively able to germinate when compared to seed of a wild-type plant lacking the defined exogenous polynucleotide(s) and genetic modifications. Germination may be measured in vitro on tissue culture medium or in soil as occurs in the field. In one embodiment, the number of seeds which germinate, for instance when grown under optimal greenhouse conditions for the plant species, is at least 75%, more preferably at least 90%, when compared to corresponding wild-type seed. In another embodiment, the seeds which germinate, for instance when grown under optimal glasshouse conditions for the plant species, produce seedlings which grow at a rate which, on average, is at least 75%, more preferably at least 90%, when compared to corresponding wild-type plants. This is referred to as “seedling vigour”. In an embodiment, the rate of initial root growth and shoot growth of seedlings of the invention is essentially the same compared to a corresponding wild-type seedling grown under the same conditions. In an embodiment, the leaf biomass (dry weight) of the plants of the invention is at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, of the leaf biomass relative to a corresponding wild-type plant grown under the same conditions, preferably in the field. In an embodiment, the height of the plants of the invention is at least 70%, preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, of the plant height relative to a corresponding wild-type plant grown under the same conditions, preferably in the field and preferably at maturity. 
     As used herein, the term “an exogenous polynucleotide which down-regulates the production and/or activity of an endogenous polypeptide” or variations thereof, refers to a polynucleotide that encodes an RNA molecule, herein termed a “silencing RNA molecule” or variations thereof (for example, encoding an amiRNA or hpRNAi), that down-regulates the production and/or activity, or itself down-regulates the production and/or activity (for example, is an amiRNA or hpRNA which can be delivered directly to, for example, the plant or part thereof) of an endogenous polypeptide. This includes where the initial RNA transcript produced by expression of the exogenous polynucleotide is processed in the cell to form the actual silencing RNA molecule. The endogenous polypeptides whose production or activity are downregulated include, for example, SDP1 TAG lipase, plastidial GPAT, plastidial LPAAT, TGD polypeptide such as TGD5, TST such as TST1 or TST2, AGPase, PDCT, CPT or 412 fatty acid desturase (FAD2), or a combination of two or more thereof. Typically, the RNA molecule decreases the expression of an endogenous gene encoding the polypeptide. The extent of down-regulation is typically less than 100%, for example the production or activity is reduced by between 25% and 95% relative to the wild-type. The optimal level of remaining production or activity can be routinely determined. 
     As used herein, the term “on a weight basis” refers to the weight of a substance (for example, TAG, DAG, fatty acid, protein, nitrogen, carbon) as a percentage of the weight of the composition comprising the substance (for example, seed, leaf dry weight). For example, if a transgenic seed has 25 μg total fatty acid per 120 μg seed weight; the percentage of total fatty acid on a weight basis is 20.8%. 
     As used herein, the term “on a relative basis” refers to a parameter such as the amount of a substance in a composition comprising the substance in comparison with the parameter for a corresponding composition, as a percentage. For example, a reduction from 3 units to 2 units is a reduction of 33% on a relative basis. 
     As used herein, “plastids” are organelles in plants, including algae, which are the site of manufacture of carbon-based compounds from photosynthesis including sugars, starch and fatty acids. Plastids include chloroplasts which contain chlorophyll and carry out photosynthesis, etioplasts which are the predecessors of chloroplasts, as well as specialised plastids such as chromoplasts which are coloured plastids for synthesis and storage of pigments, gerontoplasts which control the dismantling of the photosynthetic apparatus during senescence, amyloplasts for starch synthesis and storage, elaioplasts for storage of lipids, and proteinoplasts for storing and modifying proteins. 
     As used herein, the term “biofuel” refers to any type of fuel, typically as used to power machinery such as automobiles, planes, boats, trucks or petroleum powered motors, whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and biogases. Examples of biofuels include bioalcohols, biodiesel, synthetic diesel, vegetable oil, bioethers, biogas, syngas, solid biofuels, algae-derived fuel, biohydrogen, biomethanol, 2,5-Dimethylfuran (DMF), biodimethyl ether (bioDME), Fischer-Tropsch diesel, biohydrogen diesel, mixed alcohols and wood diesel. 
     As used herein, the term “bioalcohol” refers to biologically produced alcohols, for example, ethanol, propanol and butanol. Bioalcohols are produced by the action of microorganisms and/or enzymes through the fermentation of sugars, hemicellulose or cellulose. 
     As used herein, the term “biodiesel” refers to a composition comprising fatty acid methyl- or ethyl-esters derived from lipids by transesterification, the lipids being from living cells not fossil fuels. 
     As used herein, the term “synthetic diesel” refers to a form of diesel fuel which is derived from renewable feedstock rather than the fossil feedstock used in most diesel fuels. 
     As used herein, the term “vegetable oil” includes a pure plant oil (or straight vegetable oil) or a waste vegetable oil (by product of other industries), including oil produced in either a vegetative plant part or in seed. Vegetable oil includes vegetative oil and seedoil, as defined herein. 
     As used herein, the term “biogas” refers to methane or a flammable mixture of methane and other gases produced by anaerobic digestion of organic material by anaerobes. 
     As used herein, the term “syngas” refers to a gas mixture that contains varying amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and possibly other hydrocarbons, produced by partial combustion of biomass. Syngas may be converted into methanol in the presence of catalyst (usually copper-based), with subsequent methanol dehydration in the presence of a different catalyst (for example, silica-alumina). 
     As used herein, the term “biochar” refers to charcoal made from biomass, for example, by pyrolysis of the biomass. 
     As used herein, the term “feedstock” refers to a material, for example, biomass or a conversion product thereof (for example, syngas) when used to produce a product, for example, a biofuel such as biodiesel or a synthetic diesel. 
     As used herein, the term “industrial product” refers to a hydrocarbon product which is predominantly made of carbon and hydrogen such as, for example, fatty acid methyl- and/or ethyl-esters or alkanes such as methane, mixtures of longer chain alkanes which are typically liquids at ambient temperatures, a biofuel, carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen, or a bioalcohol such as ethanol, propanol, or butanol, or biochar. The term “industrial product” is intended to include intermediary products that can be converted to other industrial products, for example, syngas is itself considered to be an industrial product which can be used to synthesize a hydrocarbon product which is also considered to be an industrial product. The term industrial product as used herein includes both pure forms of the above compounds, or more commonly a mixture of various compounds and components, for example the hydrocarbon product may contain a range of carbon chain lengths, as well understood in the art. 
     As used herein, “progeny” means the immediate and all subsequent generations of offspring produced from a parent, for example a second, third or later generation offspring. 
     As used herein, the term “ancestor” refers to any earlier generation of the plant comprising the first and second exogenous polynucleotides. The ancestor may be the parent plant, grandparent plant, great grandparent plant and so on. 
     As used herein, the term “selecting a plant” means actively selecting the plant on the basis that it has the desired phenotype, such as increased TTQ, increased TAG and protein content when compared to the corresponding wild-type plant. 
     As used herein, phrases such as “comprise a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight)”, or “comprise a total TAG content of about 6% (w/w dry weight)”, or similarly structured phrases, mean that more than the defined level may be present. For instance, the phrase “comprise a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight)” can be used interchangeably with “comprises at least about 5% TFA (w/w dry weight)”. Extending this example further, a vegetative plant part which comprise a TFA content of about 5% (w/w dry weight) may have a 6%, or 7.5% or higher TFA content. 
     As used herein, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term “increased content” when used in reference to a polypeptide, or similar pharses including refrence to specific polypeptide, refers to either an exogenous polypeptide or an endogenous polypeptide. For example, a vegetative plant part of the invention may comprise an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part, wherein each of the WRI1 and DGAT polypeptides is independently either an exogenous polypeptide or an endogenous polypeptide. As another example, a vegetative plant part of the invention may comprise an increased content of a WRI1 polypeptide, an increased content of a DGAT polypeptide, and an increased content of a LEC2 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part, wherein each of the WRI1, DGAT and LEC2 polypeptides is independently either an exogenous polypeptide or an endogenous polypeptide. As a further example, a vegetative plant part of the invention may comprise an increased content of a PDAT or DGAT polypeptide, a decreased content of a TGD polypeptide, and a decreased content of a SDP1 polypeptide, each relative to a corresponding wild-type vegetative plant part wherein the PDAT or DGAT is either an exogenous polypeptide or an endogenous polypeptide, and so on. An exogenous polypepetide may be the result of expression of a transgene encoding the polypeptide in the cell or plant or part thereof of the invention. The endogenous polypeptide may be the result of increased expression of an endogenous gene, such as inducing overexpression and/or providing increased levels of a transcription factor(s) for the gene. 
     Throughout this specification the word “comprise”, or variations such as “comprises” or “comprising”, will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps, but not the exclusion of any other element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps. 
     The term “and/or”, e.g., “X and/or Y” shall be understood to mean either “X and Y” or “X or Y” and shall be taken to provide explicit support for both meanings or for either meaning. 
     As used herein, the term about, unless stated to the contrary, refers to +/−10%, more preferably +/−5%, more preferably +/−2%, more preferably +/−1%, even more preferably +/−0.5%, of the designated value. 
     Production of Plants with Modified Traits 
     The present invention is based on the finding that plant traits, such two or more of non-polar lipid content, protein content, TTQ, TAG content, nitrogen content, carbon content, in plants or parts thereof can be increased by a combination of modifications selected from those designated herein as: (A). Push, (B). Pull, (C). Protect, (D). Package, (E). Plastidial Export, (F). Plastidial Import and (G). Prokaryotic Pathway. 
     Plants or parts thereof such as a vegetative plant parts of the invention therefore have a number of combinations of exogenous polynucleotides and/or genetic modifications each of which provide for one of the modifications. These exogenous polynucleotides and/or genetic modifications include:
         (A) an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part, providing the “Push” modification,   (B) an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids in the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part, providing the “Pull” modification,   (C) a genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part lacking the genetic modification, providing the “Protect” modification,   (D) an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide such as a lipid droplet associated polypeptide (LDAP), providing the “Package” modification,   (E) an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part, when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part lacking the exogenous polynucleotide, providing the “Plastidial Export” modification,   (F) a genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part lacking the genetic modification, providing the “Plastidial Import” modification, and   G) a genetic modification which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid of the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part lacking the genetic modification, providing the “prokaryotic Pathway” modification.       

     Preferred combinations (also referred to herein as sets) of exogenous polynucleotides and/or genetic modifications of the invention are;
         1) A, B and optionally one of C, D, E, F or G;   2) A, C and optionally one of D, E, F or G;   3) A, D and optionally one of E, F or G;   4) A, E and optionally F or G;   5) A, F and optionally G;   6) A and G;   7) A, B, C and optionally one of D, E, F or G;   8) A, B, D and optionally one of E, F or G;   9) A, B, E and optionally F or G;   10) A, B, F and optionally G;   11) A, B, C, D and optionally one of E, F or G;   12) A, B, C, E and optionally F or G;   13) A, B, C, F and optionally G;   14) A, B, D, E and optionally F or G;   15) A, B, D, F and optionally G;   16) A, B, E, F and optionally G;   17) A, C, D and optionally one of E, F or G;   18) A, C, E and optionally F or G;   19) A, C, F and optionally G;   20) A, C, D, E and optionally F or G;   21) A, C, D, F and optionally G;   22) A, C, E, F and optionally a fifth modification G;   23) A, D, E and optionally F or G;   24) A, D, F and optionally G;   25) A, D, E, F and optionally G;   26) A, E, F and optionally G;   27) Six of A, B, C, D, E, F and G omitting one of A, B, C, D, E, F or G, and   28) Any one of 1-26 above where there are two or more exogenous polynucleotides encoding two or more different transcription factor polypeptides that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof, for example one exogenous polynucleotide encoding WRI1 and another exogenous polynucleotide encoding LEC2.       

     In each of the above preferred combinations there may be at least two different exogenous polynucleotides which encode at least two different transcription factor polypeptides that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in theplant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part. 
     These modifications are described more fully as follows: 
     A. The “Push” modification is characterised by an increased synthesis of total fatty acids in the plastids of the plant or part thereof. In an embodiment, this occurs by the increased expression and/or activity of a transcription factor which regulates fatty acid synthesis in the plastids. In one embodiment, this can be achieved by expressing in a transgenic plant or part thereof an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant or part thereof. In an embodiment, the increased fatty acid synthesis is not caused by the provision to the plant or part thereof of an altered ACCase whose activity is less inhibited by fatty acids, relative to the endogenous ACCase in the plant or part thereof. In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof comprises an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes the transcription factor, preferably under the control of a promoter other than a constitutive promoter. The transcription factor may be selected from the group consisting of WRI1, LEC1, LEC1-like, LEC2, BBM, FUS3, ABI3, ABI4, ABI5, Dof4, Dofl l or the group consisting of MYB73, bZIP53, AGL15, MYB115, MYB118, TANMEI, WUS, GFR2a1, GFR2a2 and PHR1, and is preferably WRI1, LEC1 or LEC2. In a further embodiment, the increased synthesis of total fatty acids is relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof. In an embodiment, there are two or more exogenous polynucleotides encoding two or more different transcription factor polypeptides. The “Push” modification may also be achieved by increased expression of polypeptides which modulate activity of WRI1, such as MED15 or 14-3-3 polypeptides. 
     B. The “Pull” modification is characterised by increased expression and/or activity in the plant or part thereof of a fatty acyl acyltransferase which catalyses the synthesis of TAG, DAG or MAG in the plant or part thereof, such as a DGAT, PDAT, LPAAT, GPAT or MGAT, preferably a DGAT or a PDAT. In one embodiment, this can be achieved by expressing in a transgenic plant or part thereof an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide involved in the biosynthesis of one or more non-polar lipids. In an embodiment, the acyltransferase is a membrane-bound acyltransferase that uses an acyl-CoA substrate as the acyl donor in the case of DGAT, LPAAT, GPAT or MGAT, or an acyl group from PC as the acyl donor in the case of PDAT. The Pull modification can be relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof or, preferably, relative to a corresponding plant or part thereof which has the Push modification. In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof comprises an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes the fatty acyl acyltransferase. The “Pull” modification can also be achieved by increased expression of a PDCT, CPT or phospholipase C or D polypeptide which increases the production of DAG from PC. 
     C. The “Protect” modification is characterised by a reduction in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof. In an embodiment, this can be achieved through a genetic modification in the plant or part thereof which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG) in the plant or part thereof when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the genetic modification. In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof has a reduced expression and/or activity of an endogenous TAG lipase in the plant or part thereof, preferably an SDP1 lipase, a Cgi58 polypeptide, an acyl-CoA oxidase such as the ACX1 or ACX2, or a polypeptide involved in β-oxidation of fatty acids in the plant or part thereof such as a PXA1 peroxisomal ATP-binding cassette transporter. This may occur by expression in the plant or part thereof of an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an RNA molecule which reduces the expression of, for example, an endogenous gene encoding the TAG lipase such as the SDP1 lipase, acyl-CoA oxidase or the polypeptide involved in (3-oxidation of fatty acids in the plant or part thereof, or by a mutation in an endogenous gene encoding, for example, the TAG lipase, acyl-CoA oxidase or polypeptide involved in β-oxidation of fatty acids. In an embodiment, the reduced expression and/or activity is relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof or relative to a corresponding plant or part thereof which has the Push modification. 
     D. The “Package” modification is characterised by an increased expression and/or accumulation of an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide. In an embodiment, this can be achieved by expressing in a transgenic plant or part thereof an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an oil body coating (OBC) polypeptide. The OBC polypeptide may be an oleosin, such as for example a polyoleosin, a caoleosin or a steroleosin, or preferably an LDAP. In an embodiment, the level of oleosin that is accumulated in the plant or part thereof is at least 2-fold higher relative to the corresponding plant or part thereof comprising the oleosin gene from the T-DNA of pJP3502. In an embodiment, the increased expression or accumulation of the OBC polypeptide is not caused solely by the Push modification. In an embodiment, the expression and/or accumulation is relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof or, preferably, relative to a corresponding plant or part thereof which has the Push modification. 
     E. The “Plastidial Export” modification is characterised by an increased rate of export of total fatty acids out of the plastids of the plant or part thereof. In one embodiment, this can be achieved by expressing in a plant or part thereof an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes a polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the plant or part thereof when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the exogenous polynucleotide. In an embodiment, this occurs by the increased expression and/or activity of a fatty acid thioesterase (TE), a fatty acid transporter polypeptide such as an ABCA9 polypeptide, or a long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (LACS). In an embodiment, the plant or part thereof comprises an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes the TE, fatty acid transporter polypeptide or LACS. The TE may be a FATB polypeptide or preferably a FATA polypeptide. In an embodiment, the Plastidial Export modification is relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof or, preferably, relative to a corresponding plant or part thereof which has the Push modification. 
     F. The “Plastidial Import” modification is characterised by a reduced rate of import of fatty acids into the plastids of the plant or part thereof from outside of the plastids. In an embodiment, this can be achieved through a genetic modification in the plant or part thereof which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in importing fatty acids into plastids of the plant or part thereof when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the genetic modification. For example, this may occur by expression in the plant or part thereof of an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an RNA molecule which reduces the expression of an endogenous gene encoding an transporter polypeptide such as a TGD polypeptide, for example a TGD1, TGD2, TGD3, TGD4 or preferably a TGD5 polypeptide, or by a mutation in an endogenous gene encoding the TGD polypeptide. In an embodiment, the reduced rate of import is relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof or relative to a corresponding plant or part thereof which has the Push modification. 
     G. The “Prokaryotic Pathway” modification is characterised by a decreased amount of DAG or rate of production of DAG in the plastids of the plant or part thereof. In an embodiment, this can be achieved through a genetic modification in the plant or part thereof which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the genetic modification. In an embodiment, the decreased amount or rate of production of DAG occurs by a decreased production of LPA from acyl-ACP and G3P in the plastids. The decreased amount or rate of production of DAG may occur by expression in the plant or part thereof of an exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an RNA molecule which reduces the expression of an endogenous gene encoding a plastidial GPAT, plastidial LPAAT or a plastidial PAP, preferably a plastidial GPAT, or by a mutation in an endogenous gene encoding the plastidial polypeptide. In an embodiment, the decreased amount or rate of production of DAG is relative to a corresponding wild-type plant or part thereof or, preferably, relative to a corresponding plant or part thereof which has the Push modification. 
     The Push modification is highly desirable in the invention, and the Pull modification is preferred. The Protect and Package modifications may be complementary i.e. one of the two may be sufficient. The plant or part thereof may comprise one, two or all three of the Plastidial Export, Plastidial Import and Prokaryotic Pathway modifications. In an embodiment, at least one of the exogenous polynucleotides in the plant or part thereof, preferably at least the exogenous polynucleotide encoding the transcription factor which regulates fatty acid synthesis in the plastids, is expressed under the control of (H) a promoter other than a constitutive promoter such as, for example, a developmentally related promoter, a promoter that is preferentially active in photosynthetic cells, a tissue-specific promoter, a promoter which has been modified by reducing its expression level relative to a corresponding native promoter, or is preferably a senesence-specific promoter. More preferably, at least the exogenous polynucleotide encoding the transcription factor which regulates fatty acid synthesis in the plastids is expressed under the control of a promoter other than a constitutive promoter and the exogenous polynucleotide which encodes an RNA molecule which down-regulates endogenous production and/or activity of a polypeptide involved in the catabolism of triacylglycerols is also expressed under the control of a promoter other than a constitutive promoter, which promoters may be the same or different. Alternatively in monocotyledonous plants, the exogenous polynucleotide encoding the transcription factor which regulates fatty acid synthesis in the plastids is expressed under the control of a constitutive promoter such as, for example, a ubiquitin gene promoter or an actin gene promoter. 
     Plants produce some, but not all, of their membrane lipids such as MGDG in plastids by the so-called prokaryotic pathway ( FIG. 1 ). In plants, there is also a eukaryotic pathway for synthesis of galactolipids and glycerolipids which synthesizes FA first of all in the plastid and then assembles the FA into glycerolipids in the ER. MGDG synthesised by the eukaryotic pathway contains C18:3 (ALA) fatty acid esterified at the sn-2 position of MGDG. The DAG backbone including the ALA for the MGDG synthesis by this pathway is assembled in the ER and then imported into the plastid. In contrast, the MGDG synthesized by the prokaryotic pathway contains C16:3 fatty acid esterified at the sn-2 position of MGDG. The ratio of the contribution of the prokaryotic pathway relative to the eukaryotic pathway in producing MGDG (16:3) vs MGDG (18:3) is a characteristic and distinctive feature of different plant species (Mongrand et al. 1998). This distinctive fatty acid composition of MGDG allows all higher plants (angiosperms) to be classified as either so-called 16:3 or 18:3 plants. 16:3 species, exemplified by  Arabidopsis  and  Brassica napus , generally have both of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathways of MGDG synthesis operating, whereas the 18:3 species exemplified by  Sorghum bicolor, Zea mays, Nicotiana tabacum, Pisum sativum  and  Glycine max  generally have only (or almost entirely) the eukaryotic pathway of MGDG synthesis, providing little or no C16:3 fatty acid accumulation in the vegetative tissues. As used herein, a “16:3 plant” or “16:3 species” is one which has more than 2% C16:3 fatty acid in the total fatty acid content of its photosynthetic tissues. As used herein, a “18:3 plant” or “18:3 species” is one which has less than 2% C16:3 fatty acid in the total fatty acid content of its photosynthetic tissues. As described herein, a plant can be converted from being a 16:3 plant to an 18:3 plant by suitable genetic modifications. The proportion of flux between the prokaryote and eukaryote pathways is not conserved across different plant species or tissues. In 16:3 species up to 40% of flux in leaves occurs via the prokaryotic pathway (Browse et al., 1986), while in 18:3 species, such as pea and soybean, about 90% of FAs which are synthesized in the plastid are exported out of the plastid to the ER to supply the source of FA for the eukaryotic pathway (Ohlrogge and Browse, 1995; Somerville et al., 2000). 
     Therefore different amounts of 18:3 and 16:3 fatty acids are found within the glycolipids of different plant species. This is used to distinguish between 18:3 plants whose fatty acids with 3 double bonds are almost entirely C18 fatty acids and the 16:3 plants that contain both C 16 - and C 18 -fatty acids having 3 double bonds. In chloroplasts of 18:3 plants, enzymic activities catalyzing the conversion of phosphatidate to diacylglycerol and of diacylglycerol to monogalactosyl diacylglycerol (MGD) are significantly less active than in 16:3 chloroplasts. In leaves of 18:3 plants, chloroplasts synthesize stearoyl-ACP2 in the stroma, introduce the first double bond into the saturated hydrocarbon chain, and then hydrolyze the thioester by thioesterases ( FIG. 1 ). Released oleate is exported across chloroplast envelopes into membranes of the cell, probably the endoplasmic reticulum, where it is incorporated into PC. PC-linked oleoyl groups are desaturated in these membranes and subsequently move back into the chloroplast. The MGD-linked acyl groups are substrates for the introduction of the third double bond to yield MGD with two linolenoyl residues. This galactolipid is characteristic of 18:3 plants such as Asteraceae and Fabaceae, for example. In photosynthetically active cells of 16:3 plants which are represented, for example, by members of Apiaceae and Brassicaceae, two pathways operate in parallel to provide thylakoids with MGD. 
     In one embodiment, the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part of the invention produces higher levels of non-polar lipids such as TAG, or total fatty acid (TFA) content, preferably both, than a corresponding plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part which lacks the genetic modifications or exogenous polynucleotides. In one example, plants of the invention produce seeds, leaves, or have leaf portions of at least 1 cm 2  in surface area, stems and/or tubers having an increased non-polar lipid content such as TAG or TFA content, preferably both, when compared to corresponding seeds, leaves, leaf portions of at least 1 cm 2  in surface area, stems or tubers. 
     In another embodiment, the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part, produce TAGs that are enriched for one or more particular fatty acids. A wide spectrum of fatty acids can be incorporated into TAGs, including saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and short-chain and long-chain fatty acids. Some non-limiting examples of fatty acids that can be incorporated into TAGs and which may be increased in level include: capric (10:0), lauric (12:0), myristic (14:0), palmitic (16:0), palmitoleic (16:1), stearic (18:0), oleic (18:1), vaccenic (18:1), linoleic (18:2), eleostearic (18:3), γ-linolenic (18:3), α-linolenic (18:3ω3), stearidonic (18:4ω3), arachidic (20:0), eicosadienoic (20:2), dihomo-γ-linoleic (20:3), eicosatrienoic (20:3), arachidonic (20:4), eicosatetraenoic (20:4), eicosapentaenoic (20:5ω3), behenic (22:0), docosapentaenoic (22:5ω), docosahexaenoic (22:6(03), lignoceric (24:0), nervonic (24:1), cerotic (26:0), and montanic (28:0) fatty acids. In one embodiment of the present invention, the plant or part thereof is enriched for TAGs comprising oleic acid, and/or is reduced in linolenic acid (ALA), preferably by at least 2% or at least 5% on an absolute basis. 
     Preferably, the plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part of the invention is transformed with one or more exogenous polynucleotides such as chimeric DNAs. In the case of multiple chimeric DNAs, these are preferably covalently linked on one DNA molecule such as, for example, a single T-DNA molecule, and preferably integrated at a single locus in the host cell genome, preferably the host nuclear genome. Alternatively, the chimeric DNAs are on two or more DNA molecules which may be unlinked in the host genome, or the DNA molecule(s) is not integrated into the host genome, such as occurs in transient expression experiments. The plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part is preferably homozygous for the one DNA molecule inserted into its genome. 
     Transcription Factors 
     Various transcription factors are involved in plant cells in the synthesis of fatty acids and lipids incorporating the fatty acids such as TAG, and therefore can be manipulated for the Push modification. A preferred transcription factor is WRI1. As used herein, the term “Wrinkled 1” or “WRI1” or “WRL1” refers to a transcription factor of the AP2/ERWEBP class which regulates the expression of several enzymes involved in glycolysis and de novo fatty acid biosynthesis. WRI1 has two plant-specific (AP2/EREB) DNA-binding domains. WRI1 in at least  Arabidopsis  also regulates the breakdown of sucrose via glycolysis thereby regulating the supply of precursors for fatty acid biosynthesis. In other words, it controls the carbon flow from the photosynthate to storage lipids. wri1 mutants in at least  Arabidopsis  have a wrinkled seed phenotype, due to a defect in the incorporation of sucrose and glucose into TAGs. 
     Examples of genes which are transcribed by WRI1 include, but are not limited to, one or more, preferably all, of genes encoding pyruvate kinase (At5g52920, At3g22960), pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) Elalpha subunit (At1g01090), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), BCCP2 subunit (At5g15530), enoyl-ACP reductase (At2g05990; EAR), phosphoglycerate mutase (At1g22170), cytosolic fructokinase, and cytosolic phosphoglycerate mutase, sucrose synthase (SuSy) (see, for example, Liu et al., 2010; Baud et al., 2007; Ruuska et al., 2002). 
     WRI1 contains the conserved domain AP2 (cd00018). AP2 is a DNA-binding domain found in transcription regulators in plants such as APETALA2 and EREBP (ethylene responsive element binding protein). In EREBPs the domain specifically binds to the 1 lbp GCC box of the ethylene response element (ERE), a promotor element essential for ethylene responsiveness. EREBPs and the C-repeat binding factor CBF1, which is involved in stress response, contain a single copy of the AP2 domain. APETALA2-like proteins, which play a role in plant development contain two copies. 
     Other sequence motifs which may be found in WRI1 and its functional homologs include: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                   
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                 R G V T/S R H R W T G R. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
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                 F/Y E A H L W D K. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
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                 D L A A L K Y W G. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
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                 H H H/Q N G R/K W E A R I G R/K V. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
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     As used herein, the term “Wrinkled 1” or “WRI1” also includes “Wrinkled 1-like” or “WRI1-like” proteins. Examples of WRI1 proteins include Accession Nos: Q6X5Y6, ( Arabidopsis thaliana ; SEQ ID NO:22), XP_002876251.1 ( Arabidopsis lyrata  subsp.  Lyrata ; SEQ ID NO:23), ABD16282.1 ( Brassica napus ; SEQ ID NO:24), AD016346.1 ( Brassica napus ; SEQ ID NO:25), XP_003530370.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:26), AE022131.1 ( Jatropha curcas ; SEQ ID NO:27), XP_002525305.1 ( Ricinus communis ; SEQ ID NO:28), XP_002316459.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ; SEQ ID NO:29), CB129147.3 ( Vitis vinifera ; SEQ ID NO:30), XP_003578997.1 ( Brachypodium distachyon ; SEQ ID NO:31), BAJ86627.1 ( Hordeum vulgare  subsp.  vulgare ; SEQ ID NO:32), EAY79792.1 ( Oryza sativa ; SEQ ID NO:33), XP_002450194.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ; SEQ ID NO:34), ACG32367.1 ( Zea mays ; SEQ ID NO:35), XP_003561189.1 ( Brachypodium distachyon ; SEQ ID NO:36), ABL85061.1 ( Brachypodium sylvaticum ; SEQ ID NO:37), BAD68417.1 ( Oryza sativa ; SEQ ID NO:38), XP_002437819.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ; SEQ ID NO:39), XP_002441444.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ; SEQ ID NO:40), XP_003530686.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:41), XP_003553203.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:42), XP_002315794.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ; SEQ ID NO:43), XP_002270149.1 ( Vitis vinifera ; SEQ ID NO:44), XP_003533548.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:45), XP_003551723.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:46),) XP_003621117.1 ( Medicago truncatula ; SEQ ID NO:47), XP_002323836.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ; SEQ ID NO:48), XP_002517474.1 ( Ricinus communis ; SEQ ID NO:49), CAN79925.1 ( Vitis vinifera ; SEQ ID NO:50), XP_003572236.1 ( Brachypodium distachyon ; SEQ ID NO:51), BAD10030.1 ( Oryza sativa ; SEQ ID NO:52), XP_002444429.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ; SEQ ID NO:53), NP_001170359.1 ( Zea mays ; SEQ ID NO:54), XP_002889265.1 ( Arabidopsis lyrata  subsp.  lyrata ; SEQ ID NO:55), AAF68121.1 ( Arabidopsis thaliana ; SEQ ID NO:56), NP_178088.2 ( Arabidopsis thaliana ; SEQ ID NO:57), XP_002890145.1 ( Arabidopsis lyrata  subsp.  lyrata ; SEQ ID NO:58), BAJ33872.1 ( Thellungiella halophila ; SEQ ID NO:59), NP_563990.1 ( Arabidopsis thaliana ; SEQ ID NO:60), XP_003530350.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:61), XP_003578142.1 ( Brachypodium distachyon ; SEQ ID NO:62), EAZ09147.1 ( Oryza sativa ; SEQ ID NO:63), XP_002460236.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ; SEQ ID NO:64), NP_001146338.1 ( Zea mays ; SEQ ID NO:65), XP_003519167.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:66), XP_003550676.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:67), XP_003610261.1 ( Medicago truncatula ; SEQ ID NO:68), XP_003524030.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:69), XP_003525949.1 ( Glycine max ; SEQ ID NO:70), XP_002325111.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ; SEQ ID NO:71), CB136586.3 ( Vitis vinifera ; SEQ ID NO:72), XP_002273046.2 ( Vitis vinifera ; SEQ ID NO:73), XP_002303866.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ; SEQ ID NO:74), and CB125261.3 ( Vitis vinifera ; SEQ ID NO:75). Further examples include Sorbi-WRL1 (SEQ ID NO:76), Lupan-WRL1 (SEQ ID NO:77), Ricco-WRL1 (SEQ ID NO:78), and  Lupin angustifolius  WRI1 (SEQ ID NO:79). A preferred WRI1 is a maize WRI1 or a  sorghum  WRI1. 
     More recently, a subset of WRI1-like transcription factors have been re-classified as WRI2, WRI3 or WRI4 transcription factors, which are characterised by preferential expression in stems and/or roots of plants rather than in developing seeds (To et al., 2012). Despite their re-classification, these are included in the definition of “WRI1” herein. Preferred WRI1-like transcription factors are those which can complement the function of a wri1 mutation in a plant, particularly the function in developing seed of the plant such as in an  A. thaliana  wri1 mutant. The function of a WRI1-like polypeptide can also be assayed in the  N. benthamiana  transient assays as described herein. 
     The WRI1 transcription factor may be endogenous to the plant or cell, or exogenous to the plant or cell, for example expressed from an exogenous polynucleotide. The WRI1 transcription factor may be a naturally occurring WRI1 polypeptide or a variant thereof, provided it retains transcription factor activity. The level or activity of an endogenous WRI1 polypeptide may also be increased by increased expression of a MED15 polypeptide (Kim et al., 2016), for example polypeptides whose amino acid sequences are provided as SEQ ID NOs:293 or 295, or of a 14-3-3 polypeptide (Ma et al., 2016), for example SEQ ID NOs:297-304 MED15 polypeptide is thought to assist in directing WRI1 to its target promoters and expression of WRI1 expression itself, while 14-3-3 polypeptides are thought to interact with WRI1 polypeptide to increase the WRI1 effect. 
     As used herein, a “LEAFY COTYLEDON” or “LEC” polypeptide means a transcription factor which is a LEC1, LEC1-like, LEC2, ABI3 or FUS3 transcription factor which exhibits broad control on seed maturation and fatty acid synthesis. LEC2, FUS3 and ABI3 are related polypeptides that each contain a B3 DNA-binding domain of 120 amino acids (Yamasaki et al., 2004) that is only found in plant proteins. They can be distinguished by phylogenetic analysis to determine relatedness in amino acid sequence to the members of the  A. thaliana  polypeptides having the Accession Nos as follows: LEC2, Accession No. AAL12004.1; FUS3 (also known as  FUSCA 3), Accession No. AAC35247. LEC1 belongs to a different class of polypeptides and is homologous to a HAP3 polypeptide of the CBF binding factor class (Lee et al., 2003). The LEC1, LEC2 and FUS3 genes are required in early embryogenesis to maintain embryonic cell fate and to specify cotyledon identity and in later in initiation and maintenance of embryo maturation (Santos-Mendoza et al., 2008). They also induce expression of genes encoding seed storage proteins by binding to RY motifs present in the promoters, and oleosin genes. They can also be distinguished by their expression patterns in seed development or by their ability to complement the corresponding mutation in  A. thaliana.    
     As used herein, the term “Leafy Cotyledon 1” or “LEC1” refers to a NF-YB-type transcription factor which participates in zygotic development and in somatic embryogenesis. The endogenous gene is expressed specifically in seed in both the embryo and endosperm. LEC1 activates the gene encoding WRI1 as well as a large class of fatty acid synthesis genes. Ectopic expression of LEC2 also causes rapid activation of auxin-responsive genes and may cause formation of somatic embryos. Examples of LEC1 polypeptides include proteins from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (AAC39488, SEQ ID NO:149),  Medicago truncatula  (AFK49653, SEQ ID NO:154) and  Brassica napus  (ADF81045, SEQ ID NO:151),  A. lyrata  (XP_002862657, SEQ ID NO:150),  R. communis  (XP_002522740, SEQ ID NO:152),  G. max  (XP_006582823, SEQ ID NO:153),  A. hypogaea  (ADC33213, SEQ ID NO:156),  Z. mays  (AAK95562, SEQ ID NO:155). 
     LEC1-like (L1L) is closely related to LEC1 but has a different pattern of gene expression, being expressed earlier during embryogenesis (Kwong et al., 2003). Examples of LEC1-like polypeptides include proteins from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (AAN15924, SEQ ID NO:157),  Brassica napus  (AHI94922, SEQ ID NO:158), and  Phaseolus coccineus  LEC1-like (AAN01148, SEQ ID NO: 159). 
     As used herein, the term “Leafy Cotyledon 2” or “LEC2” refers to a B3 domain transcription factor which participates in zygotic development and in somatic embryogenesis and which activates expression of a gene encoding WRI1. Its ectopic expression facilitates the embryogenesis from vegetative plant tissues (Alemanno et al., 2008). Examples of LEC2 polypeptides include proteins from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (Accession No. NP_564304.1, SEQ ID NO:142),  Medicago truncatula  (Accession No. CAA42938.1, SEQ ID NO:143) and  Brassica napus  (Accession No. AD016343.1, SEQ ID NO:144). 
     In an embodiment, an exogenous polynucleotide of the invention which encodes a LEC2 comprises one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs:142 to 144, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs:142 to 144,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     As used herein, the term “FUS3” refers to a B3 domain transcription factor which participates in zygotic development and in somatic embryogenesis and is detected mainly in the protodermal tissue of the embryo (Gazzarrini et al., 2004). Examples of FUS3 polypeptides include proteins from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (AAC35247, SEQ ID NO:160),  Brassica napus  (XP_006293066.1, SEQ ID NO:161) and  Medicago truncatula  (XP_003624470, SEQ ID NO:162). Over-expression of any of LEC1, L1L, LEC2, FUS3 and ABI3 from an exogenous polynucleotide is preferably controlled by a developmentally regulated promoter such as a senescence specific promoter, an inducible promoter, or a promoter which has been engineered for providing a reduced level of expression relative to a native promoter, particularly in plants other than  Arabidopsis thaliana  and  B. napus  cv. Westar, in order to avoid developmental abnormalities in plant development that are commonly associated with over-expression of these transcription factors (Mu et al., 2008). 
     As used herein, the term “BABY BOOM” or “BBM” refers an AP2/ERF transcription factor that induces regeneration under culture conditions that normally do not support regeneration in wild-type plants. Ectopic expression of  Brassica napus  BBM (BnBBM) genes in  B. napus  and  Arabidopsis  induces spontaneous somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis from seedlings grown on hormone-free basal medium (Boutilier et al., 2002). In tobacco, ectopic BBM expression is sufficient to induce adventitious shoot and root regeneration on basal medium, but exogenous cytokinin is required for somatic embryo (SE) formation (Srinivasan et al., 2007). Examples of BBM polypeptides include proteins from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (Accession No. NP_197245.2, SEQ ID NO:145), maize (U.S. Pat. No. 7,579,529),  Sorghum bicolor  (Accession No. XP_002458927) and  Medicago truncatula  (Accession No. AAW82334.1, SEQ ID NO:146). 
     In an embodiment, an exogenous polynucleotide of the invention which encodes BBM comprises, unless specified otherwise, one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as one of SEQ ID NOs:145 or 146, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to one or both of SEQ ID NOs: 145 or 146,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     An ABI3 polypeptide ( A. thaliana  Accession No. NP_189108) is related to the maize VP1 protein, is expressed at low levels in vegetative tissues and affects plastid development. An ABI4 polypeptide ( A. thaliana  Accession NP_181551) belongs to a family of transcription factors that contain a plant-specific AP2 domain (Finkelstein et al., 1998) and acts downstream of ABI3. ABI5 ( A. thaliana  Accession No. NP_565840) is a transcription factor of the bZIP family which affects ABA sensitivity and controls the expression of some LEA genes in seeds. It binds to an ABA-responsive element. 
     Each of the following transcription factors was selected on the basis that they functioned in embryogenesis in plants. Accession numbers are provided in Table 26. Homologs of each can be readily identified in many other plant species and tested as described in Example 9. 
     MYB73 is a transcription factor that has been identified in soybean, involved in stress responses. 
     bZIP53 is a transcription factor in the bZIP protein family, identified in  Arabidopsis.    
     AGL15 (Agamous-like 15) is a MADS box transcription factor which is natively expressed during embryogenesis. AGL15 is also natively expressed in leaf primordia, shoot apical meristems and young floral buds, suggesting that AGL15 may also have a function during post-germinative development. AGL15 has a role in embryogenesis and gibberellic acid catabolism. It targets B3 domain transcription factors that are key regulators of embryogenesis. 
     MYB115 and MYB118 are transcription factors in the MYB family from  Arabidopsis  involved in embryogenesis. 
     TANMEI also known as EMB2757 encodes a WD repeat protein required for embryo development in  Arabidopsis.    
     WUS, also known as Wuschel, is a homeobox gene that controls the stem cell pool in embryos. It is expressed in the stem cell organizing center of meristems and is required to keep the stem cells in an undifferentiated state. The transcription factor binds to a TAAT element core motif. 
     GFR2a1 and GFR2a2 are transcription factors at least from soybean. 
     Fatty Acyl Acyltransferases 
     As used herein, the term “fatty acyl acyltransferase” refers to a protein which is capable of transferring an acyl group from acyl-CoA, PC or acyl-ACP, preferably acyl-CoA or PC, onto a substrate to form TAG, DAG or MAG. These acyltransferases include DGAT, PDAT, MGAT, GPAT and LPAAT. 
     As used herein, the term “diacylglycerol acyltransferase” (DGAT) refers to a protein which transfers a fatty acyl group from acyl-CoA to a DAG substrate to produce TAG. Thus, the term “diacylglycerol acyltransferase activity” refers to the transfer of an acyl group from acyl-CoA to DAG to produce TAG. A DGAT may also have MGAT function but predominantly functions as a DGAT, i.e., it has greater catalytic activity as a DGAT than as a MGAT when the enzyme activity is expressed in units of nmoles product/min/mg protein (see for example, Yen et al., 2005). The activity of DGAT may be rate-limiting in TAG synthesis in seeds (Ichihara et al., 1988). DGAT uses an acyl-CoA substrate as the acyl donor and transfers it to the sn-3 position of DAG to form TAG. The enzyme functions in its native state in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of the cell. 
     There are three known types of DGAT, referred to as DGAT1, DGAT2 and DGAT3, respectively. DGAT1 polypeptides are membrane proteins that typically have 10 transmembrane domains, DGAT2 polypeptides are also membrane proteins but typically have 2 transmembrane domains, whilst DGAT3 polypeptides typically have none and are thought to be soluble in the cytoplasm, not integrated into membranes. Plant DGAT1 polypeptides typically have about 510-550 amino acid residues while DGAT2 polypeptides typically have about 310-330 residues. DGAT1 is the main enzyme responsible for producing TAG from DAG in most developing plant seeds, whereas DGAT2s from plant species such as tung tree ( Vernicia fordii ) and castor bean ( Ricinus communis ) that produce high amounts of unusual fatty acids appear to have important roles in the accumulation of the unusual fatty acids in TAG. Over-expression of AtDGAT1 in tobacco leaves resulted in a 6-7 fold increased TAG content (Bouvier-Nave et al., 2000). 
     Examples of DGAT1 polypeptides include DGAT1 proteins from  Aspergillus fumigatus  (XP_755172.1; SEQ ID NO:80),  Arabidopsis thaliana  (CAB44774.1; SEQ ID NO:1),  Ricinus communis  (AAR11479.1; SEQ ID NO:81),  Vernicia fordii  (ABC94472.1; SEQ ID NO:82),  Vernonia galamensis  (ABV21945.1 and ABV21946.1; SEQ ID NO:83 and SEQ ID NO:84, respectively),  Euonymus alatus  (AAV31083.1; SEQ ID NO:85),  Nannochloropsis oceanica  (Zienkiewicz et al 2017), yeast (Zulu et al 2017),  Caenorhabditis elegans  (AAF82410.1; SEQ ID NO:86),  Rattus norvegicus  (NP_445889.1; SEQ ID NO:87),  Homo sapiens  (NP_036211.2; SEQ ID NO:88), as well as variants and/or mutants thereof. Examples of DGAT2 polypeptides include proteins encoded by DGAT2 genes from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (NP_566952.1; SEQ ID NO:2),  Ricinus communis  (AAY16324. 1; SEQ ID NO:3),  Vernicia fordii  (ABC94474.1; SEQ ID NO:4),  Mortierella  ramanniana (AAK84179.1; SEQ ID NO:5),  Homo sapiens  (Q96PD7.2; SEQ ID NO:6) (Q58HT5.1; SEQ ID NO:7),  Bos taurus  (Q70VZ8.1; SEQ ID NO:8),  Mus musculus  (AAK84175.1; SEQ ID NO:9), as well as variants and/or mutants thereof. DGAT1 and DGAT2 amino acid sequences show little homology. Expression in leaves of an exogenous DGAT2 was twice as effective as a DGAT1 in increasing oil content (TAG). Further,  A. thaliana  DGAT2 had a greater preference for linoleoyl-CoA and linolenoyl-CoA as acyl donors relative to oleoyl-CoA, compared to DGAT1. This substrate preference can be used to distinguish the two DGAT classes in addition to their amino acid sequences. 
     Examples of DGAT3 polypeptides include proteins encoded by DGAT3 genes from peanut ( Arachis hypogaea , Saha, et al., 2006), as well as variants and/or mutants thereof. A DGAT has little or no detectable MGAT activity, for example, less than 300 pmol/min/mg protein, preferably less than 200 pmol/min/mg protein, more preferably less than 100 pmol/min/mg protein. 
     In an embodiment, an exogenous polynucleotide of the invention which encodes a DGAT1 comprises one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs:1 or 80 to 88, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 1 or 80 to 88,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     In an embodiment, an exogenous polynucleotide of the invention which encodes a DGAT2 comprises one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs:2 to 9, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 9,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     As used herein, the term “phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase” (PDAT; EC 2.3.1.158) or its synonym “phospholipid:1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol O-acyltransferase” means an acyltransferase that transfers an acyl group from a phospholipid, typically from the sn-2 position of PC, to the sn-3 position of DAG to form TAG and lysophosphocholine (LPC). This reaction is different to DGAT and uses phospholipids as the acyl-donors. Increased expression of PDAT such as PDAT1, which may be exogenous or endogenous to the cell or plant of the invention, increases the production of TAG from PC. The enzyme LPCAT can re-acylate the LPC to form more PC, allowing for continued production of DAG by PDAT. There are several forms of PDAT in plant cells including PDAT1, PDAT2 or PDAT3 (Ghosal et al., 2007). Sequences of exemplary PDAT coding regions and polypeptides are provided herein as SEQ ID NOs:258-261 ( Sorghum  and  Zea mays  PDAT1, Accession Nos XM_002462417.1 and NM_001147943), (Dahlqvist et al., 2000; Fan et al., 2013; Fan et al., 2014) although any PDAT encoding gene can be used. Homologs and naturally occurring variants of PDATs from these or other plant, fungal or algal species can readily be identified and used in the present invention. In an embodiment, the homolog or variant is at least 95% identical, preferably at least 99% identical, to the amino acid sequence of the listed SEQ ID NO or Accession No. The PDAT may be exogenous or endogenous to the plant or part thereof. 
     As used herein, the term “monoacylglycerol acyltransferase” or “MGAT” refers to a protein which transfers a fatty acyl group from acyl-CoA to a MAG substrate, for example sn-2 MAG, to produce DAG. Thus, the term “monoacylglycerol acyltransferase activity” at least refers to the transfer of an acyl group from acyl-CoA to MAG to produce DAG. The term “MGAT” as used herein includes enzymes that act on sn-1/3 MAG and/or sn-2 MAG substrates to form sn-1,3 DAG and/or sn-1,2/2,3-DAG, respectively. In a preferred embodiment, the MGAT has a preference for sn-2 MAG substrate relative to sn-1 MAG, or substantially uses only sn-2 MAG as substrate. As used herein, MGAT does not include enzymes which transfer an acyl group preferentially to LysoPA relative to MAG, such enzymes are known as LPAATs. That is, a MGAT preferentially uses non-phosphorylated monoacyl substrates, even though they may also have low catalytic activity on LysoPA. A preferred MGAT does not have detectable activity in acylating LysoPA. A MGAT may also have DGAT function but predominantly functions as a MGAT, i.e., it has greater catalytic activity as a MGAT than as a DGAT when the enzyme activity is expressed in units of nmoles product/min/mg protein (also see Yen et al., 2002). There are three known classes of MGAT, referred to as, MGAT1, MGAT2 and MGAT3, respectively. Examples of MGAT1, MGAT2 and MGAT3 polypeptides are described in WO2013/096993. 
     As used herein, an “MGAT pathway” refers to an anabolic pathway, different to the Kennedy pathway for the formation of TAG, in which DAG is formed by the acylation of either sn-1 MAG or preferably sn-2 MAG, catalysed by MGAT. The DAG may subsequently be used to form TAG or other lipids. WO2012/000026 demonstrated firstly that plant leaf tissue can synthesise MAG from G-3-P such that the MAG is accessible to an exogenous MGAT expressed in the leaf tissue, secondly MGAT from various sources can function in plant tissues, requiring a successful interaction with other plant factors involved in lipid synthesis and thirdly the DAG produced by the exogenous MGAT activity is accessible to a plant DGAT, or an exogenous DGAT, to produce TAG. MGAT and DGAT activity can be assayed by introducing constructs encoding the enzymes (or candidate enzymes) into  Saccharomyces cerevisiae  strain H1246 and demonstrating TAG accumulation. 
     Some of the motifs that have been shown to be important for catalytic activity in some DGAT2s are also conserved in MGAT acyltransferases. Of particular interest is a putative neutral lipid-binding domain with the concensus sequence FLXLXXXN (SEQ ID NO:14) where each X is independently any amino acid other than proline, and N is any nonpolar amino acid, located within the N-terminal transmembrane region followed by a putative glycerol/phospholipid acyltransferase domain. The FLXLXXXN motif (SEQ ID NO:14) is found in the mouse DGAT2 (amino acids 81-88) and MGAT1/2 but not in yeast or plant DGAT2s. It is important for activity of the mouse DGAT2. Other DGAT2 and/or MGAT1/2 sequence motifs include: 
     1. A highly conserved YFP tripeptide (SEQ ID NO:10) in most DGAT2 polypeptides and also in MGAT1 and MGAT2, for example, present as amino acids 139-141 in mouse DGAT2. Mutating this motif within the yeast DGAT2 with non-conservative substitutions rendered the enzyme non-functional.
 
2. HPHG tetrapeptide (SEQ ID NO:11), highly conserved in MGATs as well as in DGAT2 sequences from animals and fungi, for example, present as amino acids 161-164 in mouse DGAT2, and important for catalytic activity at least in yeast and mouse DGAT2. Plant DGAT2 acyltransferases have a EPHS (SEQ ID NO:12) conserved sequence instead, so conservative changes to the first and fourth amino acids can be tolerated.
 
3. A longer conserved motif which is part of the putative glycerol phospholipid domain. An example of this motif is RXGFX(K/R)XAXXXGXXX(L/V)VPXXXFG(E/Q) (SEQ ID NO:13), which is present as amino acids 304-327 in mouse DGAT2. This motif is less conserved in amino acid sequence than the others, as would be expected from its length, but homologs can be recognised by motif searching. The spacing may vary between the more conserved amino acids, i.e., there may be additional X amino acids within the motif, or less X amino acids compared to the sequence above.
 
     One important component in glycerolipid synthesis from fatty acids esterified to ACP or CoA is the enzyme sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT), which is another of the polypeptides involved in the biosynthesis of non-polar lipids. This enzyme is involved in different metabolic pathways and physiological functions. It catalyses the following reaction: G3P+fatty acyl-ACP or -CoA 4 LPA+free-ACP or -CoA. The GPAT-catalyzed reaction occurs in three distinct plant subcellular compartments: plastid, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria. These reactions are catalyzed by three different types of GPAT enzymes, a soluble form localized in plastidial stroma which uses acyl-ACP as its natural acyl substrate (PGPAT in  FIG. 1 ), and two membrane-bound forms localized in the ER and mitochondria which use acyl-CoA and acyl-ACP as natural acyl donors, respectively (Chen et al., 2011). 
     As used herein, the term “glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase” (GPAT; EC 2.3.1.15) and its synonym “glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase” refer to a protein which acylates glycerol-3-phosphate (G-3-P) to form LysoPA and/or MAG, the latter product forming if the GPAT also has phosphatase activity on LysoPA. The acyl group that is transferred is from acyl-CoA if the GPAT is an ER-type GPAT (an “acyl-CoA:sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 1-O-acyltransferase” also referred to as “microsomal GPAT”) or from acyl-ACP if the GPAT is a plastidial-type GPAT (PGPAT). Thus, the term “glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase activity” refers to the acylation of G-3-P to form LysoPA and/or MAG. The term “GPAT” encompasses enzymes that acylate G-3-P to form sn-1 LPA and/or sn-2 LPA, preferably sn-2 LPA. Preferably, the GPAT which may be over-expressed in the Pull modification is a membrane bound GPAT that functions in the ER of the cell, more preferably a GPAT9, and the plastidial GPAT that is down-regulated in the Prokaryotic Pathway modification is a soluble GPAT (“plastidial GPAT”). In a preferred embodiment, the GPAT has phosphatase activity. In a most preferred embodiment, the GPAT is a sn-2 GPAT having phosphatase activity which produces sn-2 MAG. 
     As used herein, the term “sn-1 glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase” (sn-1 GPAT) refers to a protein which acylates sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (G-3-P) to preferentially form 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (sn-1 LPA). Thus, the term “sn-1 glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase activity” refers to the acylation of sn-glycerol-3-phosphate to form 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (sn-1 LPA). 
     As used herein, the term “sn-2 glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase” (sn-2 GPAT) refers to a protein which acylates sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (G-3-P) to preferentially form 2-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (sn-2 LPA). Thus, the term “sn-2 glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase activity” refers to the acylation of sn-glycerol-3-phosphate to form 2-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (sn-2 LPA). 
     The GPAT family is large and all known members contain two conserved domains, a plsC acyltransferase domain (PF01553; SEQ ID NO:15) and a HAD-like hydrolase (PF12710; SEQ ID NO:16) superfamily domain and variants thereof. In addition to this, at least in  Arabidopsis thaliana , GPATs in the subclasses GPAT4-GPAT8 all contain a N-terminal region homologous to a phosphoserine phosphatase domain (PF00702; SEQ ID NO:17), and GPATs which produce MAG as a product can be identified by the presence of such a homologous region. Some GPATs expressed endogenously in leaf tissue comprise the conserved amino acid sequence GDLVICPEGTTCREP (SEQ ID NO:18). GPAT4 and GPAT6 both contain conserved residues that are known to be critical to phosphatase activity, specifically conserved amino acids in Motif I (DXDX[T/V][L/V]; SEQ ID NO:19) and Motif III (K-[G/S][D/S]XXX[D/N]; SEQ ID NO:20) located at the N-terminus (Yang et al., 2010). 
     Homologues of  Arabidopsis  GPAT4 (Accession No. NP_171667.1) and GPAT6 (NP_181346.1) include AAF02784.1 ( Arabidopsis thaliana ), AAL32544.1 ( Arabidopsis thaliana ), AAP03413.1 ( Oryza sativa ), ABK25381.1 ( Picea sitchensis ), ACN34546.1 ( Zea Mays ), BAF00762.1 ( Arabidopsis thaliana ), BAH00933.1 ( Oryza sativa ), EAY84189.1 ( Oryza sativa ), EAY98245.1 ( Oryza sativa ), EAZ21484.1 ( Oryza sativa ), EEC71826.1 ( Oryza sativa ), EEC76137.1 ( Oryza sativa ), EEE59882.1 ( Oryza sativa ), EFJ08963.1 ( Selaginella moellendorffii ), EFJ11200.1 ( Selaginella moellendorffii ), NP_001044839.1 ( Oryza sativa ), NP_001045668.1 ( Oryza sativa ), NP_001147442.1 ( Zea mays ), NP_001149307.1 ( Zea mays ), NP_001168351.1 ( Zea mays ), AFH02724. 1 ( Brassica napus ) NP_191950.2 ( Arabidopsis thaliana ), XP_001765001.1 ( Physcomitrella patens ), XP_001769671.1 ( Physcomitrella patens ), ( Vitis vinifera ), XP_002275348.1 ( Vitis vinifera ), XP_002276032.1 ( Vitis vinifera ), XP_002279091.1 ( Vitis vinifera ), XP_002309124.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ), XP_002309276.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ), XP_002322752.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ), XP_002323563.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ), XP_002439887.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ), XP_002458786.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ), XP_002463916.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ), XP_002464630.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ), XP_002511873.1 ( Ricinus communis ), XP_002517438.1 ( Ricinus communis ), XP_002520171.1 ( Ricinus communis ), ACT32032.1 ( Vernicia fordii ), NP_001051189.1 ( Oryza sativa ), AFH02725.1 ( Brassica napus ), XP_002320138.1 ( Populus trichocarpa ), XP_002451377.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ), XP_002531350.1 ( Ricinus communis ), and XP_002889361.1 ( Arabidopsis lyrata ). 
     The soluble plastidial GPATs (PGPAT, also known as ATS1 in  Arabidopsis thaliana ) have been purified and genes encoding them cloned from several plant species such as pea ( Pisum sativum , Accession number: P30706.1), spinach ( Spinacia oleracea , Accession number: Q43869.1), squash ( Cucurbita moschate , Accession number: P10349.1), cucumber ( Cucumis sativus , Accession number: Q39639.1) and  Arabidopsis thaliana  (Accession number: Q43307.2). The soluble plastidial GPAT is the first committed step for what is known as the prokaryotic pathway of glycerolipid synthesis and is operative only in the plastid ( FIG. 1 ). The so-called prokaryotic pathway is located exclusively in plant plastids and assembles DAG for the synthesis of galactolipids (MGDG and DGMG) which contain C16:3 fatty acids esterified at the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone. 
     Conserved motifs and/or residues can be used as a sequence-based diagnostic for the identification of GPAT enzymes. Alternatively, a more stringent function-based assay could be utilised. Such an assay involves, for example, feeding labelled glycerol-3-phosphate to cells or microsomes and quantifying the levels of labelled products by thin-layer chromatography or a similar technique. GPAT activity results in the production of labelled LPA whilst GPAT/phosphatase activity results in the production of labelled MAG. 
     As used herein, the term “lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase” (LPAAT; EC 2.3.1.51) and its synonyms “1-acyl-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase”, “acyl-CoA: 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 2-O-acyltransferase” and “1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase” refer to a protein which acylates lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) to form phosphatidic acid (PA). The acyl group that is transferred is from acyl-CoA if the LPAAT is an ER-type LPAAT or from acyl-ACP if the LPAAT is a plastidial-type LPAAT (PLPAAT). Thus, the term “lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase activity” refers to the acylation of LPA to form PA. 
     Oil Body Coating Polypeptides 
     Plant seeds and pollen accumulate TAG in subcellular structures called oil bodies which generally range from 0.5-2.5 μm in diameter. As used herein, “lipid droplets”, also referred to as “oil bodies”, are lipid rich cellular organelles for storage or exchange of neutral lipids including predominantly TAG. Lipid droplets can vary greatly in size from about 20 nm to 100 μm. These organelles have a TAG core surround by a phospholipid monolayer containing several embedded proteins which are involved in lipid metabolism and storage as well as lipid trafficking to other membranes, including oleosins if the oil bodies are from plant seeds or floral tissues (Jolivet et al., 2004). They generally consist of 0.5-3.5% protein while the remainder is the lipid. They are the least dense of the organelles in most cells and can therefore be isolated readily by flotation centrifugation. Oleosins represent the most abundant (at least 80%) of the protein in the membrane of oil bodies from seeds. 
     In an embodiment, the oil body coating polypeptide is non-allergenic, or not known to be allergenic, such as to humans. As used herein, the term “allergenic polypeptide” means a polypeptide which is characterised by the presence of two features: (i) its amino acid sequence comprises a region of at least 80 consecutive amino acids whose sequence is at least 35% identical to a sequence of at least 80 consecutive amino acids of a known allergenic protein, and (ii) its amino acid sequence comprises at least 8 consecutive amino acids which are identical in sequence to a region of at least 8 consecutive amino acids of a known allergenic protein. As used herein, a “non-allergenic polypeptide” is a polypeptide which is not an allergenic polypeptide. Preferred non-allergenic polypeptides are polypeptides which do not have each of features (i) and (ii). For clarity, non-allergenic polypeptides may have feature (i) or (ii) but not both (i) and (ii). A subset of non-allergenic polypeptides have feature (i) but not feature (ii); these are less preferred than polypeptides which have neither feature (i) nor (ii). 
     The features described as (i) and (ii) may be determined by carrying out a search using the AllergenOnline database and search facility, available at www.allergenonline.org. Two searches are carried out using the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide of interest, which is used as a query to search the database of known allergen sequences at AllergenOnline. The first search uses a sliding window of 80 amino acids from the polypeptide of interest (amino acids 1-80, 2-81, 3-82 etc), looking for matches of at least 35% identity by the FASTA program (Pearson and Lipman, 1988). The 35% identity for 80 amino acid segments was proposed in a scientific advisory to regulators for evaluating polypeptides in genetically modified crops, see FAO/WHO 2001 and Codex 2003. The segment matching process evaluating segments of 80 amino acids appears to be quite conservative. That is, when this first search is used on its own in classifying polypeptides as potentially allergenic, a positive match at the 35% identity level may mis-classify polypeptides as potentially allergenic when the extent of identity does not have biological significance for allergenicity. Therefore, the second search for an 8-amino acid match is also carried out, and the polypeptide of interest is classified as a potential allergen on the basis of a positive match in both searches, not just one search. 
     When the AllergenOnline database was searched using query sequences, polypeptides including maize WRI1,  Arabidopsis  DGAT1, palm DGAT1.1, coconut GPAT9,  Arabidopsis  FatA2,  Arabidopsis  caleosin (At2g33380),  Nannochloropsis  LDSP, pepper fibrillin,  Rhodococcus  TadA, and all caleosins tested showed zero matches in the 80 amino acid sliding window search and are therefore classified as non-allergenic. Other sequences including the vanilla U1 oleosin, Chinese tallow LDAP2,  Arabidopsis  steroleosin (At5g50600), peanut Oleosin3, sesame oleosinH, avocado oleosin, fig oleosin, cucumber oleosin, flax oleosin, soybean oleosin,  Brassica  oleosin and potato oleosin all produced one or more matches in the 80 amino acid sliding window search (i.e. at least 35% identity to a known allergenic protein in a region of at least 80 amino acids) but did not provide any matches in the 8 amino acid search. These were therefore classified as non-allergenic according to the definition above. In contrast, sesame oleosinL was identified as an allergenic polypeptide, providing matches in both searches. 
     As used herein, the term “Oleosin” refers to an amphipathic protein present in the membrane of oil bodies in the storage tissues of seeds (see, for example, Huang, 1996; Tai et al., 2002, Lin et al., 2005; Capuano et al., 2007; Lui et al., 2009; Shimada and Hara-Nishimura, 2010) and artificially produced variants (see for example WO2011/053169 and WO2011/127118). 
     Oleosins are of low M r  (15-26,000), corresponding to about 140-230 amino acid residues, which allows them to become tightly packed on the surface of oil bodies. Within each seed species, there are usually two or more oleosins of different M r . Each oleosin molecule contains a relatively hydrophilic, variable N-terminal domain (for example, about 48 amino acid residues), a central totally hydrophobic domain (for example, of about 70-80 amino acid residues) which is particularly rich in aliphatic amino acids such as alanine, glycine, leucine, isoleucine and valine, and an amphipathic α-helical domain of about 30-40 amino acid residues at or near the C-terminus. The central hydrophobic domain typically contains a proline knot motif of about 12 residues at its center. Generally, the central stretch of hydrophobic residues is inserted into the lipid core and the amphiphatic N-terminal and/or amphiphatic C-terminal are located at the surface of the oil bodies, with positively charged residues embedded in a phospholipid monolayer and the negatively charged ones exposed to the exterior. 
     As used herein, the term “Oleosin” encompasses polyoleosins which have multiple oleosin polypeptides fused together in a head-to-tail fashion as a single polypeptide (WO2007/045019), for example 2×, 4× or 6× oleosin peptides, and caleosins which bind calcium and which are a minor protein component of the proteins that coat oil bodies in seeds (Froissard et al., 2009), and steroleosins which bind sterols (WO2011/053169). However, generally a large proportion (at least 80%) of the oleosins of oil bodies will not be caleosins and/or steroleosins. The term “oleosin” also encompasses oleosin polypeptides which have been modified artificially, such oleosins which have one or more amino acid residues of the native oleosins artificially replaced with cysteine residues, as described in WO2011/053169. Typically, 4-8 residues are substituted artificially, preferably 6 residues, but as many as between 2 and 14 residues can be substituted. Preferably, both of the amphipathic N-terminal and C-terminal domains comprise cysteine substitutions. The modification increases the cross-linking ability of the oleosins and increases the thermal stability and/or the stability of the proteins against degradation by proteases. 
     A substantial number of oleosin protein sequences, and nucleotide sequences encoding therefor, are known from a large number of different plant species. Examples include, but are not limited to, oleosins from sesame, Arabidposis, canola, corn, rice, peanut, castor, soybean, flax, grape, cabbage, cotton, sunflower,  sorghum  and barley. Examples of oleosins (with their Accession Nos) include  Brassica napus  oleosin (CAA57545.1; SEQ ID NO:95),  Brassica napus  oleosin S1-1 (ACG69504.1; SEQ ID NO:96),  Brassica napus  oleosin S2-1 (ACG69503.1; SEQ ID NO:97),  Brassica napus  oleosin S3-1 (ACG69513.1; SEQ ID NO:98),  Brassica napus  oleosin S4-1 (ACG69507.1; SEQ ID NO:99),  Brassica napus  oleosin S5-1 (ACG69511.1; SEQ ID NO:100),  Arachis hypogaea  oleosin 1 (AAZ20276.1; SEQ ID NO:101),  Arachis hypogaea  oleosin 2 (AAU21500.1; SEQ ID NO:102),  Arachis hypogaea  oleosin 3 (AAU21501.1; SEQ ID NO:103),  Arachis hypogaea  oleosin 5 (ABC96763.1; SEQ ID NO:104),  Ricinus communis  oleosin 1 (EEF40948.1; SEQ ID NO:105),  Ricinus communis  oleosin 2 (EEF51616.1; SEQ ID NO:106),  Glycine max  oleosin isoform a (P29530.2; SEQ ID NO:107),  Glycine max  oleosin isoform b (P29531.1; SEQ ID NO:108),  Linum usitatissimum  oleosin low molecular weight isoform (ABB01622.1; SEQ ID NO:109),  Linum usitatissimum  oleosin high molecular weight isoform (ABB01624.1; SEQ ID NO:110),  Helianthus annuus  oleosin (CAA44224.1; SEQ ID NO:111),  Zea mays  oleosin (NP_001105338.1; SEQ ID NO:112),  Brassica napus  steroleosin (ABM30178. 1; SEQ ID NO:113),  Brassica napus  steroleosin SLO1-1 (ACG69522.1; SEQ ID NO:114),  Brassica napus  steroleosin SL02-1 (ACG69525.1; SEQ ID NO:115),  Sesamum indicum  steroleosin (AAL13315.1; SEQ ID NO:116),  Sesame indicum  OleosinL (Tai et al., 2002; Accession number AF091840; SEQ ID NO:305),  Ficus pumila  var. awkeotsang oleosin L-isoform (Accession No. ABQ57397.1; SEQ ID NO: 306),  Cucumis sativus  oleosinL (Accession No. XP_004146901.1; SEQ ID NO: 307),  Linum usitatissimum  oleosinL (Accession No. ABB01618.1; SEQ ID NO: 308),  Glycine max  oleosinL (Accession No. XP_003556321.2; SEQ ID NO: 309),  Ananas comosus  oleosinL (Accession No. OAY72596.1; SEQ ID NO: 310),  Setaria italica  oleosinL (Accession No. XP_004956407.1; SEQ ID NO: 311),  Fragaria vesca  subsp.  vesca  oleosinL (Accession No. XP_004307777.1; SEQ ID NO: 312),  Brassica napus  oleosinL (Accession No. CDY03377.1; SEQ ID NO: 313),  Solanum lycopersicum  oleosinL (Accession No. XP_004240765.1; SEQ ID NO: 314),  Sesame indicum  OleosinH1 (Tai et al., 2002; Accession number AF302807),  Vanilla planifolia  leaf OleosinU1 (Huang and Huang, 2016; Accession number SRX648194),  Persea americana  mesocarp OleosinM lipid droplet associated protein (Huang and Huang, 2016; Accession number SRX627420),  Arachis hypogaea  Oleosin 3 (Parthibane et al., 2012; Accession number AY722696),  A. thaliana  Caleosin3 (Shen et al., 2014; Laibach et al., 2015; Accession number AK317039),  A. thaliana  steroleosin (Accession number AT081653),  Zea mays  steroleosin (NP_001152614.1; SEQ ID NO:117),  Brassica napus  caleosin CLO-1 (ACG69529.1; SEQ ID NO:118),  Brassica napus  caleosin CLO-3 (ACG69527.1; SEQ ID NO:119),  Sesamum indicum  caleosin (AAF13743.1; SEQ ID NO:120),  Zea mays  caleosin (NP_001151906.1; SEQ ID NO:121),  Glycine max  caleosin (AAB71227). Other lipid encapsulation polypeptides that are functionally equivalent are plastoglobulins and MLDP polypeptides (WO2011/127118). 
     In an embodiment, an exogenous polynucleotide of the invention which encodes an oleosin comprises, unless specified otherwise, one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs:95 to 112 or 305 to 314, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 95 to 112 or 305 to 314,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     In an embodiment, an exogenous polynucleotide of the invention which encodes a steroleosin comprises, unless specified otherwise, one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs:113 to 117, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 113 to 117,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     In an embodiment, the oleosin is oleosinL or an ortholog thereof. OleosinL lacks the about 18 amino acid H-form insertion towards the C-terminus of other oleosins (see, for example, Tai et al., 2002). Thus, OleosinL&#39;s can readily be distinguished from other oleosins based on protein alignment. 
     In an embodiment, an exogenous polynucleotide of the invention which encodes an oleosinL comprises, unless specified otherwise, one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 305 to 314, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 305 to 314,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     In an alternate embodiment, an exogenous polynucleotide of the invention which encodes an oleosin comprises, unless specified otherwise, one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 306 to 314, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 306 to 314,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions, wherein the oleosin is not allergenic, or not known to be allergenic, such as to humans.       

     As used herein, a “lipid droplet associated protein” or “LDAP” means a polypeptide which is associated with lipid droplets in plants in tissues or organs other than seeds, anthers and pollen, such as fruit tissues including pericarp and mesocarp. LDAPs may be associated with oil bodies in seeds, anthers or pollen as well as in the tissues or organs other than seeds, anthers and pollen. They are distinct from oleosins which are polypeptides associated with the surface of lipid droplets in seed tissues, anthers and pollen. LDAPs as used herein include LDAP polypeptides that are produced naturally in plant tissues as well as amino acid sequence variants that are produced artificially. The function of such variants can be tested as exemplified in Example 11. 
     Horn et al. (2013) identified two LDAP genes which are expressed in avocado pericarp. The encoded avocado LDAP1 and LDAP2 polypeptides were 62% identical in amino acid sequence and had homology to polypeptide encoded by  Arabidopsis  At3g05500 and a rubber tree SRPP-like protein. Gidda et al. (2013) identified three LDAP genes that were expressed in oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) mesocarp but not in kernels and concluded that LDAP genes were plant specific and conserved amongst all plant species. LDAP polypeptides may contain additional domains (Gidda et al., (2013). Genes encoding LDAPs are generally up-regulated in non-seed tissues with abundant lipid and can be identified thereby, but are thought to be expressed in all non-seed cells that produce oil including for transient storage. Horn et al. (2013) shows a phylogenetic tree of SRPP-like proteins in plants. Exemplary LDAP polypeptides are described in Example 11 and Example 17 herein, such as  Rhodococcus opacus  TadA lipid droplet associated protein (MacEachran et al., 2010; Accession number HM625859),  Nannochloropsis oceanica  LSDP oil body protein (Vieler et al., 2012; Accession number JQ268559) and  Trichoderma reesei  HFBI hydrophobin (Linder et al., 2005; Accession number Z68124). Homologs of LDAPs in other plant species can be readily identified by those skilled in the art. 
     In an embodiment, an exogenous polynucleotide of the invention which encodes a LDAP comprises, unless specified otherwise, one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising amino acids whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 228, 230 or 232, or a biologically active fragment thereof, or a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 228, 230 or 232,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to i), and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     As used herein, the term a “polypeptide involved in starch biosynthesis” refers to any polypeptide, the downregulation of which in a plant cell below normal (wild-type) levels results in a reduction in the level of starch synthesis and a decrease in the levels of starch. This reduces the flow of carbon from sugars into starch. An example of such a polypeptide is AGPase. 
     As used herein, the term “ADP-glucose phosphorylase” or “AGPase” refers to an enzyme which regulates starch biosynthesis, catalysing conversion of glucose-1-phosphate and ATP to ADP-glucose which serves as the building block for starch polymers. The active form of the AGPase enzyme consists of 2 large and 2 small subunits. 
     The AGPase enzyme in plants exists primarily as a tetramer which consists of 2 large and 2 small subunits. Although these subunits differ in their catalytic and regulatory roles depending on the species (Kuhn et al., 2009), in plants the small subunit generally displays catalytic activity. The molecular weight of the small subunit is approximately 50-55 kDa. Sequences of exemplary AGPase small subunit polypeptides are provided herein as SEQ ID NOs:254-257 ( Sorghum  and  Zea mays AGPase, Accession Nos XM _002462095.1 and XM_008666513.1) (Sanjaya et al. 2011, Zale et al. 2016). The molecular weight of the large large subunit is approximately 55-60 kDa. The plant enzyme is strongly activated by 3-phosphoglycerate (PGA), a product of carbon dioxide fixation; in the absence of PGA, the enzyme exhibits only about 3% of its activity. Plant AGPase is also strongly inhibited by inorganic phosphate (Pi). In contrast, bacterial and algal AGPase exist as homotetramers of 50 kDa. The algal enzyme, like its plant counterpart, is activated by PGA and inhibited by Pi, whereas the bacterial enzyme is activated by fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate (FBP) and inhibited by AMP and Pi. 
     TAG Lipases and Beta-Oxidation 
     As used herein, the term “polypeptide involved in the degradation of lipid and/or which reduces lipid content” refers to any polypeptide which catabolises lipid, the downregulation of which in a plant cell below normal (wild-type) levels results an increase in the level of oil, such as fatty acids and/or TAGs, in a cell of a transgenic plant or part thereof such as a vegetative part, tuber, beet or a seed. Examples of such polypeptides include, but are not limited to, lipases, or a lipase such as a CGi58 (Comparative Gene identifier-58-Like) polypeptide, a SUGAR-DEPENDENT1 (SDP1) triacylglycerol lipase (see, for example, Kelly et al., 2011) and a lipase described in WO 2009/027335. 
     As used herein, the term “TAG lipase” (EC.3.1.1.3) refers to a protein which hydrolyzes TAG into one or more fatty acids and any one of DAG, MAG or glycerol. Thus, the term “TAG lipase activity” refers to the hydrolysis of TAG into glycerol and fatty acids. 
     As used herein, the term “CGi58” refers to a soluble acyl-CoA-dependent lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase encoded by the At4g24160 gene in  Arabidopsis thaliana  and its homologs in other plants and “Ict1p” in yeast and its homologs. The plant gene such as that from  Arabidopsis  gene locus At4g24160 is expressed as two alternative transcripts: a longer full-length isoform (At4g24160.1) and a smaller isoform (At4g24160.2) missing a portion of the 3′ end (see James et al., 2010; Ghosh et al., 2009; US 201000221400). Both mRNAs code for a protein that is homologous to the human CGI-58 protein and other orthologous members of this a/13 hydrolase family (ABHD). In an embodiment, the CGI58 (At4g24160) protein contains three motifs that are conserved across plant species: a GXSXG lipase motif (SEQ ID NO:127), a HX(4)D acyltransferase motif (SEQ ID NO:128), and VX(3)HGF, a probable lipid binding motif (SEQ ID NO:129). The human CGI-58 protein has lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) activity but not lipase activity. In contrast, the plant and yeast proteins possess a canonical lipase sequence motif GXSXG (SEQ ID NO:127), that is absent from vertebrate (humans, mice, and zebrafish) proteins, and have lipase and phospholipase activity (Ghosh et al., 2009). Although the plant and yeast CGI58 proteins appear to possess detectable amounts of TAG lipase and phospholipase A activities in addition to LPAAT activity, the human protein does not. 
     Disruption of the homologous CGI-58 gene in  Arabidopsis thaliana  results in the accumulation of neutral lipid droplets in mature leaves. Mass spectroscopy of isolated lipid droplets from cgi-58 loss-of-function mutants showed they contain triacylglycerols with common leaf-specific fatty acids. Leaves of mature cgi-58 plants exhibit a marked increase in absolute triacylglycerol levels, more than 10-fold higher than in wild-type plants. Lipid levels in the oil-storing seeds of cgi-58 loss-of-function plants were unchanged, and unlike mutations in β-oxidation, the cgi-58 seeds germinated and grew normally, requiring no rescue with sucrose (James et al., 2010). 
     Examples of nucleotides encoding CGi58 polypeptides include those from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (NM_118548.1 encoding NP_194147.2; SEQ ID NO:130),  Brachypodium distachyon  (XP_003578450.1; SEQ ID NO:131),  Glycine max  (XM_003523590.1 encoding XP_003523638.1; SEQ ID NO:132),  Zea mays  (NM_001155541.1 encoding NP_001149013.1; SEQ ID NO:133),  Sorghum bicolor  (XM_002460493.1 encoding XP_002460538.1; SEQ ID NO:134),  Ricinus communis  (XM_002510439.1 encoding XP_002510485.1; SEQ ID NO:135),  Medicago truncatula  (XM_003603685.1 encoding XP_003603733.1; SEQ ID NO:136), and  Oryza sativa  (encoding EAZ09782.1). 
     In an embodiment, a genetic modification of the invention down-regulates endogenous production of CGi58, wherein CGi58 is encoded by one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides comprising a sequence set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs:130 to 136,   ii) nucleotides comprising a sequence which is at least 30% identical to any one or more of SEQ ID NOs:130 to 136, and   iii) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     Other lipases which have lipase activity on TAG include SUGAR-DEPENDENT1 triacylglycerol lipase (SDP1, see for example Eastmond et al., 2006; Kelly et al., 2011) and SDP1-like polypeptides found in plant species as well as yeast (TGL4 polypeptide) and animal cells, which are involved in storage TAG breakdown. The SDP1 and SDP1-like polypeptides appear to be responsible for initiating TAG breakdown in seeds following germination (Eastmond et al., 2006). Plants that are mutant in SDP1, in the absence of exogenous WRI1 and DGAT1, exhibit increased levels of PUFA in their TAG. As used herein, “SDP1 polypeptides” include SDP1 polypeptides, SDP1-like polypeptides and their homologs in plant species. SDP1 and SDP1-like polypeptides in plants are 800-910 amino acid residues in length and have a patatin-like acylhydrolase domain that can associate with oil body surfaces and hydrolyse TAG in preference to DAG or MAG. SDP1 is thought to have a preference for hydrolysing the acyl group at the sn-2 position of TAG.  Arabidopsis  contains at least three genes encoding SDP1 lipases, namely SDP1 (Accession No. NP_196024, nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:163 and homologs in other species), SDP1L (Accession No. NM_202720 and homologs in other species, Kelly et al., 2011) and ATGLL (At1g33270) (Eastmond et al, 2006). Of particular interest for reducing gene activity are SDP1 genes which are expressed in vegetative tissues in plants, such as in leaves, stems and roots. Levels of non-polar lipids in vegetative plant parts can therefore be increased by reducing the activity of SDP1 polypeptides in the plant parts, for example by either mutation of an endogenous gene encoding a SDP1 polypeptide or introduction of an exogenous gene which encodes a silencing RNA molecule which reduces the expression of an endogenous SDP1 gene. Such a reduction is of particular benefit in tuber crops such as sugarbeet and potato, and in “high sucrose” plants such as sweet  sorghum , sugarcane and and sugarbeet. 
     Genes encoding SDP1 homologues (including SDP1-like homologues) in a plant species of choice can be identified readily by homology to known SDP1 gene sequences. Known SDP1 nucleotide or amino acid sequences include Accession Nos.: in  Brassica napus , GN078290 (SEQ ID NO:164), GN078281, GN078283;  Capsella rubella , XP_006287072;  Theobroma cacao , XP_007028574.1;  Populus trichocarpa, XP _002308909 (SEQ ID NO:166);  Prunus persica , XP_007203312;  Prunus mume,  XP_008240737;  Malus domestica , XP_008373034;  Ricinus communis , XP_002530081;  Medicago truncatula , XP_003591425 (SEQ ID NO:167);  Solanum lycopersicum , XP_004249208;  Phaseolus vulgaris , XP_007162133;  Glycine max , XP_003554141 (SEQ ID NO:168);  Solanum tuberosum , XP_006351284;  Glycine max, XP _003521151;  Cicer arietinum , XP_004493431;  Cucumis sativus , XP_004142709;  Cucumis melo , XP_008457586 ; Jatropha curcas , KDP26217;  Vitis vinifera , CBI30074;  Oryza sativa, Japonica  Group BAB61223;  Oryza sativa , Indica Group EAY75912;  Oryza sativa, Japonica  Group NP_001044325;  Sorghum bicolor , XP_002458531 (SEQ ID NO:169);  Brachypodium distachyon , XP_003567139 (SEQ ID NO:165);  Zea mays, AFW 85009;  Hordeum vulgare , BAK03290 (SEQ ID NO:172);  Aegilops tauschii, EMT 32802;  Sorghum bicolor , XP_002463665;  Zea mays , NP_001168677 (SEQ ID NO:170);  Hordeum vulgare , BAK01155;  Aegilops tauschii , EMT02623;  Triticum urartu , EMS67257;  Physcomitrella patens , XP_001758169 (SEQ ID NO:171). Preferred SDP1 sequences for use in genetic constructs for inhibiting expression of the endogenous genes are from cDNAs corresponding to the genes which are expressed most highly in the plant cells, vegetative plant parts or the seeds, whichever is to be modified. Nucleotide sequences which are highly conserved between cDNAs corresponding to all of the SDP1 genes in a plant species are preferred if it is desired to reduce the activity of all members of a gene family in that species. 
     In an embodiment, a genetic modification of the invention down-regulates endogenous production of SDP1, wherein SDP1 is encoded by one or more of the following:
         i) nucleotides whose sequence is set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs:163 to 174,   ii) nucleotides whose sequence is at least 30% identical to any one or more of the sequences set forth as SEQ ID NOs:163 to 174, and   iii) a sequence of nucleotides which hybridizes to one or both of i) or ii) under stringent conditions.       

     As shown in the Examples, reduction of the expression and/or activity of SDP1 TAG lipase in plant leaves greatly increased the TAG content, both in terms of the amount of TAG that accumulated and the earlier timing of accumulation during plant development, in the context of co-expression of the transcription factor WRI1 and a fatty acyl acyltransferase. In particular, the increase was observed in plants prior to flowering, and was up to about 70% on a weight basis (% dry weight) at the onset of senescence. The increase was relative to the TAG levels observed in corresponding plant leaves transformed with exogenous polynucleotides encoding the WRI1 and fatty acyl acyltransferase but lacking the modification that reduced SDP1 expression and/or activity. 
     Reducing the expression of other TAG catabolism genes in plant parts can also increase TAG content, such as the ACX genes encoding acyl-CoA oxidases such as the Acx1 (At4g16760 and homologs in other plant species) or Acx2 (At5g65110 and homologs in other plant species) genes. Another polypeptide involved in lipid catabolism is PXA1 which is a peroxisomal ATP-binding cassette transporter that is requires for fatty acid import for β-oxidation (Zolman et al. 2001). 
     Export of Fatty Acids from Plastids 
     As used herein, the term “polypeptide which increases the export of fatty acids out of plastids of the cell” refers to any polypeptide which aids in fatty acids being transferred from within plastids of plant cells in a plant or part thereof to outside the plastid, which may be any other part of the cell such as for example the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Examples of such polypeptides include, but are not limited to, a C16 or C18 fatty acid thioesterase such as a FATA polypeptide or a FATB polypeptide, a C8 to C14 fatty acid thioesterase (which is also a FATB polypeptide), a fatty acid transporter such as an ABCA9 polypeptide or a long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (LACS). 
     As used herein, the term “fatty acid thioesterase” or “FAT” or “acyl-ACP thioesterase” refers to an enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of the thioester bond between an acyl moiety and acyl carrier protein (ACP) in acyl-ACP and the release of a free fatty acid. Such enzymes typically function in the plastids of an organism which is synthesizing de novo fatty acids. As used herein, the term “C16 or C18 fatty acid thioesterase” refers to an enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of the thioester bond between a C16 and/or C18 acyl moiety and ACP in acyl-ACP and the release of free C16 or C18 fatty acid in the plastid. The free fatty acid is then re-esterified to CoA in the plastid envelope as it is transported out of the plastid. The substrate specificity of the fatty acid thioesterase (FAT) enzyme in the plastid is involved in determining the spectrum of chain length and degree of saturation of the fatty acids exported from the plastid. FAT enzymes can be classified into two classes based on their substrate specificity and nucleotide sequences, FATA and FATB (EC 3.1.2.14) (Jones et al., 1995). FATA polypeptides prefer oleoyl-ACP as substrate, while FATB polypeptides show higher activity towards saturated acyl-ACPs of different chain lengths such as acting on palmitoyl-ACP to produce free palmitic acid. Examples of FATA polypeptides useful for the invention include, but are not limited to, those from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (NP_189147),  Arachis hypogaea  (GU324446),  Helianthus annuus  (AAL79361),  Carthamus tinctorius  (AAA33020),  Morus notabilis  (XP_010104178.1),  Brassica napus  (CDX77369.1),  Ricinus communis  (XP_002532744.1) and  Camelina sativa  (AFQ60946.1). Examples of FATB polypeptides useful for the invention include, but are not limited to, those from  Zea mays  (AIL28766),  Brassica napus  (ABH11710),  Helianthus annuus  (AAX19387),  Arabidopsis thaliana  (AEE28300),  Umbellularia californica  (AAC49001),  Arachis hypogaea  (AFR54500),  Ricinus communis  (EEF47013) and  Brachypodium sylvaticum  (ABL85052.1). 
     As used herein, the term “fatty acid transporter” relates to a polypeptide present in the plastid membrane which is involved in actively transferring fatty acids from a plastid to outside the plastid. Examples of ABCA9 (ABC transporter A family member 9) polypeptides useful for the invention include, but are not limited to, those from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (Q9FLT5),  Capsella rubella  (XP_006279962.1),  Arabis  alpine (KFK27923.1),  Camelina sativa  (XP_010457652.1),  Brassica napus  (CDY23040.1) and  Brassica rapa  (XP_009136512.1). 
     As used herein, the term “acyl-CoA synthetase” or “ACS” (EC 6.2.1.3) means a polypeptide which is a member of a ligase family that catalyzes the formation of fatty acyl-CoA by a two-step process proceeding through an adenylated intermediate, using a non-esterified fatty acid, CoA and ATP as substrates to produce an acyl-CoA ester, AMP and pyrophosphate as products. As used herein, the term “long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase” (LACS) is an ACS that has activity on at least a C18 free fatty acid substrate although it may have broader activity on any of C14-C20 free fatty acids. The endogenous plastidial LACS enzymes are localised in the outer membrane of the plastid and function with fatty acid thioesterase for the export of fatty acids from the plastid (Schnurr et al., 2002). In  Arabidopsis , there are at least nine identified LACS genes (Shockey et al., 2002). Preferred LACS polypeptides are of the LACS9 subclass, which in  Arabidopsis  is the major plastidial LACS. Examples of LACS polypeptides useful for the invention include, but are not limited to, those from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (Q9CAP8),  Camelina sativa  (XP_010416710.1),  Capsella rubella  (XP_006301059.1),  Brassica napus  (CDX79212.1),  Brassica rapa  (XP_009104618.1),  Gossypium raimondii  (XP_012450538.1) and  Vitis Vinifera  (XP_002285853.1). Homologs of the above mentioned polypeptides in other species can readily be identified by those skilled in the art. 
     Polypeptides Involved in Diacylglycerol (DAG) Production 
     Levels of non-polar lipids in, for example, vegetative plant parts can also be increased by reducing the activity of polypeptides involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid in the plant parts, for example by either mutation of an endogenous gene encoding such a polypeptide or introduction of an exogenous gene which encodes a silencing RNA molecule which reduces the expression of a target gene involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid. 
     As used herein, the term “polypeptide involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the plastid” refers to any polypeptide in the plastid of plant cells in a plant or part thereof that is directly involved in the synthesis of diacylglycerol. Examples of such polypeptides include, but are not limited to, a plastidial GPAT, a plastidial LPAAT or a plastidial PAP. 
     GPATs are described elsewhere in the present document. Examples of plastidial GPAT polypeptides which can be targeted for down-regulation in the invention include, but are not limited to, those from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (BAA00575),  Capsella rubella  (XP_006306544.1),  Camelina sativa  (010499766.1),  Brassica napus  (CDY43010.1),  Brassica rapa  (XP_009145198.1),  Helianthus annuus  (ADV16382.1) and  Citrus unshiu  (BAB79529.1). Homologs in other species can readily be identified by those skilled in the art. 
     LPAATs are described elsewhere in the present document. As the skilled person would appreciate, plastidial LPAATs to be targeted for down-regulation for reducing DAG synthesis in the plastid are not endogenous LPAATs which function outside of the plastid such as those in the ER, for example being useful for producing TAG comprising medium chain length fatty acids. Examples of plastidial LPAAT polypeptides which can be targeted for down-regulation in the invention include, but are not limited to, those from  Brassica napus  (ABQ42862),  Brassica rapa  (XP_009137939.1),  Arabidopsis thaliana  (NP_194787.2),  Camelina sativa  (XP_010432969.1),  Glycine max  (XP_006592638.1) and  Solanum tuberosum  (XP_006343651.1). Homologs in other species of the above mentioned polypeptides can readily be identified by those skilled in the art. 
     As used herein, the term “phosphatidic acid phosphatase” (PAP) (EC 3.1.3.4) refers to a protein which hydrolyses the phosphate group on 3-sn-phosphatidate to produce 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol (DAG) and phosphate. Examples of plastidial PAP polypeptides which can be targeted for down-regulation in the invention include, but are not limited to, those from  Arabidopsis thaliana  (Q6NLA5),  Capsella rubella  (XP_006288605.1),  Camelina sativa  (XP_010452170.1),  Brassica napus  (CDY10405.1),  Brassica rapa  (XP_009122733.1),  Glycine max  (XP_003542504.1) and  Solanum tuberosum  (XP_006361792.1). Homologs in other species of the above mentioned polypeptides can readily be identified by those skilled in the art. 
     Levels of TAG in, for example, vegetative plant parts can also be increased by increasing the activity of polypeptides involved in diacylglycerol (DAG) production in the ER in the plant parts. DAG is also produced in the plants and plant parts of the invention by release of the DAG moiety from PC and can be used for synthesis of TAG. This DAG is termed herein “PC-derived DAG”. The release can occur through one or more of the enzymes phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT), the reverse reaction of choline:diacylglycerol cholinephospho-transferase (CPT), or phospholipase C (PLC) or phospholipase D (PLD). These enzymes result in DAG production in the ER rather than the plastid. As used herein, the term “phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase” or “PDCT” (EC 2.7.8.2) means an cholinephosphotransferase that transfers a phosphocholine headgroup from a phospholipid, typically PC, to produce DAG, or the reverse reaction to produce PC from DAG. PDCT can therefore interconvert PC and DAG (Lu et al., 2009; Hu et al., 2012). Thus, the two substrates of the forward reaction are cytidine monophosphate (CMP) and phosphatidylcholine and the two products are CDP-choline and DAG. PDCT belongs to the phosphatidic acid phosphatase-related protein family and typically possesses lipid phosphatase/phosphotransferase (LPT) domains. In  Arabidopsis thaliana , PDCT is encoded by the ROD1 (At3g15820) and ROD2 (At3g15830) genes (Lu et al., 2009). Homologous genes are readily identified in other plant species (Guan et al., 2015). Sequences of exemplary PDCT coding regions and polypeptides are provided herein as SEQ ID NOs:262-265 ( Sorghum  and  Zea mays  PDCT, Accession Nos XM_002437214 and EU973573.1), although any PDCT encoding gene can be used. Exemplary PDCT polypeptides have the amino acid sequences provided by Accession Nos. NP_566527.1 ( Arabidopsis ), XP_010487422.1 ( Camelina sativa ), XP_003531718.1 ( Glycine max ), XP_013695400.1 ( Brassica napus ), XP_012073167.1 ( Jatropha curcas ), XP_002517643.1 ( Ricinus communis ) XP_013587626.1 ( Brassica oleracea ), XP_016725741.1 and XP_016725742.1 ( Gossypium hirsutum ), AQK82308. 1, NP_001145186.1 ( Zea mays ), and XP_021306179.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ). Homologs and naturally occurring variants from these or other plant, fungal or algal species can readily be identified and used in the present invention. In an embodiment, the homolog or variant is at least 95% identical, preferably at least 99% identical, to the amino acid sequence of the listed Accession No. In an embodiment, the PDCT is other than  A. thaliana  PDCT (Lu et al., 2009). Increased expression of PDCT, which may be exogenous or endogenous to the cell or plant of the invention and which is preferably expressed from an exogenous polynucleotide, increases the flow of esterified acyl groups from PC to DAG and thereby increases the TTQ in the total fatty acid content and the level of TAG in vegetative plant parts or cells of the invention. Alternatively, decreasing the level of PDCT activity in the cell or plant by mutation in the gene or by a silencing RNA molecule reduces the production of PC from DAG, the reverse PDCT reaction, and allows for more of the de novo DAG to be used for TAG synthesis. 
     The PDCT enzyme provides for the transfer of 18:1 from DAG into PC for desaturation and also for the reverse transfer of the polyunsaturated fatty acids 18:2 and 18:3 from PC into DAG which can be used in TAG synthesis. Fatty acid labelling experiments indicate that de novo DAG and PC-derived DAG are represented by two separate pools of DAG (Bates 2016), perhaps kept spatially separated in the ER. Some reports suggest that PC-derived DAG might be the predominant form of DAG used in TAG synthesis (Bates and Browse, 2011). 
     As used herein, the term “CDP-choline:diacylglycerol cholinephospho-transferase” or “CPT”, (EC 2.7.8.2) means an enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a choline group from CDP-choline to DAG, forming PC and CMP. This forward reaction results in the net synthesis of PC from DAG. CPT also catalyses the reverse reaction, forming DAG from PC, possibly allowing for the equilibration of DAG and PC levels in the cell.  Arabidopsis  contains two genes (AtAAPT1 and AtAAPT2, Accession Nos AAC61768.1 and AAC61769.1) that encode CPT enzymes. Mutations in either gene affect membrane homeostasis and the double mutant is lethal (Liu et al., 2015). Exemplary CPT enzymes have the amino acid sequences provided by the following Accession Nos: XP_010495346.1 and XP_019084815.1 ( Camelina sativa ); XP_013731103.1 and XP_013720632.1 ( Brassica napus ); XP_013585950.1 ( Brassica oleracea ); XP_015572083.1 ( Ricinus communis ); XP_016679754.1 ( Gossypium hirsutum ); XP_010687532.1 ( Beta vulgaris ); XP_012081980.1 ( Jatropha curcas ); XP_011070871.1 ( Sesamum indicum ); NP_001151915.1 and XP_008649199.1 ( Zea mays ); XP_002451408.1 and XP_021305900.1 ( Sorghum bicolor ). Homologs and naturally occurring variants from these or other plant, fungal or algal species can readily be identified and used in the present invention. In an embodiment, the homolog or variant is at least 95% identical, preferably at least 99% identical, to the amino acid sequence of the listed Accession No. 
     Phospholipases are enzymes that hydrolyze phospholipids into products such as phosphatidic acid (PA), DAG, free fatty acids (FFA) or lysophospholipids (LPL), depending on the class of phospholipase. As used herein, the term “phospholipase C” or “PLC” means an enzyme which catalyses the cleavage of a phospholipid to form DAG and a phosphorylated headgroup, where the cleavage occurs at the ester linkage between the phosphate group and the glycerol backbone of the phospholipid. The phosphorylated headgroup is phosphocholine when the phospholipid is PC. PLCs are distinct from phospholipase D enzymes which cleave the headgroup of phospholipids to form phosphatidic acid (PA) rather than DAG as product, and from phospholipase A1 and phospholipase A2 which produce FFA from the phospholipids. PLCs are membrane-associated enzymes found widely in plants, animals and prokaryoyes. PLCs can be divided into three classes, the phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipases C (PI-PLC), the phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipases C (PC-PLC), and the PLC which hydrolyze glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins (GPI-PLC), according to their substrate specificity range (Pokotylo et al., 2013, Hong et al., 2016). Multidomain animal PI-PLCs are G-protein activated enzymes regulating calcium levels and protein kinase C, and are therefore key components of the regulatory sytems of cellular growth and devlopment. The PI-PLCs are less preferred in the present invention. PC-PLCs, in plants also known as non-specific PLCs (NPC) have broader substrate ranges and are typically most active on PC, and are therefore preferred in the present invention. PC-PLCs have been identified in bacteria (Titball 1993), fungi (Morelle et al., 2005) and plants (Hong et al., 2016), the plant ones being more preferred. Six PC-PLC genes have been identified in  Arabidopsis  (Wang, 2001; Nakamura et al., 2005), nine genes in soybean (Huang et al., 2010), five genes in rice (Singh et al., 2013) and multiple copies in diverse plant species. The plant PC-PLCs are classified in several sub-groups, namely the NPC1, NPC2, NPC3-5 and NPC6 sub-groups (Pokotylo et al., 2013) based on homology to the  Arabidopsis  amino acid sequences, also having differing (but overlapping) substrate specificities and tissue distributions. For example,  Arabidopsis  NPC4 showed activity towards PC and PE, slight activity towards PS, but not PA and PIP2. NPCS was able to cleave PC and PE, whereas NPC3 demonstrated lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) phosphatase activity resulting in MAG production as well as cleaving PC. NPC4 was expressed in mature leaves, and NPC6 was expressed in most tissues. The  Arabidopsis  PLCs have between 510 and 540 amino acid residues. In plants, PLCs are involved in lipid remodelling and the plant responses to phosphate deprivation and osmotic, salt and heat stresses, amongst other functions. Examples of PLCs include those identified, with amino acid sequences in the following Accession Nos., from  Arabidopsis : NPC1, NP_172203.2; NPC2, NP_180255.1; NPC4, NP_566206.1; NPCS, NP_566207.1; NPC6, NP_190430.2; from  Camelina sativa , NPC1, XP_010457889.1; NPC2, XP_010473071.1; NPC4, XP_010463802.1; NPCS, XP_010485694.1; NPC6, XP_010426358.1; from  Brassica napus  NPC1, XP_013687149.1; NPC2, XP_013744020.1; NPC4, XP_013682889.1; NPC6, XP_002511167.1; from  Ricinus communis  NPC1, XP_002525632.1; NPC4, XP_002524007.1; NPC6, XP_002511167.1; from  Gossypium hirsutum  NPC1, XP_016715492.1; NPC2, XP_016745351.1; NPC4, XP_016697678.1; NPC6, XP_016734150.1; from  Beta vulgaris  NPC1, XP_010685575.1; NPC2, XP_010673757.1; NPC4, XP_010691936.1; from  Zea mays  NPC1 homolog, NP_001170209.1; from  Oryza sativa  NPC1, XP_015631592.1; from  Glycine max  NPC1, XP_003551286.1; NPC2, XP_003556783.1; NPC4, XP_003521010.1; NPC6, XP_003523153.1; NPC6, XP_003526950.1; from  Jatropha curcas  NPC2, XP_012065897.1; NPC4, XP_012070293.1; NPC6, XP_012090681.1; from  Solanum tuberosum  NPC2, XP_006362756.1; from  Elaeis guineensis  NPC2, XP_010938556.1; NPC4, XP_010919939.1; from  Brachypodium distachyon  NPC2, XP_003565100.1; from  Trifolium subterraneum  NPC4, GAU26202.1; NPC6, GAU26767.1; from  Medicago truncatula  NPC4, XP_013444051.1; and from  Helianthus annuus  NPC6, XP_0219841571 Homologs and naturally occurring variants from these or other plant, fungal or algal species can readily be identified and used in the present invention. In an embodiment, the homolog or variant is at least 95% identical, preferably at least 99% identical, to the amino acid sequence of the listed Accession No. 
     As used herein, the term “phospholipase D” or “PLD” means an enzyme which catalyses the cleavage of a the phosphodiesteric linkage of a headgroup of a membrane phospholipid to form phosphatidic acid (PA) and soluble headgroup, the cleavage occurring at the phosphodiester bond distal to the glycerol backbone of the phospholipid. The soluble headgroup product is choline when the phospholipid is PC. The PA is subsequently converted to DAG by the action of PAP. Many PLDs have been identified in plants, animals, fungi and prokaryotes. All of the plant sepcies examined have a PLD family of at least 10 PLD genes (Wang, 2005), for example the  Arabidopsis  PLD family has 12 genes identified. PLDs are classified in subgroups α, ß, γ, δ, ε and ζ based on sequence and enzymatic properties (Hong et al, 2016). PLDs have either a C2 domain of approximately 130 amino acids involved in calcium ion and phospholipid binding or a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain and a phox (PX) homology domain. All examined eukaryotic PLDs contain two duplicated catalytic HKD motifs, separated by more than 300 amino acids in  Arabidopsis  PLDs, but which interact with each other to form the active site (Hong et al, 2013). Exemplary PLDs include those from  Arabidopsis : Accession Nos. AAL06337.1, CAJ58441.1; from  Camelina sativa , XP_010465702.1, XP_010430169.1; from  Gossypium hirsutum , XP_016724300.1; from  Ricinus communis , XP_015573380.1; from  Solanum lycopersicum , XP_004229274.1; from  Jatropha curcas , XP_012083994.1; from  Glycine max , XP_003534832.1, NP_001275522.1; from  Elaeis guineensis , XP_010921600.1; from  Brassica rapa , XP_009146059.1; from  Beta vulgaris , XP_010693582.1 and XP_016713715.1;  Medicago truncatula  XP_003591178.2; and from  Brassica napus , XP_013677646.1. Homologs and naturally occurring variants from these or other plant, fungal or algal species can readily be identified and used in the present invention. In an embodiment, the homolog or variant is at least 95% identical, preferably at least 99% identical, to the amino acid sequence of the listed Accession No. 
     Import of Fatty Acids into Plastids 
     Levels of non-polar lipids in vegetative plant parts can also be increased by reducing the activity of TGD polypeptides in the plant parts, for example by either mutation of an endogenous gene encoding a TGD polypeptide or introduction of an exogenous gene which encodes a silencing RNA molecule which reduces the expression of an endogenous TGD gene. As used herein, a “Trigalactosyldiacylglycerol (TGD) polypeptide” is one which is involved in the ER to chloroplast lipid trafficking (Xu et al., 2010; Fan et al., 2015) and involved in forming a protein complex which has permease function for lipids. Four such polypeptides are known to form or be associated with a TGD permease, namely TGD-1 (Accession No. At1g19800 and homologs in other species), TGD-2 (Accession No At2g20320 and homologs in other species), TGD-3 (Accession No. NM-105215 and homologs in other species) and TGD-4 (At3g06960 and homologs in other species) (US 20120237949). TGD5 is also involved in ER to choroplast lipid trafficking, and down-regulation of TGD5 is associated with increased oil production (US2015/337017; Fan et al., 2015). Sequences of exemplary TGD5 polypeptides are provided herein as SEQ ID NOs:250-253 ( Sorghum  and  Zea mays  TGD5, Accession Nos XM_002442154 and EU972796.1). TGD-1, -2 and -3 polypeptides are thought to be components of an ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) transporter associated with the inner envelope membrane of the chloroplast. TGD-2 and TGD-4 polypeptides bind to phosphatidic acid whereas TGD-3 polypetide functions as an ATPase in the chloroplast stroma. As used herein, an “endogenous TGD gene” is a gene which encodes a TGD polypeptide in a plant. Mutations in TGD-1 gene in  A. thaliana  caused accumulation of triacylglycerols, oligogalactolipids and phosphatidic acid (PA) (Xu et al., 2005). Mutations in TGD genes or SDP1 genes, or indeed in any desired gene in a plant, can be introduced in a site-specific manner by artificial zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), TAL effector (TALEN) or CRISPR technologies (using a Cas9 type nuclease) as known in the art. Preferred exogenous genes encoding silencing RNAs are those encoding a double-stranded RNA molecule such as a hairpin RNA or an artificial microRNA precursor. 
     Sucrose Metabolism 
     The TAG levels and/or the TTQ of the total fatty content in the cells, plants and plant parts of the invention can also be increased by modifying sucrose metabolism, particularly in the stems of plants such as sugarcane,  Sorghum  and  Zea mays . In an embodiment, this is achieved by increasing expression of a sucrose metabolism polypeptide such as invertase or sucrose synthase, or of a sucrose transport polypeptide such as SUS 1, SUS4, SUT2, SUT4, or SWEET. The effect of these polypeptides is to increase the supply of sucrose and its monosaccharide components in the cytosol of the cells and/or to decrease the transfer and/or storage of sucrose in the vacuoles of the cells, particularly in stem cells. Sequences of examples of these polypeptides are provided in SEQ ID NOs:274-292. Invertase such as bCIN, INV2 or INV3 acts to convert sucrose into hexoses which can be exported from the vacuoles into the cytoplasm (McKinley et al., 2016). Increased expression of SUS1 or SUS4 breaks down cytosolic sucrose into hexoses for glycolysis and de novo fatty acid synthesis rather than transfer of the sucrose into vacuoles, such as in stem parenchyma cells (McKinley et al., 2016). Increased expression of sugar transport polypeptides such as tonoplast sucrose exporter, for example SUT2 or SUT4, or SWEET polypeptide releases vacuolar sucrose for cytosolic glycolysis and increases de novo fatty acid biosynthesis (Bihmidine et al., 2016; Qazi et al., 2012; Schneider et al., 2012; Hedrich et al., 2015; Klemens et al., 2013). 
     The TAG levels and/or the TTQ of the total fatty content in the cells, plants and plant parts of the invention can also be increased by reducing the level of TST polypeptides such as TST1 or TST2, particularly in the stems of plants such as sugarcane,  Sorghum  and  Zea mays . TST polypeptide can be decreased by mutation of the endogenous genes encoding the polypeptide, or by introduction of an exogenous polynucleotide that encodes a silencing RNA molecule. Sequences of exemplary TST cDNAs and polypeptides are provided as SEQ ID NOs:266-273. 
     Fatty Acid Modifying Enzymes 
     As used herein, the term “FAD2” refers to a membrane bound delta-12 fatty acid desturase that desaturates oleic acid (C18:1 Δ9 ) to produce linoleic acid (C18:2 Δ9,12 ). 
     As used herein, the term “epoxygenase” or “fatty acid epoxygenase” refers to an enzyme that introduces an epoxy group into a fatty acid resulting in the production of an epoxy fatty acid. In preferred embodiment, the epoxy group is introduced at the 12th carbon on a fatty acid chain, in which case the epoxygenase is a Δ12-epoxygenase, especially of a C16 or C18 fatty acid chain. The epoxygenase may be a Δ9-epoxygenase, a Δ15 epoxygenase, or act at a different position in the acyl chain as known in the art. The epoxygenase may be of the P450 class. Preferred epoxygenases are of the mono-oxygenase class as described in WO98/46762. Numerous epoxygenases or presumed epoxygenases have been cloned and are known in the art. Further examples of expoxygenases include proteins comprising an amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO:21 of WO 2009/129582, polypeptides encoded by genes from  Crepis paleastina  (CAA76156, Lee et al., 1998),  Stokesia laevis  (AAR23815) (monooxygenase type),  Euphorbia lagascae  (AAL62063) (P450 type), human CYP2J2 (arachidonic acid epoxygenase, U37143); human CYPIA1 (arachidonic acid epoxygenase, K03191), as well as variants and/or mutants thereof. 
     As used herein, the term, “hydroxylase” or “fatty acid hydroxylase” refers to an enzyme that introduces a hydroxyl group into a fatty acid resulting in the production of a hydroxylated fatty acid. In a preferred embodiment, the hydroxyl group is introduced at the 2nd, 12th and/or 17th carbon on a C18 fatty acid chain. Preferably, the hydroxyl group is introduced at the 12 th  carbon, in which case the hydroxylase is a 412-hydroxylase. In another preferred embodiment, the hydroxyl group is introduced at the 15th carbon on a C16 fatty acid chain. Hydroxylases may also have enzyme activity as a fatty acid desaturase. Examples of genes encoding Δ12-hydroxylases include those from  Ricinus communis  (AAC9010, van de Loo 1995);  Physaria lindheimeri , (ABQ01458, Dauk et al., 2007);  Lesquerella fendleri , (AAC32755, Broun et al., 1998);  Daucus carota , (AAK30206); fatty acid hydroxylases which hydroxylate the terminus of fatty acids, for example:  A. thaliana  CYP86 Δ1  (P48422, fatty acid ω-hydroxylase);  Vicia sativa  CYP94 Δ1  (P98188, fatty acid ω-hydroxylase); mouse CYP2E1 (X62595, lauric acid co-1 hydroxylase); rat CYP4 Δ1  (M57718, fatty acid ω-hydroxylase), as well as as variants and/or mutants thereof. 
     As used herein, the term “conjugase” or “fatty acid conjugase” refers to an enzyme capable of forming a conjugated bond in the acyl chain of a fatty acid. Examples of conjugases include those encoded by genes from  Calendula officinalis  (AF343064, Qiu et al., 2001);  Vernicia fordii  (AAN87574, Dyer et al., 2002); Punica granatum (AY178446, Iwabuchi et al., 2003) and  Trichosanthes kirilowii  (AY178444, Iwabuchi et al., 2003); as well as as variants and/or mutants thereof. 
     As used herein, the term “acetylenase” or “fatty acid acetylenase” refers to an enzyme that introduces a triple bond into a fatty acid resulting in the production of an acetylenic fatty acid. In a preferred embodiment, the triple bond is introduced at the 2nd, 6th, 12th and/or 17th carbon on a C18 fatty acid chain. Examples acetylenases include those from  Helianthus annuus  (AA038032, ABC59684), as well as as variants and/or mutants thereof. 
     Examples of such fatty acid modifying genes include proteins according to the following Accession Numbers which are grouped by putative function, and homologues from other species: Δ12-acetylenases ABC00769, CAA76158, AA038036, AA038032; Δ12 conjugases AAG42259, AAG42260, AAN87574; 412-desaturases P46313, ABS18716, AAS57577, AAL61825, AAF04093, AAF04094; 412 epoxygenases XP_001840127, CAA76156, AAR23815; 412-hydroxylases ACF37070, AAC32755, ABQ01458, AAC49010; and Δ12 P450 enzymes such as AF406732. 
     Silencing Suppressors 
     In an embodiment, a transgenic plant or part thereof of the invention may comprise a silencing suppressor. 
     As used herein, a “silencing suppressor” enhances transgene expression in a plant or part thereof of the invention. For example, the presence of the silencing suppressor results in higher levels of a polypeptide(s) produced an exogenous polynucleotide(s) in a plant or part thereof of the invention when compared to a corresponding plant or part thereof lacking the silencing suppressor. In an embodiment, the silencing suppressor preferentially binds a dsRNA molecule which is 21 base pairs in length relative to a dsRNA molecule of a different length. This is a feature of at least the p19 type of silencing suppressor, namely for p19 and its functional orthologs. In another embodiment, the silencing suppressor preferentially binds to a double-stranded RNA molecule which has overhanging 5′ ends relative to a corresponding double-stranded RNA molecule having blunt ends. This is a feature of the V2 type of silencing suppressor, namely for V2 and its functional orthologs. In an embodiment, the dsRNA molecule, or a processed RNA product thereof, comprises at least 19 consecutive nucleotides, preferably whose length is 19-24 nucleotides with 19-24 consecutive basepairs in the case of a double-stranded hairpin RNA molecule or processed RNA product, more preferably consisting of 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 nucleotides in length, and preferably comprising a methylated nucleotide, which is at least 95% identical to the complement of the region of the target RNA, and wherein the region of the target RNA is i) within a 5′ untranslated region of the target RNA, ii) within a 5′ half of the target RNA, iii) within a protein-encoding open-reading frame of the target RNA, iv) within a 3′ half of the target RNA, or v) within a 3′ untranslated region of the target RNA. 
     Further details regarding silencing suppressors are well known in the art and described in WO 2013/096992 and WO 2013/096993. 
     Polynucleotides 
     The terms “polynucleotide”, and “nucleic acid” are used interchangeably. They refer to a polymeric form of nucleotides of any length, either deoxyribonucleotides or ribonucleotides, or analogs thereof. A polynucleotide of the invention may be of genomic, cDNA, semisynthetic, or synthetic origin, double-stranded or single-stranded and by virtue of its origin or manipulation: (1) is not associated with all or a portion of a polynucleotide with which it is associated in nature, (2) is linked to a polynucleotide other than that to which it is linked in nature, or (3) does not occur in nature. The following are non-limiting examples of polynucleotides: coding or non-coding regions of a gene or gene fragment, exons, introns, messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), ribosomal RNA (rRNA), ribozymes, cDNA, recombinant polynucleotides, plasmids, vectors, isolated DNA of any sequence, isolated RNA of any sequence, chimeric DNA of any sequence, nucleic acid probes, and primers. For in vitro use, a polynucleotide may comprise modified nucleotides such as by conjugation with a labeling component. 
     As used herein, an “isolated polynucleotide” refers to a polynucleotide which has been separated from the polynucleotide sequences with which it is associated or linked in its native state, or a non-naturally occurring polynucleotide. 
     As used herein, the term “gene” is to be taken in its broadest context and includes the deoxyribonucleotide sequences comprising the transcribed region and, if translated, the protein coding region, of a structural gene and including sequences located adjacent to the coding region on both the 5′ and 3′ ends for a distance of at least about 2 kb on either end and which are involved in expression of the gene. In this regard, the gene includes control signals such as promoters, enhancers, termination and/or polyadenylation signals that are naturally associated with a given gene, or heterologous control signals, in which case, the gene is referred to as a “chimeric gene”. The sequences which are located 5′ of the protein coding region and which are present on the mRNA are referred to as 5′ non-translated sequences. The sequences which are located 3′ or downstream of the protein coding region and which are present on the mRNA are referred to as 3′ non-translated sequences. The term “gene” encompasses both cDNA and genomic forms of a gene. A genomic form or clone of a gene contains the coding region which may be interrupted with non-coding sequences termed “introns”, “intervening regions”, or “intervening sequences.” Introns are segments of a gene which are transcribed into nuclear RNA (nRNA). Introns may contain regulatory elements such as enhancers. Introns are removed or “spliced out” from the nuclear or primary transcript; introns are therefore absent in the mRNA transcript. A gene which contains at least one intron may be subject to variable splicing, resulting in alternative mRNAs from a single transcribed gene and therefore polypeptide variants. A gene in its native state, or a chimeric gene may lack introns. The mRNA functions during translation to specify the sequence or order of amino acids in a nascent polypeptide. The term “gene” includes a synthetic or fusion molecule encoding all or part of the proteins of the invention described herein and a complementary nucleotide sequence to any one of the above. 
     As used herein, “chimeric DNA” refers to any DNA molecule that is not naturally found in nature; also referred to herein as a “DNA construct” or “genetic construct”. Typically, a chimeric DNA comprises regulatory and transcribed or protein coding sequences that are not naturally found together in nature. Accordingly, chimeric DNA may comprise regulatory sequences and coding sequences that are derived from different sources, or regulatory sequences and coding sequences derived from the same source, but arranged in a manner different than that found in nature. The open reading frame may or may not be linked to its natural upstream and downstream regulatory elements. The open reading frame may be incorporated into, for example, the plant genome, in a non-natural location, or in a replicon or vector where it is not naturally found such as a bacterial plasmid or a viral vector. The term “chimeric DNA” is not limited to DNA molecules which are replicable in a host, but includes DNA capable of being ligated into a replicon by, for example, specific adaptor sequences. 
     A “transgene” is a gene that has been introduced into the genome by a transformation procedure. The term includes a gene in a progeny plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part which was introducing into the genome of a progenitor cell thereof. Such progeny cells etc may be at least a 3 rd  or 4 th  generation progeny from the progenitor cell which was the primary transformed cell, or of the progenitor transgenic plant (referred to herein as a TO plant). Progeny may be produced by sexual reproduction or vegetatively such as, for example, from tubers in potatoes or ratoons in sugarcane. The term “genetically modified”, “genetic modification” and variations thereof, is a broader term that includes introducing a gene into a cell by transformation or transduction, mutating a gene in a cell and genetically altering or modulating the regulation of a gene in a cell, or the progeny of any cell modified as described above. 
     A “genomic region” as used herein refers to a position within the genome where a transgene, or group of transgenes (also referred to herein as a cluster), have been inserted into a cell, or predecessor thereof. Such regions only comprise nucleotides that have been incorporated by the intervention of man such as by methods described herein. 
     A “recombinant polynucleotide” of the invention refers to a nucleic acid molecule which has been constructed or modified by artificial recombinant methods. The recombinant polynucleotide may be present in a cell of a plant or part thereof in an altered amount or expressed at an altered rate (e.g., in the case of mRNA) compared to its native state. In one embodiment, the polynucleotide is introduced into a cell that does not naturally comprise the polynucleotide. Typically an exogenous DNA is used as a template for transcription of mRNA which is then translated into a continuous sequence of amino acid residues coding for a polypeptide of the invention within the transformed cell. In another embodiment, the polynucleotide is endogenous to the plant or part thereof and its expression is altered by recombinant means, for example, an exogenous control sequence is introduced upstream of an endogenous gene of interest to enable the transformed plant or part thereof to express the polypeptide encoded by the gene, or a deletion is created in a gene of interest by ZFN, Talen or CRISPR methods. 
     A recombinant polynucleotide of the invention includes polynucleotides which have not been separated from other components of the cell-based or cell-free expression system, in which it is present, and polynucleotides produced in said cell-based or cell-free systems which are subsequently purified away from at least some other components. The polynucleotide can be a contiguous stretch of nucleotides or comprise two or more contiguous stretches of nucleotides from different sources (naturally occurring and/or synthetic) joined to form a single polynucleotide. Typically, such chimeric polynucleotides comprise at least an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of the invention operably linked to a promoter suitable of driving transcription of the open reading frame in a cell of interest. 
     With regard to the defined polynucleotides, it will be appreciated that % identity figures higher than those provided above will encompass preferred embodiments. Thus, where applicable, in light of the minimum % identity figures, it is preferred that the polynucleotide comprises a polynucleotide sequence which is at least 60%, more preferably at least 65%, more preferably at least 70%, more preferably at least 75%, more preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90%, more preferably at least 91%, more preferably at least 92%, more preferably at least 93%, more preferably at least 94%, more preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 96%, more preferably at least 97%, more preferably at least 98%, more preferably at least 99%, more preferably at least 99.1%, more preferably at least 99.2%, more preferably at least 99.3%, more preferably at least 99.4%, more preferably at least 99.5%, more preferably at least 99.6%, more preferably at least 99.7%, more preferably at least 99.8%, and even more preferably at least 99.9% identical to the relevant nominated SEQ ID NO. 
     A polynucleotide of, or useful for, the present invention may selectively hybridise, under stringent conditions, to a polynucleotide defined herein. As used herein, stringent conditions are those that: (1) employ during hybridisation a denaturing agent such as formamide, for example, 50% (v/v) formamide with 0.1% (w/v) bovine serum albumin, 0.1% Ficoll, 0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone, 50 mM sodium phosphate buffer at pH 6.5 with 750 mM NaCl, 75 mM sodium citrate at 42° C.; or (2) employ 50% formamide, 5×SSC (0.75 M NaCl, 0.075 M sodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 0.1% sodium pyrophosphate, 5×Denhardt&#39;s solution, sonicated salmon sperm DNA (50 g/ml), 0.1% SDS and 10% dextran sulfate at 42° C. in 0.2×SSC and 0.1% SDS, and/or (3) employ low ionic strength and high temperature for washing, for example, 0.015 M NaCl/0.0015 M sodium citrate/0.1% SDS at 50° C. 
     Polynucleotides of the invention may possess, when compared to naturally occurring molecules, one or more mutations which are deletions, insertions, or substitutions of nucleotide residues. Polynucleotides which have mutations relative to a reference sequence can be either naturally occurring (that is to say, isolated from a natural source) or synthetic (for example, by performing site-directed mutagenesis or DNA shuffling on the nucleic acid as described above). 
     Polynucleotides for Reducing Expression of Genes 
     RNA Interference 
     RNA interference (RNAi) is particularly useful for specifically reducing the expression of a gene, which results in reduced production of a particular protein if the gene encodes a protein. Although not wishing to be limited by theory, Waterhouse et al. (1998) have provided a model for the mechanism by which dsRNA (duplex RNA) can be used to reduce protein production. This technology relies on the presence of dsRNA molecules that contain a sequence that is essentially identical to the mRNA of the gene of interest or part thereof. Conveniently, the dsRNA can be produced from a single promoter in a recombinant vector or host cell, where the sense and anti-sense sequences are flanked by an unrelated sequence which enables the sense and anti-sense sequences to hybridize to form the dsRNA molecule with the unrelated sequence forming a loop structure. The design and production of suitable dsRNA molecules is well within the capacity of a person skilled in the art, particularly considering Waterhouse et al. (1998), Smith et al. (2000), WO 99/32619, WO 99/53050, WO 99/49029, and WO 01/34815. 
     In one example, a DNA is introduced that directs the synthesis of an at least partly double stranded RNA product(s) with homology to the target gene to be inactivated such as, for example, a SDPJ, TGD, plastidial GPAT, plastidial LPAAT, plastidial PAP, AGPase gene. The DNA therefore comprises both sense and antisense sequences that, when transcribed into RNA, can hybridize to form the double stranded RNA region. In one embodiment of the invention, the sense and antisense sequences are separated by a spacer region that comprises an intron which, when transcribed into RNA, is spliced out. This arrangement has been shown to result in a higher efficiency of gene silencing (Smith et al., 2000). The double stranded region may comprise one or two RNA molecules, transcribed from either one DNA region or two. The presence of the double stranded molecule is thought to trigger a response from an endogenous system that destroys both the double stranded RNA and also the homologous RNA transcript from the target gene, efficiently reducing or eliminating the activity of the target gene. 
     The length of the sense and antisense sequences that hybridize should each be at least 19 contiguous nucleotides, preferably at least 50 contiguous nucleotides, more preferably at least 100 or at least 200 contiguous nucleotides. Generally, a sequence of 100-1000 nucleotides corresponding to a region of the target gene mRNA is used. The full-length sequence corresponding to the entire gene transcript may be used. The degree of identity of the sense sequence to the targeted transcript (and therefore also the identity of the antisense sequence to the complement of the target transcript) should be at least 85%, at least 90%, or 95-100%. The RNA molecule may of course comprise unrelated sequences which may function to stabilize the molecule. The RNA molecule may be expressed under the control of a RNA polymerase II or RNA polymerase III promoter. Examples of the latter include tRNA or snRNA promoters. 
     Preferred small interfering RNA (“siRNA”) molecules comprise a nucleotide sequence that is identical to about 19-25 contiguous nucleotides of the target mRNA. Preferably, the siRNA sequence commences with the dinucleotide AA, comprises a 
     GC-content of about 30-70% (preferably, 30-60%, more preferably 40-60% and more preferably about 45%-55%), and does not have a high percentage identity to any nucleotide sequence other than the target in the genome of the organism in which it is to be introduced, for example, as determined by standard BLAST search. 
     microRNA 
     MicroRNAs (abbreviated miRNAs) are generally 19-25 nucleotides (commonly about 20-24 nucleotides in plants) non-coding RNA molecules that are derived from larger precursors that form imperfect stem-loop structures. miRNAs bind to complementary sequences on target messenger RNA transcripts (mRNAs), usually resulting in translational repression or target degradation and gene silencing. Artificial miRNAs (amiRNAs) can be designed based on natural miRNAs for reducing the expression of any gene of interest, as well known in the art. 
     In plant cells, miRNA precursor molecules are believed to be largely processed in the nucleus. The pri-miRNA (containing one or more local double-stranded or “hairpin” regions as well as the usual 5′ “cap” and polyadenylated tail of an mRNA) is processed to a shorter miRNA precursor molecule that also includes a stem-loop or fold-back structure and is termed the “pre-miRNA”. In plants, the pre-miRNAs are cleaved by distinct DICER-like (DCL) enzymes, yielding miRNA:miRNA* duplexes. Prior to transport out of the nucleus, these duplexes are methylated. 
     In the cytoplasm, the miRNA strand from the miRNA:miRNA duplex is selectively incorporated into an active RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) for target recognition.The RISC-complexes contain a particular subset of Argonaute proteins that exert sequence-specific gene repression (see, for example, Millar and Waterhouse, 2005; Pasquinelli et al., 2005; Almeida and Allshire, 2005). 
     Cosuppression 
     Genes can suppress the expression of related endogenous genes and/or transgenes already present in the genome, a phenomenon termed homology-dependent gene silencing. Most of the instances of homologydependent gene silencing fall into two classes—those that function at the level of transcription of the transgene, and those that operate post-transcriptionally. 
     Post-transcriptional homology-dependent gene silencing (i.e., cosuppression) describes the loss of expression of a transgene and related endogenous or viral genes in transgenic plants. Cosuppression often, but not always, occurs when transgene transcripts are abundant, and it is generally thought to be triggered at the level of mRNA processing, localization, and/or degradation. Several models exist to explain how cosuppression works (see in Taylor, 1997). 
     Cosuppression involves introducing an extra copy of a gene or a fragment thereof into a plant in the sense orientation with respect to a promoter for its expression. The size of the sense fragment, its correspondence to target gene regions, and its degree of sequence identity to the target gene can be determined by those skilled in the art. In some instances, the additional copy of the gene sequence interferes with the expression of the target plant gene. Reference is made to WO 97/20936 and EP 0465572 for methods of implementing co-suppression approaches. 
     Antisense Polynucleotides 
     The term “antisense polynucletoide” shall be taken to mean a DNA or RNA molecule that is complementary to at least a portion of a specific mRNA molecule encoding an endogenous polypeptide and capable of interfering with a post-transcriptional event such as mRNA translation. The use of antisense methods is well known in the art (see for example, G. Hartmann and S. Endres, Manual of Antisense Methodology, Kluwer (1999)). The use of antisense techniques in plants has been reviewed by Bourque (1995) and Senior (1998). Bourque (1995) lists a large number of examples of how antisense sequences have been utilized in plant systems as a method of gene inactivation. Bourque also states that attaining 100% inhibition of any enzyme activity may not be necessary as partial inhibition will more than likely result in measurable change in the system. Senior (1998) states that antisense methods are now a very well established technique for manipulating gene expression. 
     In one embodiment, the antisense polynucleotide hybridises under physiological conditions, that is, the antisense polynucleotide (which is fully or partially single stranded) is at least capable of forming a double stranded polynucleotide with mRNA encoding an endogenous polypeptide, for example, a SDP1, TGD, plastidial GPAT, plastidial LPAAT, plastidial PAP or AGPase mRNA under normal conditions in a cell. 
     Antisense molecules may include sequences that correspond to the structural genes or for sequences that effect control over the gene expression or splicing event. For example, the antisense sequence may correspond to the targeted coding region of endogenous gene, or the 5′-untranslated region (UTR) or the 3′-UTR or combination of these. It may be complementary in part to intron sequences, which may be spliced out during or after transcription, preferably only to exon sequences of the target gene. In view of the generally greater divergence of the UTRs, targeting these regions provides greater specificity of gene inhibition. 
     The length of the antisense sequence should be at least 19 contiguous nucleotides, preferably at least 50 nucleotides, and more preferably at least 100, 200, 500 or 1000 nucleotides. The full-length sequence complementary to the entire gene transcript may be used. The length is most preferably 100-2000 nucleotides. The degree of identity of the antisense sequence to the targeted transcript should be at least 90% and more preferably 95-100%. The antisense RNA molecule may of course comprise unrelated sequences which may function to stabilize the molecule. 
     Recombinant Vectors 
     One embodiment of the present invention includes a recombinant vector, which comprises at least one polynucleotide defined herein and is capable of delivering the polynucleotide into a host cell. Recombinant vectors include expression vectors. Recombinant vectors contain heterologous polynucleotide sequences, that is, polynucleotide sequences that are not naturally found adjacent to a polynucleotide defined herein, that preferably, are derived from a different species. The vector can be either RNA or DNA, and typically is a viral vector, derived from a virus, or a plasmid. Plasmid vectors typically include additional nucleic acid sequences that provide for easy selection, amplification, and transformation of the expression cassette in prokaryotic cells, e.g., pUC-derived vectors, pGEM-derived vectors or binary vectors containing one or more T-DNA regions. Additional nucleic acid sequences include origins of replication to provide for autonomous replication of the vector, selectable marker genes, preferably encoding antibiotic or herbicide resistance, unique multiple cloning sites providing for multiple sites to insert nucleic acid sequences or genes encoded in the nucleic acid construct, and sequences that enhance transformation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic (especially plant) cells. 
     “Operably linked” as used herein, refers to a functional relationship between two or more nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) segments. Typically, it refers to the functional relationship of a transcriptional regulatory element (promoter) to a transcribed sequence. For example, a promoter is operably linked to a coding sequence of a polynucleotide defined herein, if it stimulates or modulates the transcription of the coding sequence in an appropriate cell. Generally, promoter transcriptional regulatory elements that are operably linked to a transcribed sequence are physically contiguous to the transcribed sequence, i.e., they are cis-acting. However, some transcriptional regulatory elements such as enhancers need not be physically contiguous or located in close proximity to the coding sequences whose transcription they enhance. 
     When there are multiple promoters present, each promoter may independently be the same or different. 
     Recombinant vectors may also contain one or more signal peptide sequences to enable an expressed polypeptide defined herein to be retained in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in the cell, or transfer into a plastid, and/or contain fusion sequences which lead to the expression of nucleic acid molecules as fusion proteins. Examples of suitable signal segments include any signal segment capable of directing the secretion or localisation of a polypeptide defined herein. 
     To facilitate identification of transformants, the recombinant vector desirably comprises a selectable or screenable marker gene. By “marker gene” is meant a gene that imparts a distinct phenotype to cells expressing the marker gene and thus, allows such transformed cells to be distinguished from cells that do not have the marker. A selectable marker gene confers a trait for which one can “select” based on resistance to a selective agent (e.g., a herbicide, antibiotic). A screenable marker gene (or reporter gene) confers a trait that one can identify through observation or testing, that is, by “screening” (e.g., β-glucuronidase, luciferase, GFP or other enzyme activity not present in untransformed cells). Exemplary selectable markers for selection of plant transformants include, but are not limited to, a hyg gene which encodes hygromycin B resistance; a neomycin phosphotransferase (nptII) gene conferring resistance to kanamycin, paromomycin; a glutathione-S-transferase gene from rat liver conferring resistance to glutathione derived herbicides as for example, described in EP 256223; a glutamine synthetase gene conferring, upon overexpression, resistance to glutamine synthetase inhibitors such as phosphinothricin as for example, described in WO 87/05327; an acetyltransferase gene from  Streptomyces viridochromogenes  conferring resistance to the selective agent phosphinothricin as for example, described in EP 275957; a gene encoding a 5-enolshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) conferring tolerance to N-phosphonomethylglycine as for example, described by Hinchee et al. (1988); a bar gene conferring resistance against bialaphos as for example, described in WO91/02071; a nitrilase gene such as bxn from  Klebsiella ozaenae  which confers resistance to bromoxynil (Stalker et al., 1988); a dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene conferring resistance to methotrexate (Thillet et al., 1988); a mutant acetolactate synthase gene (ALS) which confers resistance to imidazolinone, sulfonylurea, or other ALS-inhibiting chemicals (EP 154,204); a mutated anthranilate synthase gene that confers resistance to 5-methyl tryptophan; or a dalapon dehalogenase gene that confers resistance to the herbicide. 
     Preferably, the recombinant vector is stably incorporated into the genome of the cell such as the plant cell. Accordingly, the recombinant vector may comprise appropriate elements which allow the vector to be incorporated into the genome, or into a chromosome of the cell. 
     Expression Vector 
     As used herein, an “expression vector” is a DNA vector that is capable of transforming a host cell and of effecting expression of one or more specified polynucleotides. Expression vectors of the present invention contain regulatory sequences such as transcription control sequences, translation control sequences, origins of replication, and other regulatory sequences that are compatible with the host cell and that control the expression of polynucleotides of the present invention. In particular, expression vectors of the present invention include transcription control sequences. Transcription control sequences are sequences which control the initiation, elongation, and termination of transcription. Particularly important transcription control sequences are those which control transcription initiation such as promoter, enhancer, operator and repressor sequences. The choice of the regulatory sequences used depends on the target organism such as a plant and/or target organ or tissue of interest. Such regulatory sequences may be obtained from any eukaryotic organism such as plants or plant viruses, or may be chemically synthesized. A number of vectors suitable for stable transfection of plant cells or for the establishment of transgenic plants have been described in for example, Pouwels et al., Cloning Vectors: A Laboratory Manual, 1985, supp. 1987, Weissbach and Weissbach, Methods for Plant Molecular Biology, Academic Press, 1989, and Gelvin et al., Plant Molecular Biology Manual, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990. Typically, plant expression vectors include for example, one or more cloned plant genes under the transcriptional control of 5′ and 3′ regulatory sequences and a dominant selectable marker. Such plant expression vectors also can contain a promoter regulatory region (e.g., a regulatory region controlling inducible or constitutive, environmentally- or developmentally-regulated, or cell- or tissue-specific expression), a transcription initiation start site, a ribosome binding site, a transcription termination site, and/or a polyadenylation signal. 
     A number of constitutive promoters that are active in plant cells have been described. Suitable promoters for constitutive expression in plants include, but are not limited to, the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter, the Figwort mosaic virus (FMV) 35S, the light-inducible promoter from the small subunit (SSU) of the ribulose-1,5-bis-phosphate carboxylase, the rice cytosolic triosephosphate isomerase promoter, the adenine phosphoribosyltransferase promoter of  Arabidopsis , the rice actin 1 gene promoter, the mannopine synthase and octopine synthase promoters, the Adh promoter, the sucrose synthase promoter, the R gene complex promoter, and the chlorophyll α/β binding protein gene promoter. These promoters have been used to create DNA vectors that have been expressed in plants, see for example, WO 84/02913. All of these promoters have been used to create various types of plant-expressible recombinant DNA vectors. 
     For the purpose of expression in source tissues of the plant such as the leaf, seed, root or stem, it is preferred that the promoters utilized in the present invention have relatively high expression in these specific tissues. For this purpose, one may choose from a number of promoters for genes with tissue- or cell-specific, or -enhanced expression. Examples of such promoters reported in the literature include, the chloroplast glutamine synthetase GS2 promoter from pea, the chloroplast fructose-1,6-biphosphatase promoter from wheat, the nuclear photosynthetic ST-LS1 promoter from potato, the serine/threonine kinase promoter and the glucoamylase (CHS) promoter from  Arabidopsis thaliana . Also reported to be active in photosynthetically active tissues are the ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase promoter from eastern larch ( Larix laricina ), the promoter for the Cab gene, Cab6, from pine, the promoter for the Cab-1 gene from wheat, the promoter for the Cab-1 gene from spinach, the promoter for the Cab 1R gene from rice, the pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK) promoter from  Zea mays , the promoter for the tobacco Lhcb1*2 gene, the  Arabidopsis thaliana  Suc2 sucrose-H 30  symporter promoter, and the promoter for the thylakoid membrane protein genes from spinach (PsaD, PsaF, PsaE, PC, FNR, AtpC, AtpD, Cab, RbcS). Other promoters for the chlorophyll α/β-binding proteins may also be utilized in the present invention such as the promoters for LhcB gene and PsbP gene from white mustard ( Sinapis alba ). 
     A variety of plant gene promoters that are regulated in response to environmental, hormonal, chemical, and/or developmental signals, also can be used for expression of RNA-binding protein genes in plant cells, including promoters regulated by (1) heat, (2) light (e.g., pea RbcS-3A promoter, maize RbcS promoter), (3) hormones such as abscisic acid, (4) wounding (e.g., Wunl), or (5) chemicals such as methyl jasmonate, salicylic acid, steroid hormones, alcohol, Safeners (WO 97/06269), or it may also be advantageous to employ (6) organ-specific promoters. 
     As used herein, the term “plant storage organ specific promoter” refers to a promoter that preferentially, when compared to other plant tissues, directs gene transcription in a storage organ of a plant. For the purpose of expression in sink tissues of the plant such as the tuber of the potato plant, the fruit of tomato, or the seed of soybean, canola, cotton,  Zea mays , wheat, rice, and barley, it is preferred that the promoters utilized in the present invention have relatively high expression in these specific tissues. The promoter for β-conglycinin or other seed-specific promoters such as the napin, zein, linin and phaseolin promoters, can be used. Root specific promoters may also be used. An example of such a promoter is the promoter for the acid chitinase gene. Expression in root tissue could also be accomplished by utilizing the root specific subdomains of the CaMV 35S promoter that have been identified. 
     In a particularly preferred embodiment, the promoter directs expression in tissues and organs in which lipid biosynthesis takes place. Such promoters may act in seed development at a suitable time for modifying lipid composition in seeds. Preferred promoters for seed-specific expression include: 1) promoters from genes encoding enzymes involved in lipid biosynthesis and accumulation in seeds such as desaturases and elongases, 2) promoters from genes encoding seed storage proteins, and 3) promoters from genes encoding enzymes involved in carbohydrate biosynthesis and accumulation in seeds. Seed specific promoters which are suitable are, the oilseed rape napin gene promoter (U.S. Pat. No. 5,608,152), the  Vicia faba  USP promoter (Baumlein et al., 1991), the  Arabidopsis  oleosin promoter (WO 98/45461), the  Phaseolus vulgaris  phaseolin promoter (U.S. Pat. No. 5,504,200), the  Brassica  Bce4 promoter (WO 91/13980), or the legumin B4 promoter (Baumlein et al., 1992), and promoters which lead to the seed-specific expression in monocots such as maize, barley, wheat, rye, rice and the like. Notable promoters which are suitable are the barley 1pt2 or 1pt1 gene promoter (WO 95/15389 and WO 95/23230), or the promoters described in WO 99/16890 (promoters from the barley hordein gene, the rice glutelin gene, the rice oryzin gene, the rice prolamin gene, the wheat gliadin gene, the wheat glutelin gene, the maize zein gene, the oat glutelin gene, the  sorghum  kasirin gene, the rye secalin gene). Other promoters include those described by Broun et al. (1998), Potenza et al. (2004), US 20070192902 and US 20030159173. In an embodiment, the seed specific promoter is preferentially expressed in defined parts of the seed such as the cotyledon(s) or the endosperm. Examples of cotyledon specific promoters include, but are not limited to, the FP1 promoter (Ellerstrom et al., 1996), the pea legumin promoter (Perrin et al., 2000), and the bean phytohemagglutnin promoter (Perrin et al., 2000). Examples of endosperm specific promoters include, but are not limited to, the maize zein-1 promoter (Chikwamba et al., 2003), the rice glutelin-1 promoter (Yang et al., 2003), the barley D-hordein promoter (Horvath et al., 2000) and wheat HMW glutenin promoters (Alvarez et al., 2000). In a further embodiment, the seed specific promoter is not expressed, or is only expressed at a low level, in the embryo and/or after the seed germinates. 
     In another embodiment, the plant storage organ specific promoter is a fruit specific promoter. Examples include, but are not limited to, the tomato polygalacturonase, E8 and Pds promoters, as well as the apple ACC oxidase promoter (for review, see Potenza et al., 2004). In a preferred embodiment, the promoter preferentially directs expression in the edible parts of the fruit, for example the pith of the fruit, relative to the skin of the fruit or the seeds within the fruit. 
     In an embodiment, the inducible promoter is the  Aspergillus nidulans  alc system. Examples of inducible expression systems which can be used instead of the  Aspergillus nidulans  alc system are described in a review by Padidam (2003) and Corrado and Karali (2009). In another embodiment, the inducible promoter is a safener inducible promoter such as, for example, the maize 1n2-1 or 1n2-2 promoter (Hershey and Stoner, 1991), the safener inducible promoter is the maize GST-27 promoter (Jepson et al., 1994), or the soybean GH2/4 promoter (Ulmasov et al., 1995). 
     In another embodiment, the inducible promoter is a senescence inducible promoter such as, for example, senescence-inducible promoter SAG (senescence associated gene) 12 and SAG 13 from  Arabidopsis  (Gan, 1995; Gan and Amasino, 1995) and LSC54 from  Brassica napus  (Buchanan-Wollaston, 1994). Such promoters show increased expression at about the onset of senescence of plant tissues, in particular the leaves. 
     For expression in vegetative tissue leaf-specific promoters, such as the ribulose biphosphate carboxylase (RBCS) promoters, can be used. For example, the tomato RBCS1, RBCS2 and RBCS3A genes are expressed in leaves and light grown seedlings (Meier et al., 1997). A ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase promoters expressed almost exclusively in mesophyll cells in leaf blades and leaf sheaths at high levels, described by Matsuoka et al. (1994), can be used. Another leaf-specific promoter is the light harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein gene promoter (see, Shiina et al., 1997). The  Arabidopsis thaliana  myb-related gene promoter (Atmyb5) described by Li et al. (1996), is leaf-specific. The Atmyb5 promoter is expressed in developing leaf trichomes, stipules, and epidermal cells on the margins of young rosette and cauline leaves, and in immature seeds. A leaf promoter identified in maize by Busk et al. (1997), can also be used. 
     In some instances, for example when LEC2 or BBM is recombinantly expressed, it may be desirable that the transgene is not expressed at high levels. An example of a promoter which can be used in such circumstances is a truncated napin A promoter which retains the seed-specific expression pattern but with a reduced expression level (Tan et al., 2011). 
     The 5′ non-translated leader sequence can be derived from the promoter selected to express the heterologous gene sequence of the polynucleotide of the present invention, or may be heterologous with respect to the coding region of the enzyme to be produced, and can be specifically modified if desired so as to increase translation of mRNA. For a review of optimizing expression of transgenes, see Koziel et al. (1996). The 5′ non-translated regions can also be obtained from plant viral RNAs (Tobacco mosaic virus, Tobacco etch virus, Maize dwarf mosaic virus, Alfalfa mosaic virus, among others) from suitable eukaryotic genes, plant genes (wheat and maize chlorophyll a/b binding protein gene leader), or from a synthetic gene sequence. The present invention is not limited to constructs wherein the non-translated region is derived from the 5′ non-translated sequence that accompanies the promoter sequence. The leader sequence could also be derived from an unrelated promoter or coding sequence. Leader sequences useful in context of the present invention comprise the maize Hsp70 leader (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,362,865 and 5,859,347), and the TMV omega element. 
     The termination of transcription is accomplished by a 3′ non-translated DNA sequence operably linked in the expression vector to the polynucleotide of interest. The 3′ non-translated region of a recombinant DNA molecule contains a polyadenylation signal that functions in plants to cause the addition of adenylate nucleotides to the 3′ end of the RNA. The 3′ non-translated region can be obtained from various genes that are expressed in plant cells. The nopaline synthase 3′ untranslated region, the 3′ untranslated region from pea small subunit Rubisco gene, the 3′ untranslated region from soybean 7S seed storage protein gene are commonly used in this capacity. The 3′ transcribed, non-translated regions containing the polyadenylate signal of  Agrobacterium  tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmid genes are also suitable. 
     Recombinant DNA technologies can be used to improve expression of a transformed polynucleotide by manipulating, for example, the efficiency with which the resultant transcripts are translated by codon optimisation according to the host cell species or the deletion of sequences that destabilize transcripts, and the efficiency of post-translational modifications. 
     Transfer Nucleic Acids 
     Transfer nucleic acids can be used to deliver an exogenous polynucleotide to a cell and comprise one, preferably two, border sequences and one or more polynucleotides of interest. The transfer nucleic acid may or may not encode a selectable marker. Preferably, the transfer nucleic acid forms part of a binary vector in a bacterium, where the binary vector further comprises elements which allow replication of the vector in the bacterium, selection, or maintenance of bacterial cells containing the binary vector. Upon transfer to a eukaryotic cell, the transfer nucleic acid component of the binary vector is capable of integration into the genome of the eukaryotic cell or, for transient expression experiments, merely of expression in the cell. 
     As used herein, the term “extrachromosomal transfer nucleic acid” refers to a nucleic acid molecule that is capable of being transferred from a bacterium such as  Agrobacterium  sp., to a plant cell such as a plant leaf cell. An extrachromosomal transfer nucleic acid is a genetic element that is well-known as an element capable of being transferred, with the subsequent integration of a nucleotide sequence contained within its borders into the genome of the recipient cell. In this respect, a transfer nucleic acid is flanked, typically, by two “border” sequences, although in some instances a single border at one end can be used and the second end of the transferred nucleic acid is generated randomly in the transfer process. A polynucleotide of interest is typically positioned between the left border-like sequence and the right border-like sequence of a transfer nucleic acid. The polynucleotide contained within the transfer nucleic acid may be operably linked to a variety of different promoter and terminator regulatory elements that facilitate its expression, that is, transcription and/or translation of the polynucleotide. Transfer DNAs (T-DNAs) from  Agrobacterium  sp. such as  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  or  Agrobacterium rhizogenes , and man made variants/mutants thereof are probably the best characterized examples of transfer nucleic acids. Another example is P-DNA (“plant-DNA”) which comprises T-DNA border-like sequences from plants. 
     As used herein, “T-DNA” refers to a T-DNA of an  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  Ti plasmid or from an  Agrobacterium rhizogenes  Ri plasmid, or variants thereof which function for transfer of DNA into plant cells. The T-DNA may comprise an entire T-DNA including both right and left border sequences, but need only comprise the minimal sequences required in cis for transfer, that is, the right T-DNA border sequence. The T-DNAs of the invention have inserted into them, anywhere between the right and left border sequences (if present), the polynucleotide of interest. The sequences encoding factors required in trans for transfer of the T-DNA into a plant cell such as vir genes, may be inserted into the T-DNA, or may be present on the same replicon as the T-DNA, or preferably are in trans on a compatible replicon in the  Agrobacterium  host. Such “binary vector systems” are well known in the art. As used herein, “P-DNA” refers to a transfer nucleic acid isolated from a plant genome, or man made variants/mutants thereof, and comprises at each end, or at only one end, a T-DNA border-like sequence. 
     As used herein, a “border” sequence of a transfer nucleic acid can be isolated from a selected organism such as a plant or bacterium, or be a man made variant/mutant thereof. The border sequence promotes and facilitates the transfer of the polynucleotide to which it is linked and may facilitate its integration in the recipient cell genome. In an embodiment, a border-sequence is between 10-80 bp in length. Border sequences from T-DNA from  Agrobacterium  sp. are well known in the art and include those described in Lacroix et al. (2008). 
     Whilst traditionally only  Agrobacterium  sp. have been used to transfer genes to plants cells, there are now a large number of systems which have been identified/developed which act in a similar manner to  Agrobacterium  sp. Several non- Agrobacterium  species have recently been genetically modified to be competent for gene transfer (Chung et al., 2006; Broothaerts et al., 2005). These include  Rhizobium  sp. NGR234,  Sinorhizobium meliloti  and  Mezorhizobium loti.    
     As used herein, the terms “transfection”, “transformation” and variations thereof are generally used interchangeably. “Transfected” or “transformed” cells may have been manipulated to introduce the polynucleotide(s) of interest, or may be progeny cells derived therefrom. 
     Plants 
     The invention also provides a plant or part thereof comprising two or more exogenous polynucleotides and/or genetic modifications as described herein. The term “plant” when used as a noun refers to whole plants, whilst the term “part thereof” refers to plant organs (e.g., leaves, stems, roots, flowers, fruit), single cells (e.g., pollen), seed, seed parts such as an embryo, endosperm, scutellum or seed coat, plant tissue such as vascular tissue, plant cells and progeny of the same. As used herein, plant parts comprise plant cells. 
     As used herein, the terms “in a plant” and “in the plant” in the context of a modification to the plant means that the modification has occurred in at least one part of the plant, including where the modification has occurred throughout the plant, and does not exclude where the modification occurs in only one or more but not all parts of the plant. For example, a tissue-specific promoter is said to be expressed “in a plant”, even though it might be expressed only in certain parts of the plant. Analogously, “a transcription factor polypeptide that increases the expression of one or more glycolytic and/or fatty acid biosynthetic genes in the plant” means that the increased expression occurs in at least a part of the plant. 
     As used herein, the term “plant” is used in it broadest sense, including any organism in the Kingdom Plantae. It also includes red and brown algae as well as green algae. It includes, but is not limited to, any species of flowering plant, grass, crop or cereal (e.g., oilseed, maize, soybean), fodder or forage, fruit or vegetable plant, herb plant, woody plant or tree. It is not meant to limit a plant to any particular structure. It also refers to a unicellular plant (e.g., microalga). The term “part thereof” in reference to a plant refers to a plant cell and progeny of same, a plurality of plant cells, a structure that is present at any stage of a plant&#39;s development, or a plant tissue. Such structures include, but are not limited to, leaves, stems, flowers, fruits, nuts, roots, seed, seed coat, embryos. The term “plant tissue” includes differentiated and undifferentiated tissues of plants including those present in leaves, stems, flowers, fruits, nuts, roots, seed, for example, embryonic tissue, endosperm, dermal tissue (e.g., epidermis, periderm), vascular tissue (e.g., xylem, phloem), or ground tissue (comprising parenchyma, collenchyma, and/or sclerenchyma cells), as well as cells in culture (e.g., single cells, protoplasts, callus, embryos, etc.). Plant tissue may be in planta, in organ culture, tissue culture, or cell culture. 
     As used herein, the term “vegetative tissue” or “vegetative plant part” is any plant tissue, organ or part other than organs for sexual reproduction of plants. The organs for sexual reproduction of plants are specifically seed bearing organs, flowers, pollen, fruits and seeds. Vegetative tissues and parts include at least plant leaves, stems (including bolts and tillers but excluding the heads), tubers and roots, but excludes flowers, pollen, seed including the seed coat, embryo and endosperm, fruit including mesocarp tissue, seed-bearing pods and seed-bearing heads. In one embodiment, the vegetative part of the plant is an aerial plant part. In another or further embodiment, the vegetative plant part is a green part such as a leaf or stem. 
     A “transgenic plant” or variations thereof refers to a plant that contains a transgene not found in a wild-type plant of the same species, variety or cultivar. Transgenic plants as defined in the context of the present invention include plants and their progeny which have been genetically modified using recombinant techniques to cause production of at least one polypeptide defined herein in the desired plant or part thereof. Transgenic plant parts has a corresponding meaning. The plant and plant parts of the invention may comprise genetic modifications, for example gene mutations, and be considered as “non-transgenic” provided they lack transgenes. 
     The terms “seed” and “grain” are used interchangeably herein. “Grain” refers to mature grain such as harvested grain or grain which is still on a plant but ready for harvesting, but can also refer to grain after imbibition or germination, according to the context. Mature grain commonly has a moisture content of less than about 18%. In a preferrd embodiment, the moisture content of the grain is at a level which is generally regarded as safe for storage, preferably between 5% and 15%, between 6% and 8%, between 8% and 10%, or between 10% and 15%. “Developing seed” as used herein refers to a seed prior to maturity, typically found in the reproductive structures of the plant after fertilisation or anthesis, but can also refer to such seeds prior to maturity which are isolated from a plant. Mature seed commonly has a moisture content of less than about 12%. 
     As used herein, the term “plant storage organ” refers to a part of a plant specialized to store energy in the form of for example, proteins, carbohydrates, lipid. Examples of plant storage organs are seed, fruit, tuberous roots, and tubers. A preferred plant storage organ of the invention is seed. 
     As used herein, the term “phenotypically normal” refers to a genetically modified plant or part thereof, for example a plant such as a tragsenic plant, or a storage organ such as a seed, tuber or fruit of the invention not having a significantly reduced ability to grow and reproduce when compared to an unmodified plant or part thereof. Preferably, the biomass, growth rate, germination rate, storage organ size, seed size and/or the number of viable seeds produced is not less than 90% of that of a plant lacking said genetic modifications or exogenous polynucleotides when grown under identical conditions. This term does not encompass features of the plant which may be different to the wild-type plant but which do not effect the usefulness of the plant for commercial purposes such as, for example, a ballerina phenotype of seedling leaves. In an embodiment, the genetically modified plant or part thereof which is phenotypically normal comprises a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a silencing suppressor operably linked to a plant storage organ specific promoter and has an ability to grow or reproduce which is essentially the same as a corresponding plant or part thereof not comprising said polynucleotide. 
     Plants go through a series of growing stages from sowing of a seed, germination and emergence of a seedling, through to flowering, seed setting, physiological maturity and ultimately senescence. These stages are well known and readily defined, for example for  Sorghum  plants as follows. Taking the day the seedling first emerges above the soil as day 0, the vegetative stage of growth is defined herein as from 10 days to initiation of flowering at about 60-70 days, and physiogical maturity is reached at about 100 days, depending on the environmental conditions. The vegetative stage includes the boot leaf stage from about 45 days until the first flowering. The boot leaf is the last leaf formed on the plant, from which the panicle (head) emerges. The “boot leaf stage” is defined as from when the boot leaf has fully emerged to initiation of flowering. 
     As used herein, the term “commencement of flowering” or “initiation of flowering” with respect to a plant refers to the time that the first flower on the plant opens, or the time of onset of anthesis. 
     As used herein, the term “seed set” with respect to a seed-bearing plant refers to the time when the first seed of the plant reaches maturity. This is typically observable by the colour of the seed or its moisture content, well known in the art. 
     As used herein, the term “mature” as it relates to a plant leaf means that it has reached full size but has not begun to show signs of ageing or death such as yellowing and/or sensensce. The skilled person can readily determine whether a leaf of a particular plant can be considered as mature. 
     As used herein, the term “senescence” with respect to a whole plant refers to the final stage of plant development which follows the completion of growth, usually after the plant reaches maximum aerial biomass or height. Senescence begins when the plant aerial biomass reaches its maximum and begins to decline in amount and generally ends with death of most of the plant tissues. It is during this stage that the plant mobilises and recycles cellular components from leaves and other parts which accumulated during growth to other parts to complete its reproductive development. Senescence is a complex, regulated process which involves new or increased gene expression of some genes. Often, some plant parts are senescing while other parts of the same plant continue to grow. Therefore, with respect to a plant leaf or other green organ, the term “senescence” as used herein refers to the time when the amount of chlorophyll in the leaf or organ begins to decrease. Senescence is typically associated with dessication of the leaf or organ, mostly in the last stage of senescence. Senescence is usually observable by the change in colour of the leaf from green towards yellow and eventually to brown when fully dessicated. It is believed that cellular senescence underlies plant and organ senescence. 
     Plants provided by or contemplated for use in the practice of the present invention include both monocotyledons and dicotyledons. In preferred embodiments, the plants of the present invention are crop plants (for example, cereals and pulses, maize, wheat, potatoes, rice,  sorghum , millet, cassava, barley) or legumes such as soybean, beans or peas. The plants may be grown for production of edible roots, tubers, leaves, stems, flowers or fruit. The plants may be vegetable plants whose vegetative parts are used as food. The plants of the invention may be:  Acrocomia aculeata  (macauba palm),  Arabidopsis thaliana, Aracinis hypogaea  (peanut),  Astrocaryum murumuru  (murumuru),  Astrocaryum vulgare  (tucumã),  Attalea geraensis  (Indaiá-rateiro),  Attalea humilis  (American oil palm),  Attalea oleifera  (andaia),  Attalea phalerata  (uricuri),  Attalea speciosa  (babassu),  Avena sativa  (oats),  Beta vulgaris  (sugar beet),  Brassica  sp. such as  Brassica carinata, Brassica juncea, Brassica napobrassica, Brassica napus  (canola),  Camelina sativa  (false flax),  Cannabis sativa  (hemp),  Carthamus tinctorius  (safflower),  Caryocar brasiliense  (pequi),  Cocos nucifera  (Coconut),  Crambe abyssinica  (Abyssinian kale),  Cucumis melo  (melon),  Elaeis guineensis  (African palm),  Glycine max  (soybean),  Gossypium hirsutum  (cotton),  Helianthus  sp. such as  Helianthus annuus  (sunflower),  Hordeum vulgare  (barley),  Jatropha curcas  (physic nut),  Joannesia princeps  (arara nut-tree),  Lemna  sp. (duckweed) such as  Lemna aequinoctialis, Lemna disperma, Lemna ecuadoriensis, Lemna gibba  (swollen duckweed),  Lemna japonica, Lemna minor, Lemna minuta, Lemna obscura, Lemna paucicostata, Lemna perpusilla, Lemna tenera, Lemna trisulca, Lemna turionifera, Lemna valdiviana, Lemna yungensis, Licania rigida  (oiticica),  Linum usitatissimum  (flax),  Lupinus angustifolius  (lupin),  Mauritia flexuosa  (buriti palm),  Maximiliana maripa  (inaja palm),  Miscanthus  sp. such as  Miscanthus×giganteus  and  Miscanthus sinensis, Nicotiana  sp. (tabacco) such as  Nicotiana tabacum  or  Nicotiana benthamiana, Oenocarpus bacaba  (bacaba-do-azeite),  Oenocarpus bataua  (patauã),  Oenocarpus distichus  (bacaba-de-leque),  Oryza  sp. (rice) such as  Oryza sativa  and  Oryza glaberrima, Panicum virgatum  (switchgrass),  Paraqueiba paraensis  (mari),  Persea amencana  (avocado),  Pongamia pinnata  (Indian beech),  Populus trichocarpa, Ricinus communis  (castor),  Saccharum  sp. (sugarcane),  Sesamum indicum  (sesame),  Solanum tuberosum  (potato),  Sorghum  sp. such as  Sorghum bicolor, Sorghum vulgare, Theobroma grandiforum  (cupuassu),  Trifolium  sp.,  Trithrinax brasiliensis  (Brazilian needle palm),  Triticum  sp. (wheat) such as  Triticum aestivum, Zea mays  (corn), alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ), rye ( Secale cerale ), sweet potato ( Lopmoea batatus ), cassava ( Manihot esculenta ), coffee ( Cofea  spp.), pineapple ( Anana comosus ), citris tree ( Citrus  spp.), cocoa ( Theobroma cacao ), tea ( Camellia  senensis), banana ( Musa  spp.), avocado ( Persea americana ), fig ( Ficus casica ), guava ( Psidium guajava ), mango ( Mangifer indica ), olive ( Olea europaea ), papaya ( Carica papaya ), cashew ( Anacardium occidentale ), macadamia ( Macadamia intergrifolia ) and almond ( Prunus amygdalus ). 
     In an embodiment, the plant is not a  Nicotiana  sp. 
     Other preferred plants include C4 grasses such as, in addition to those mentioned above,  Andropogon gerardi, Bouteloua curtipendula, B. gracilis, Buchloe dactyloides, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans, Sporobolus cryptandrus;  C3 grasses such as Elymus  canadensis , the legumes  Lespedeza capitata  and  Petalostemum villosum , the forb  Aster azureus ; and woody plants such as  Quercus ellipsoidalis  and  Q. macrocarpa . Other preferred plants include C3 grasses. 
     In a preferred embodiment, the plant is an angiosperm. 
     In an embodiment, the plant is an oilseed plant, preferably an oilseed crop plant. As used herein, an “oilseed plant” is a plant species used for the commercial production of lipid from the seeds of the plant. The oilseed plant may be, for example, oil-seed rape (such as canola), maize, sunflower, safflower, soybean,  sorghum , flax (linseed) or sugar beet. Furthermore, the oilseed plant may be other Brassicas, cotton, peanut, poppy, rutabaga, mustard, castor bean, sesame, safflower,  Jatropha curcas  or nut producing plants. The plant may produce high levels of lipid in its fruit such as olive, oil palm or coconut. Horticultural plants to which the present invention may be applied are lettuce, endive, or vegetable Brassicas including cabbage, broccoli, or cauliflower. The present invention may be applied in tobacco, cucurbits, carrot, strawberry, tomato, or pepper. 
     In a preferred embodiment, the plant is a member of the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) such as alfalfa, clover, peas, lucerne, beans, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, soybeans, and peanuts, or a member of the family Poaceae such as corn,  sorghum , wheat, barley and oats. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the plant is alfalfa, clover, corn or  sorghum , each of which are particularly useful for forage or fodder for animals. 
     In a preferred embodiment, the transgenic plant is homozygous for each and every gene that has been introduced (transgene) so that its progeny do not segregate for the desired phenotype. The transgenic plant may also be heterozygous for the introduced transgene(s), preferably uniformly heterozygous for the transgene such as for example, in F1 progeny which have been grown from hybrid seed. Such plants may provide advantages such as hybrid vigour, well known in the art. 
     Transformation of Plants 
     Transgenic plants can be produced using techniques known in the art, such as those generally described in Slater et al., Plant Biotechnology—The Genetic Manipulation of Plants, Oxford University Press (2003), and Christou and Klee, Handbook of Plant Biotechnology, John Wiley and Sons (2004). 
     As used herein, the terms “stably transforming”, “stably transformed” and variations thereof refer to the integration of the polynucleotide into the genome of the cell such that they are transferred to progeny cells during cell division without the need for positively selecting for their presence. Stable transformants, or progeny thereof, can be identified by any means known in the art such as Southern blots on chromosomal DNA, or in situ hybridization of genomic DNA, enablimg their selection. 
       Agrobacterium -mediated transfer is a widely applicable system for introducing genes into plant cells because DNA can be introduced into cells in whole plant tissues, plant organs, or explants in tissue culture, for either transient expression, or for stable integration of the DNA in the plant cell genome. For example, floral-dip (in planta) methods may be used. The use of  Agrobacterium -mediated plant integrating vectors to introduce DNA into plant cells is well known in the art. The region of DNA to be transferred is defined by the border sequences, and the intervening DNA (T-DNA) is usually inserted into the plant genome. It is the method of choice because of the facile and defined nature of the gene transfer. 
     Acceleration methods that may be used include for example, microprojectile bombardment and the like. One example of a method for delivering transforming nucleic acid molecules to plant cells is microprojectile bombardment. This method has been reviewed by Yang et al., Particle Bombardment Technology for Gene Transfer, Oxford Press, Oxford, England (1994). Non-biological particles (microprojectiles) that may be coated with nucleic acids and delivered into cells, for example of immature embryos, by a propelling force. Exemplary particles include those comprised of tungsten, gold, platinum, and the like. 
     In another method, plastids can be stably transformed. Methods disclosed for plastid transformation in higher plants include particle gun delivery of DNA containing a selectable marker and targeting of the DNA to the plastid genome through homologous recombination (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,451,513, 5,545,818, 5,877,402, 5,932,479, and WO 99/05265). Other methods of cell transformation can also be used and include but are not limited to the introduction of DNA into plants by direct DNA transfer into pollen, by direct injection of DNA into reproductive organs of a plant, or by direct injection of DNA into the cells of immature embryos followed by the rehydration of desiccated embryos. 
     The regeneration, development, and cultivation of plants from single plant protoplast transformants or from various transformed explants is well known in the art (Weissbach et al., In: Methods for Plant Molecular Biology, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., (1988)). This regeneration and growth process typically includes the steps of selection of transformed cells, culturing those individualized cells through the usual stages of embryonic development through the rooted plantlet stage. Transgenic embryos and seeds are similarly regenerated. The resulting transgenic rooted shoots are thereafter planted in an appropriate plant growth medium such as soil. 
     The development or regeneration of plants containing the foreign, exogenous gene is well known in the art. Preferably, the regenerated plants are self-pollinated to provide homozygous transgenic plants. Otherwise, pollen obtained from the regenerated plants is crossed to seed-grown plants of agronomically important lines. Conversely, pollen from plants of these important lines is used to pollinate regenerated plants. A transgenic plant of the present invention containing a desired polynucleotide is cultivated using methods well known to one skilled in the art. 
     To confirm the presence of the transgenes in transgenic cells and plants, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification or Southern blot analysis can be performed using methods known to those skilled in the art. Expression products of the transgenes can be detected in any of a variety of ways, depending upon the nature of the product, and include Northern blot hybridisation, Western blot and enzyme assay. Once transgenic plants have been obtained, they may be grown to produce plant tissues or parts having the desired phenotype. The plant tissue or plant parts, may be harvested, and/or the seed collected. The seed may serve as a source for growing additional plants with tissues or parts having the desired characteristics. Preferably, the vegetative plant parts are harvested at a time when the yield of non-polar lipids are at their highest. In one embodiment, the vegetative plant parts are harvested about at the time of flowering, or after flowering has initiated. Preferably, the plant parts are harvested at about the time senescence begins, usually indicated by yellowing and drying of leaves. 
     Transgenic plants formed using  Agrobacterium  or other transformation methods typically contain a single genetic locus on one chromosome. Such transgenic plants can be referred to as being hemizygous for the added gene(s). More preferred is a transgenic plant that is homozygous for the added gene(s), that is, a transgenic plant that contains two added genes, one gene at the same locus on each chromosome of a chromosome pair. A homozygous transgenic plant can be obtained by self-fertilising a hemizygous transgenic plant, germinating some of the seed produced and analyzing the resulting plants for the gene of interest. 
     It is also to be understood that two different transgenic plants that contain two independently segregating exogenous genes or loci can also be crossed (mated) to produce offspring that contain both sets of genes or loci. Selfing of appropriate F1 progeny can produce plants that are homozygous for both of the exogenous genes or loci. Back-crossing to a parental plant and out-crossing with a non-transgenic plant are also contemplated, as is vegetative propagation. Similarly, a transgenic plant can be crossed with a second plant comprising a genetic modification such as a mutant gene and progeny containing both of the transgene and the genetic modification identified. Descriptions of other breeding methods that are commonly used for different traits and crops can be found in Fehr, In: Breeding Methods for Cultivar Development, Wilcox J. ed., American Society of Agronomy, Madison Wis. (1987). 
     Tilling 
     In one embodiment, TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes) can be used to produce plants in which endogenous genes comprise a mutation, for example genes encoding an SDP1 or TGD polypeptide, TST, a plastidial GPAT, plastidial LPAAT, phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP), or a combination of two or more thereof. In a first step, introduced mutations such as novel single base pair changes are induced in a population of plants by treating seeds (or pollen) with a chemical mutagen, and then advancing plants to a generation where mutations will be stably inherited. DNA is extracted, and seeds are stored from all members of the population to create a resource that can be accessed repeatedly over time. For a TILLING assay, heteroduplex methods using specific endonucleases can be used to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Alternatively, Next Generation Sequencing of DNA from pools of mutagenised plants can be used to identify mutants in the gene of choice. Typically, a mutation frequency of one mutant per 1000 plants in the mutagenised population is achieved. Using this approach, many thousands of plants can be screened to identify any individual with a single base change as well as small insertions or deletions (1-30 bp) in any gene or specific region of the genome. TILLING is further described in Slade and Knauf (2005), and Henikoff et al. (2004). 
     In addition to allowing efficient detection of mutations, high-throughput TILLING technology is ideal for the detection of natural polymorphisms. Therefore, interrogating an unknown homologous DNA by heteroduplexing to a known sequence reveals the number and position of polymorphic sites. Both nucleotide changes and small insertions and deletions are identified, including at least some repeat number polymorphisms. This has been called Ecotilling (Comai et al., 2004). 
     Genome Editing Using Site-Specific Nucleases 
     Genome editing uses engineered nucleases such as RNA guided DNA endonucleases or nucleases composed of sequence specific DNA binding domains fused to a non-specific DNA cleavage module. These engineered nucleases enable efficient and precise genetic modifications by inducing targeted DNA double stranded breaks that stimulate the cell&#39;s endogenous cellular DNA repair mechanisms to repair the induced break. Such mechanisms include, for example, error prone non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and homology directed repair (HDR). 
     In the presence of donor plasmid with extended homology arms, HDR can lead to the introduction of single or multiple transgenes to correct or replace existing genes. In the absence of donor plasmid, NHEJ-mediated repair yields small insertion or deletion mutations of the target that cause gene disruption. 
     Engineered nucleases useful in the methods of the present invention include zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs), transcription activator-like (TAL) effector nucleases (TALEN) and CRISPR/Cas9 type nucleases, and related nucleases. 
     Typically nuclease encoded genes are delivered into cells by plasmid DNA, viral vectors or in vitro transcribed mRNA. 
     A zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) comprises a DNA-binding domain and a DNA-cleavage domain, wherein the DNA binding domain is comprised of at least one zinc finger and is operatively linked to a DNA-cleavage domain. The zinc finger DNA-binding domain is at the N-terminus of the protein and the DNA-cleavage domain is located at the C-terminus of said protein. 
     A ZFN must have at least one zinc finger. In a preferred embodiment, a ZFN would have at least three zinc fingers in order to have sufficient specificity to be useful for targeted genetic recombination in a host cell or organism. Typically, a ZFN having more than three zinc fingers would have progressively greater specificity with each additional zinc finger. 
     The zinc finger domain can be derived from any class or type of zinc finger. In a particular embodiment, the zinc finger domain comprises the Cis 2 His 2  type of zinc finger that is very generally represented, for example, by the zinc finger transcription factors TFIIIA or Sp1. In a preferred embodiment, the zinc finger domain comprises three Cis 2 His 2  type zinc fingers. The DNA recognition and/or the binding specificity of a ZFN can be altered in order to accomplish targeted genetic recombination at any chosen site in cellular DNA. Such modification can be accomplished using known molecular biology and/or chemical synthesis techniques. (see, for example, Bibikova et al., 2002). 
     The ZFN DNA-cleavage domain is derived from a class of non-specific DNA cleavage domains, for example the DNA-cleavage domain of a Type II restriction enzyme such as Fokl (Kim et al., 1996). Other useful endonucleases may include, for example, HhaI, HindIII, Nod, BbvCI, EcoRI, BglI, and AhwI. 
     A transcription activator-like (TAL) effector nuclease (TALEN) comprises a TAL effector DNA binding domain and an endonuclease domain. 
     TAL effectors are proteins of plant pathogenic bacteria that are injected by the pathogen into the plant cell, where they travel to the nucleus and function as transcription factors to turn on specific plant genes. The primary amino acid sequence of a TAL effector dictates the nucleotide sequence to which it binds. Thus, target sites can be predicted for TAL effectors, and TAL effectors can be engineered and generated for the purpose of binding to particular nucleotide sequences. 
     Fused to the TAL effector-encoding nucleic acid sequences are sequences encoding a nuclease or a portion of a nuclease, typically a nonspecific cleavage domain from a type II restriction endonuclease such as Fokl (Kim et al., 1996). Other useful endonucleases may include, for example, HhaI, HindIII, Nod, BbvCI, EcoRI, BglI, and AhwI. The fact that some endonucleases (e.g., Fokl) only function as dimers can be capitalized upon to enhance the target specificity of the TAL effector. For example, in some cases each Fokl monomer can be fused to a TAL effector sequence that recognizes a different DNA target sequence, and only when the two recognition sites are in close proximity do the inactive monomers come together to create a functional enzyme. By requiring DNA binding to activate the nuclease, a highly site-specific restriction enzyme can be created. 
     A sequence-specific TALEN can recognize a particular sequence within a preselected target nucleotide sequence present in a cell. Thus, in some embodiments, a target nucleotide sequence can be scanned for nuclease recognition sites, and a particular nuclease can be selected based on the target sequence. In other cases, a TALEN can be engineered to target a particular cellular sequence. 
     Genome Editing Using Programmable RNA Guided DNA Endonucleases 
     Distinct from the site-specific nucleases described above, the clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas system provides an alternative to ZFNs and TALENs for inducing targeted genetic alterations, via RNA-guided DNA cleavage. 
     CRISPR systems rely on CRISPR RNA (crRNA) and transactivating chimeric RNA (tracrRNA) for sequence-specific cleavage of DNA. Three types of CRISPR/Cas systems exist: in type II systems, Cas9 serves as an RNA-guided DNA endonuclease that cleaves DNA upon crRNA-tracrRNA target recognition. CRISPR RNA base pairs with tracrRNA to form a two-RNA structure that guides the Cas9 endonuclease to complementary DNA sites for cleavage. 
     The CRISPR system can be portable to plant cells by co-delivery of plasmids expressing the Cas endonuclease and the necessary crRNA components. The Cas endonuclease may be converted into a nickase to provide additional control over the mechanism of DNA repair (Cong et al., 2013). 
     CRISPRs are typically short partially palindromic sequences of 24-40 bp containing inner and terminal inverted repeats of up to 11 bp. Although isolated elements have been detected, they are generally arranged in clusters (up to about 20 or more per genome) of repeated units spaced by unique intervening 20-58 bp sequences. CRISPRs are generally homogenous within a given genome with most of them being identical. However, there are examples of heterogeneity in, for example, the Archaea (Mojica et al., 2000). 
     Feedstuffs 
     The present invention includes compositions which can be used as feedstuffs. For purposes of the present invention, “feedstuffs” include any food or preparation for animal (including human) consumption and which serves to nourish or build up tissues or supply energy, and/or to maintain, restore or support adequate nutritional status or metabolic function. Feedstuffs of the invention include nutritional compositions for babies and/or young children. 
     As used herein, the term “animal” refers to any eukaryotic organism capable of ingesting plant derived material. In an embodiment, the animal is a ruminant animal (cattle, sheep, goats etc). Alternatively, the animal is a non-ruminant animal. In one embodiment, the animal is a mammal. In an embodiment, the animal is a human. In an embodiment, the animal is a livestock animal such, but not limited to, as cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, horses, poultry such as chickens and the like. In an embodiment, the cattle are diary cattle or beef cattle. In another embodiment, the animal is a fish, for instance fish bred using aquaculture including, but not limited to, salmon, trout, carp, bass, bream, turbot, sole, milkfish, grey mullet, grouper, flounder, sea bass, cod, haddock, Japanese flounder, catfish, char, whitefish, sturgeon, tench, roach, pike, pike-perch, yellowtail, tilapia, eel or tropical fish (such as the fresh, brackish, and salt water tropical fish). The animal may be a crustacean such as, but not limited to, krill, clams, shrimp (including prawns), crab, and lobster. 
     Feedstuffs of the invention may comprise for example, a plant or part thereof such as a vegetative plant part of the invention along with a suitable carrier(s). The term “carrier” is used in its broadest sense to encompass any component which may or may not have nutritional value. As the person skilled in the art will appreciate, the carrier must be suitable for use (or used in a sufficiently low concentration) in a feedstuff, such that it does not have deleterious effect on an organism which consumes the feedstuff. Feedstuffs may comprise plant parts which have been harvested and subsequently processed or treated, for example, by chopping, cutting, drying, pressing or pelleting the plant parts, into a form that is suitable for consumption by the animal, or altered by processes such as drying or fermentation to produce hay or silage. The feedstuff of the present invention comprises a lipid and/or protein produced directly or indirectly by use of the methods, plants or parts thereof disclosed herein. The composition may either be in a solid or liquid form. Additionally, the composition may include edible macronutrients, vitamins, and/or minerals in amounts desired for a particular use. The amounts of these ingredients will vary depending on whether the composition is intended for use with normal individuals or for use with individuals having specialized needs such as individuals suffering from metabolic disorders and the like. 
     Examples of suitable carriers with nutritional value include, but are not limited to, macronutrients such as edible fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Examples of such edible fats include, but are not limited to, coconut oil, borage oil, fungal oil, black current oil, soy oil, and mono- and di-glycerides. Examples of such carbohydrates include, but are not limited to, glucose, edible lactose, and hydrolyzed starch. Additionally, examples of proteins which may be utilized in the nutritional composition of the invention include, but are not limited to, soy proteins, electrodialysed whey, electrodialysed skim milk, milk whey, or the hydrolysates of these proteins. 
     With respect to vitamins and minerals, the following may be added to the feedstuff compositions of the present invention, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, manganese, iron, copper, zinc, selenium, iodine, and vitamins A, E, D, C, and the B complex. Other such vitamins and minerals may also be added. 
     A feedstuff composition of the present invention may also be added to food even when supplementation of the diet is not required. For example, the composition may be added to food of any type, including, but not limited to, margarine, butter, cheeses, milk, yogurt, chocolate, candy, snacks, salad oils, cooking oils, cooking fats, meats, fish and beverages. 
     Additionally, material produced in accordance with the present invention may also be used as animal food supplements to alter an animal&#39;s tissue or milk fatty acid composition to one more desirable for human or animal consumption, or to reduce methane production in ruminant animals. Furthermore, feedstuffs of the invention can be used in aquaculture to increase the levels of fatty acids and nutrition in fish for human or animal consumption. 
     Preferred feedstuffs of the invention are the plants, seed and other plant parts such as leaves, fruits and stems which may be used directly as food or feed for humans or other animals. For example, animals may graze directly on such plants grown in the field, or be fed more measured amounts in controlled feeding. The invention includes the use of such plants and plant parts as feed for increasing the polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in humans and other animals. 
     For consumption by non-human animals the feedstuff may be in any suitable form for such as, but not limited to, silage, hay or pasture growing in a field. In an embodiment, the feedstuff for non-human consumption is a leguminous plant, or part thereof, which is a member of the family Fabaceae family (or Leguminosae) such as alfalfa, clover, peas, lucerne, beans, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, soybeans, and peanuts. 
     In embodiment, the animal is in a feedlot and/or a shed. 
     In an embodiment, the plant or fraction thereof comprises at least about 5%, at least about 10%, at least about 50%, at least about 75%, at least about 90% or all of the feedstuff. 
     Silage 
     As used herein, “silage” is a relatively high-moisture fodder which has been produced and stored in a process called ensilage and which is typically fed to cattle, sheep or other ruminants. During the storage time, carbohydrates, lipids and proteins in the plant material ferment, producing organic acids, or are broken down oxidatively, or both. The plant material upon harvest and the post-fermentation plant materials are both included in silage as the term is used herein. Silage is typically made from grass crops such as maize,  sorghum , oats or other cereals, or from mixed pasture grasses and legumes such as alfalfa or clover, using the green, above-ground parts of the plants. Silage is made either by placing cut vegetation (usually the whole above-ground plant biomass which can include reproductive tissues) in a pit or silo or other means for storage, and compressing it down so as to leave as little air as possible with the plant material. Oxygen is excluded to some extent by covering it with a plastic sheet or by wrapping the plant material tightly within plastic film (baling) to reduce air inflow. Silage is made from plant material with a suitable moisture content, generally about 50% to 60% of the fresh weight, depending on the means of storage and the degree of compression used and the amount of water that will be lost in storage, but not exceeding 75%. For  sorghum  and corn, harvest begins when the whole-plant moisture is at a suitable level, ideally a few days before it is ripe. For pasture-type crops, the plants are mowed and allowed to wilt for a day or so until the moisture content drops to a suitable level. Ideally the crop is mowed when in full flower and deposited in the pit or silo on the day of its cutting. At harvesting, or after, the plant material is shredded or chopped by the harvester into pieces typically about 1-5 cm long. The plant material may be placed in large heaps on the ground and compressed to reduce the amount of air, then covered with plastic, or into a silo. Alternatively, the plant material may be baled in plastic wrapping to exclude air, which typically requires a lower moisture content of about 30-40%, but still too damp to be stored as dry hay. 
     The cut or chopped, stored plant material undergoes mostly anaerobic fermentation, which starts about 48 hours after the pit or silo is filled. The fermentation process converts sugars and other carbohydrates such as hemicellulose to organic acids, mostly acetic, propionic, lactic and butyric acids. Fermentation starts after the trapped oxygen is consumed and is essentially complete after about two weeks of storage, or may continue for longer periods. When the plant material is closely packed, the supply of oxygen is limited and the fermentation results in the decomposition of the carbohydrates, some lipids and proteins in the material into the organic acids. This product is named sour silage. If, on the other hand, the fodder is more loosely packed, the main reaction is oxidation which proceeds more rapidly and the temperature rises. If the mass is compressed when the temperature is 60-75 C, the reaction ceases and sweet silage results. Fermentation may be aided by inoculation with specific microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria to speed fermentation or improve the resulting silage, e.g. with  Lactobacillus plantarum.    
     Bulk silage is commonly fed to dairy cattle, while baled silage tends to be used for beef cattle, sheep and horses. The advantages of silage as animal feed are several. During fermentation, the silage bacteria act on the cellulose and other carbohydrates in the forage to produce the organic fatty acids, thereby lowering the pH. This inhibits competing bacteria that might cause spoilage and the organic acids thereby act as natural preservatives, improve digestibility and palatability. This preservative action is particularly important during winter in temperate regions, when green forage is unavailable. 
     Silage can be produced using techniques known in the art such as those described in CN 101940272 CN 103461658 CN 101946853, CN 101946853, CN 104381743, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,875,304 and 6,224,916. Pellets for animal feed can be produced using techniques known in the art such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,035,920, 3,573,924 and 5,871,802. 
     Plant Biomass 
     An increase in the total lipid content of plant biomass equates to greater energy content, making its use as a feed or forage or in the production of biofuel more economical. 
     The main components of naturally occurring plant biomass are carbohydrates (approximately 75%, dry weight) and lignin (approximately 25%), which can vary with plant type. The carbohydrates are mainly cellulose or hemicellulose fibers, which impart strength to the plant structure, and lignin, which holds the fibers together. Plant biomass typically has a low energy density as a result of both its physical form and moisture content. This also makes it inconvenient and inefficient for storage and transport without some kind of pre-processing. There are a range of processes available to convert it into a more convenient form including: 1) physical pre-processing (for example, grinding) or 2) conversion by thermal (for example, combustion, gasification, pyrolysis) or chemical (for example, anaerobic digestion, fermentation, composting, transesterification) processes. In this way, the biomass is converted into what can be described as a biomass fuel. 
     Combustion 
     Combustion is the process by which flammable materials are allowed to burn in the presence of air or oxygen with the release of heat. The basic process is oxidation. Combustion is the simplest method by which biomass can be used for energy, and has been used to provide heat. This heat can itself be used in a number of ways: 1) space heating, 2) water (or other fluid) heating for central or district heating or process heat, 3) steam raising for electricity generation or motive force. When the flammable fuel material is a form of biomass the oxidation is of predominantly the carbon (C) and hydrogen (H) in the cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and other molecules present to form carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and water (H 2 O). The plants of the invention provide improved fuel for combustion by virtue of the increased lipid content. 
     Gasification 
     Gasification is a partial oxidation process whereby a carbon source such as plant biomass, is broken down into carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (14 2 ), plus carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and possibly hydrocarbon molecules such as methane (CH 4 ). If the gasification takes place at a relatively low temperature, such as 700° C. to 1000° C., the product gas will have a relatively high level of hydrocarbons compared to high temperature gasification. As a result it may be used directly, to be burned for heat or electricity generation via a steam turbine or, with suitable gas clean up, to run an internal combustion engine for electricity generation. The combustion chamber for a simple boiler may be close coupled with the gasifier, or the producer gas may be cleaned of longer chain hydrocarbons (tars), transported, stored and burned remotely. A gasification system may be closely integrated with a combined cycle gas turbine for electricity generation (IGCC—integrated gasification combined cycle). Higher temperature gasification (1200° C. to 1600° C.) leads to few hydrocarbons in the product gas, and a higher proportion of CO and H 2 . This is known as synthesis gas (syngas or biosyngas) as it can be used to synthesize longer chain hydrocarbons using techniques such as Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis. If the ratio of H 2  to CO is correct (2:1) FT synthesis can be used to convert syngas into high quality synthetic diesel biofuel which is compatible with conventional fossil diesel and diesel engines. 
     Pyrolysis 
     As used herein, the term “pyrolysis” means a process that uses slow heating in the absence of oxygen to produce gaseous, oil and char products from biomass. Pyrolysis is a thermal or thermo-chemical conversion of lipid-based, particularly triglyceride-based, materials. The products of pyrolysis include gas, liquid and a sold char, with the proportions of each depending upon the parameters of the process. Lower temperatures (around 400° C.) tend to produce more solid char (slow pyrolysis), whereas somewhat higher temperatures (around 500° C.) produce a much higher proportion of liquid (bio-oil), provided the vapour residence time is kept down to around is or less. Temperatures of about 275° C. to about 375° C. can be used to produce liquid bio-oil having a higher proportion of longer chain hydrocarbons. Pyrolysis involves direct thermal cracking of the lipids or a combination of thermal and catalytic cracking. At temperatures of about 400-500° C., cracking occurs, producing short chain hydrocarbons such as alkanes, alkenes, alkadienes, aromatics, olefins and carboxylic acid, as well as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. 
     Four main catalyst types can be used including transition metal catalysts, molecular sieve type catalysts, activated alumina and sodium carbonate (Maher et al., 2007). Examples are given in U.S. Pat. No. 4,102,938. Alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) activated by acid is an effective catalyst (U.S. Pat. No. 5,233,109). Molecular sieve catalysts are porous, highly crystalline structures that exhibit size selectivity, so that molecules of only certain sizes can pass through. These include zeolite catalysts such as ZSM-5 or HZSM-5 which are crystalline materials comprising A10 4  and SiO 4  and other silica-alumina catalysts. The activity and selectivity of these catalysts depends on the acidity, pore size and pore shape, and typically operate at 300-500° C. Transition metal catalysts are described for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,992,605. Sodium carbonate catalyst has been used in the pyrolysis of oils (Dandik and Aksoy, 1998). 
     As used herein, “hydrothermal processing”, “HTP”, also referred to as “thermal depolymerisation” is a form of pyrolysis which reacts the plant-derived matter, specifically the carbon-containing material in the plant-derived matter, with hydrogen to produce a bio-oil product comprised predominantly of paraffinic hydrocarbons along with other gases and solids. A significant advantage of HTP is that the vegetative plant material does not need to be dried before forming the composition for the conversion reaction, although the vegetative plant material can be dried beforehand to aid in transport or storage of the biomass. The biomass can be used directly as harvested from the field. The reactor is any vessel which can withstand the high temperature and pressure used and is resistant to corrosion. The solvent used in the HTP includes water or is entirely water, or may include some hydrocarbon compounds in the form of an oil. Generally, the solvent in HTP lacks added alcohols. The conversion reaction may occur in an oxidative, reductive or inert environment. “Oxidative” as used herein means in the presence of air, “reductive” means in the presence of a reducing agent, typically hydrogen gas or methane, for example 10-15% H 2  with the remainder of the gas being N 2 , and “inert” means in the presence of an inert gas such as nitrogen or argon. The conversion reaction is preferably carried out under reductive conditions. The carbon-containing materials that are converted include cellulose, hemi-cellulose, lignin and proteins as well as lipids. The process uses a conversion temperature of between 270° C. and 400° C. and a pressure of between 70 and 350 bar, typically 300° C. to 350° C. and a pressure between 100-170 bar. As a result of the process, organic vapours, pyrolysis gases and charcoal are produced. The organic vapours are condensed to produce the bio-oil. Recovery of the bio-oil may be achieved by cooling the reactor and reducing the pressure to atmospheric pressure, which allows bio-oil (organic) and water phases to develop and the bio-oil to be removed from the reactor. 
     The yield of the recovered bio-oil is calculated as a percentage of the dry weight of the input biomass on a dry weight basis. It is calculated according to the formula: weight of bio-oil×100/dry weight of the vegetative plant parts. The weight of the bio-oil does not include the weight of any water or solids which may be present in a bio-oil mixture, which are readily removed by filtration or other known methods. 
     The bio-oil may then be separated into fractions by fractional distillation, with or without additional refining processes. Typically, the fractions that condense at these temperatures are termed: about 370° C., fuel oil; about 300° C., diesel oil; about 200° C., kerosene; about 150° C., gasoline (petrol). Heavier fractions may be cracked into lighter, more desirable fractions, well known in the art. Diesel fuel typically is comprised of C13-C22 hydrocarbon compounds. 
     Transesterification 
     “Transesterification” as used herein is the conversion of lipids, principally triacylglycerols, into fatty acid methyl esters or ethyl esters by reaction with short chain alcohols such as methanol or ethanol, in the presence of a catalyst such as alkali or acid. Methanol is used more commonly due to low cost and availability, but ethanol, propanol or butanol or mixtures of the alcohols can also be used. The catalysts may be homogeneous catalysts, heterogeneous catalysts or enzymatic catalysts. Homogeneous catalysts include ferric sulphate followed by KOH. Heterogeneous catalysts include CaO, K 3 PO 4 , and WO 3 /ZrO 2 . Enzymatic catalysts include Novozyme 435 produced from  Candida antarctica.    
     Transesterification can be carried out on extracted oil, or preferably directly in situ in the vegetative plant material. The vegetative plant parts may be dried and milled prior to being used to prepare the composition for the conversion reaction, but does not need to be. The advantage of direct conversion to fatty acid esters, preferably FAME, is that the conversion can use lower temperatures and pressures and still provide good yields of the product, for example, comprising at least 50% FAME by weight. The yield of recovered bio-oil by transesterification is calculated as for the HTP process. 
     Production of Non-Polar Lipids 
     Techniques that are routinely practiced in the art can be used to extract, process, purify and analyze the lipids such as the TAG produced by plants or parts thereof of the instant invention. Such techniques are described and explained throughout the literature in sources such as, Fereidoon Shahidi, Current Protocols in Food Analytical Chemistry, John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc. (2001) D1.1.1-D1.1.11, and Perez-Vich et al. (1998). 
     Production of Oil from Vegetative Plant Parts or Seed 
     Typically, vegetative plant parts or plant seeds are cooked, pressed, and/or extracted to produce crude vegetative oil or seedoil, which is then degummed, refined, bleached, and deodorized. Generally, techniques for crushing seed are known in the art. For example, oilseeds can be tempered by spraying them with water to raise the moisture content to, for example, 8.5%, and flaked using a smooth roller with a gap setting of 0.23 to 0.27 mm. Depending on the type of seed, water may not be added prior to crushing. Application of heat deactivates enzymes, facilitates further cell rupturing, coalesces the lipid droplets, and agglomerates protein particles, all of which facilitate the extraction process. Vegetative plant parts can be similarly treated, depending on the moisture content. 
     In an embodiment, the majority of the vegetative oil or seedoil is released by passage through a screw press. Cakes (vegetative plant meal, seedmeal) expelled from the screw press may then be solvent extracted for example, with hexane, using a heat traced column, or not be solvent treated, in which case it may be more suitable as animal feed. Alternatively, crude vegetative oil or seedoil produced by the pressing operation can be passed through a settling tank with a slotted wire drainage top to remove the solids that are expressed with the vegetative oil or seedoil during the pressing operation. The clarified vegetative oil or seedoil can be passed through a plate and frame filter to remove any remaining fine solid particles. Once the solvent is stripped from the crude oil, the pressed and extracted portions are combined and subjected to normal lipid processing procedures (i.e., degumming, caustic refining, bleaching, and deodorization). 
     Extraction of the lipid from vegetative plant parts of the invention uses analogous methods to those known in the art for seedoil extraction. One way is physical extraction, which often does not use solvent extraction. Expeller pressed extraction is a common type, as are the screw press and ram press extraction methods. Mechanical extraction is typically less efficient than solvent extraction where an organic solvent (e.g., hexane) is mixed with at least the plant biomass, preferably after the biomass is dried and ground. The solvent dissolves the lipid in the biomass, which solution is then separated from the biomass by mechanical action (e.g., with the pressing processes above). This separation step can also be performed by filtration (e.g., with a filter press or similar device) or centrifugation etc. The organic solvent can then be separated from the non-polar lipid (e.g., by distillation). This second separation step yields non-polar lipid from the plant and can yield a re-usable solvent if one employs conventional vapor recovery. In an embodiment, the oil and/or protein content of the plant part or seed is analysed by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy as described in Hom et al. (2007) prior to extraction. 
     If the vegetative plant parts are not to be used immediately to extract the lipid it is preferably processed to ensure the lipid content is retained as much as possible (see, for example, Christie, 1993), such as by drying the vegetative plant parts. 
     Degumming 
     Degumming is an early step in the refining of oils and its primary purpose is the removal of most of the phospholipids from the oil, which may be present as approximately 1-2% of the total extracted lipid. Addition of −2% of water, typically containing phosphoric acid, at 70-80° C. to the crude oil results in the separation of most of the phospholipids accompanied by trace metals and pigments. The insoluble material that is removed is mainly a mixture of phospholipids and triacylglycerols and is also known as lecithin. Degumming can be performed by addition of concentrated phosphoric acid to the crude oil to convert non-hydratable phosphatides to a hydratable form, and to chelate minor metals that are present. Gum is separated from the oil by centrifugation. The oil can be refined by addition of a sufficient amount of a sodium hydroxide solution to titrate all of the fatty acids and removing the soaps thus formed. 
     Alkali Refining 
     Alkali refining is one of the refining processes for treating crude oil, sometimes also referred to as neutralization. It usually follows degumming and precedes bleaching. Following degumming, the oil can treated by the addition of a sufficient amount of an alkali solution to titrate all of the fatty acids and phosphoric acids, and removing the soaps thus formed. Suitable alkaline materials include sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium carbonate and ammonium hydroxide. This process is typically carried out at room temperature and removes the free fatty acid fraction. Soap is removed by centrifugation or by extraction into a solvent for the soap, and the neutralised oil is washed with water. If required, any excess alkali in the oil may be neutralized with a suitable acid such as hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid. 
     Bleaching 
     Bleaching is a refining process in which oils are heated at 90-120° C. for 10-30 minutes in the presence of a bleaching earth (0.2-2.0%) and in the absence of oxygen by operating with nitrogen or steam or in a vacuum. This step in oil processing is designed to remove unwanted pigments (carotenoids, chlorophyll, gossypol etc), and the process also removes oxidation products, trace metals, sulphur compounds and traces of soap. 
     Deodorization 
     Deodorization is a treatment of oils and fats at a high temperature (200-260° C.) and low pressure (0.1-1 mm Hg). This is typically achieved by introducing steam into the oil at a rate of about 0.1 ml/minute/100 ml of oil. Deodorization can be performed by heating the oil to 260° C. under vacuum, and slowly introducing steam into the oil at a rate of about 0.1 ml/minute/100 ml of oil. After about 30 minutes of sparging, the oil is allowed to cool under vacuum. The oil is typically transferred to a glass container and flushed with argon before being stored under refrigeration. If the amount of oil is limited, the oil can be placed under vacuum for example, in a Parr reactor and heated to 260° C. for the same length of time that it would have been deodorized. This treatment improves the colour of the oil and removes a majority of the volatile substances or odorous compounds including any remaining free fatty acids, monoacylglycerols and oxidation products. 
     Winterisation 
     Winterization is a process sometimes used in commercial production of oils for the separation of oils and fats into solid (stearin) and liquid (olein) fractions by crystallization at sub-ambient temperatures. It was applied originally to cottonseed oil to produce a solid-free product. It is typically used to decrease the saturated fatty acid content of oils. 
     Algae 
     Algae can produce 10 to 100 times as much mass as terrestrial plants in a year and can be cultured in open-ponds (such as raceway-type ponds and lakes) or in photobioreactors. The most common oil-producing algae can generally include the diatoms (bacillariophytes), green algae (chlorophytes), blue-green algae (cyanophytes), and golden-brown algae (chrysophytes). In addition a fifth group known as haptophytes may be used. Groups include brown algae and heterokonts. Specific non-limiting examples algae include the Classes: Chlorophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, Prymnesiophyceae, Bacillariophyceae. Bacillariophytes capable of oil production include the genera Amphipleura, Amphora, Chaetoceros, Cyclotella, Cymbella, Fragilaria, Hantzschia, Navicula,  Nitzschia, Phaeodactylum , and  Thalassiosira . Specific non-limiting examples of chlorophytes capable of oil production include Ankistrodesmus,  Botryococcus, Chlorella, Chlorococcum, Dunaliella , Monoraphidium, Oocystis,  Scenedesmus , and  Tetraselmis . In one aspect, the chlorophytes can be  Chlorella  or  Dunaliella . Specific non-limiting examples of cyanophytes capable of oil production include Oscillatoria and Synechococcus. A specific example of chrysophytes capable of oil production includes Boekelovia. Specific non-limiting examples of haptophytes include Isochysis and Pleurochysis. 
     Specific algae useful in the present invention include, for example,  Chlamydomonas  sp. such as  Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Dunaliella  sp. such as  Dunaliella salina, Dunaliella tertiolecta, D. acidophila, D. Lateralis. D.martima. D. parva, D. polmorpha, D. primolecta, D. pseudosalina, D. quartolecta. D. viridis, Haematococcus  sp.,  Chlorella  sp. such as  Chlorella vulgaris, Chlorella sorokiniana  or  Chlorella  protothecoides, Thraustochytrium sp., Schizochytrium sp., Volvox sp,  Nannochloropsis  sp.,  Botryococcus braunii  which can contain over 60 wt % lipid,  Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Thalassiosira pseudonana, Isochrysis  sp.,  Pavlova  sp., Chlorococcum sp, Elhpsoidion sp.,  Neochloris  sp.,  Scenedesmus  sp. 
     Algae of the invention can be harvested using microscreens, by centrifugation, by flocculation (using for example, chitosan, alum and ferric chloride) and by froth flotation. Interrupting the carbon dioxide supply can cause algae to flocculate on its own, which is called “autoflocculation”. In froth flotation, the cultivator aerates the water into a froth, and then skims the algae from the top. Ultrasound and other harvesting methods are currently under development. 
     Lipid may be extracted from the algae by mechanical crushing. When algal mass is dried it retains its lipid content, which can then be “pressed” out with an oil press. Osmotic shock may also be used to release cellular components such as lipid from algae, and ultrasonic extraction can accelerate extraction processes. Chemical solvents (for example, hexane, benzene, petroleum ether) are often used in the extraction of lipids from algae. Enzymatic extraction using enzymes to degrade the cell walls may also be used to extract lipids from algae. Supercritical CO 2  can also be used as a solvent. In this method, CO 2  is liquefied under pressure and heated to the point that it becomes supercritical (having properties of both a liquid and a gas), allowing it to act as a solvent. 
     Uses of Plant Lipids 
     The lipids produced by the methods described have a variety of uses. In some embodiments, the lipids are used as food oils. In other embodiments, the lipids are refined and used as lubricants or for other industrial uses such as the synthesis of plastics. In some preferred embodiments, the lipids are refined to produce biodiesel. Biodiesel can be made from oils derived from the plants, algae and fungi of the invention. Use of plant triacylglycerols for the production of biofuel is reviewed in Durrett et al. (2008). The resulting fuel is commonly referred to as biodiesel and has a dynamic viscosity range from 1.9 to 6.0 mm 2 s −1  (ASTM D6751). Bioalcohol may produced from the fermentation of sugars or the biomass other than the lipid left over after lipid extraction. General methods for the production of biofuel can be found in, for example, Maher and Bressler (2007), Greenwell et al. (2010), Karmakar et al. (2010), Alonso et al. (2010), Liu et al. (2010a). Gong and Jiang (2011), Endalew et al. (2011) and Semwal et al. (2011). 
     The present invention provides methods for increasing oil content in vegetative tissues. Plants of the present invention have increased energy content of leaves and/or stems such that the whole above-ground plant parts may be harvested and used to produce biofuel. Furthermore, the level of oleic acid is increased significantly while the polyunsaturated fatty acid alpha linolenic acid (ALA) was reduced. The plants, algae and fungi of the present invention thereby reduce the production costs of biofuel. 
     Biodiesel 
     The production of biodiesel, or alkyl esters, is well known. There are three basic routes to ester production from lipids: 1) Base catalysed transesterification of the lipid with alcohol; 2) Direct acid catalysed esterification of the lipid with methanol; and 3) Conversion of the lipid to fatty acids, and then to alkyl esters with acid catalysis. Any method for preparing fatty acid alkyl esters and glyceryl ethers (in which one, two or three of the hydroxy groups on glycerol are etherified) can be used. For example, fatty acids can be prepared, for example, by hydrolyzing or saponifying TAG with acid or base catalysts, respectively, or using an enzyme such as a lipase or an esterase. Fatty acid alkyl esters can be prepared by reacting a fatty acid with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst. Fatty acid alkyl esters can also be prepared by reacting TAG with an alcohol in the presence of an acid or base catalyst. Glycerol ethers can be prepared, for example, by reacting glycerol with an alkyl halide in the presence of base, or with an olefin or alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst. The alkyl esters can be directly blended with diesel fuel, or washed with water or other aqueous solutions to remove various impurities, including the catalysts, before blending. 
     Aviation Fuel 
     For improved performance of biofuels, thermal and catalytic chemical bond-breaking (cracking) technologies have been developed that enable converting bio-oils into bio-based alternatives to petroleum-derived diesel fuel and other fuels, such as jet fuel. 
     The use of medium chain fatty acid source, such produced by a cell of the invention, a plant or part thereof of the invention, a seed of of the invention, or a transgenic version of any one thereof, precludes the need for high-energy fatty acid chain cracking to achieve the shorter molecules needed for jet fuels and other fuels with low-temperature flow requirements. This method comprises cleaving one or more medium chain fatty acid groups from the glycerides to form glycerol and one or more free fatty acids. In addition, the method comprises separating the one or more medium chain fatty acids from the glycerol, and decarboxylating the one or more medium chain fatty acids to form one or more hydrocarbons for the production of the jet fuel. 
     Compositions 
     The present invention also encompasses compositions, particularly pharmaceutical compositions, comprising one or more plants, plant parts, lipids, proteins, nitrogen containing molecules, or carbon containing molecules, produced using the methods of the invention. 
     A pharmaceutical composition may additionally comprise an active ingredient and a standard, well-known, non-toxic pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle such as phosphate-buffered saline, water, ethanol, polyols, vegetable oils, a wetting agent, or an emulsion such as a water/oil emulsion. The composition may be in either a liquid or solid form. For example, the composition may be in the form of a tablet, capsule, ingestible liquid, powder, topical ointment or cream. Proper fluidity can be maintained for example, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersions and by the use of surfactants. It may also be desirable to include isotonic agents for example, sugars, sodium chloride, and the like. Besides such inert diluents, the composition can also include adjuvants such as wetting agents, emulsifying and suspending agents, sweetening agents, flavoring agents and perfuming agents. 
     A typical dosage of a particular fatty acid is from 0.1 mg to 20 g, taken from one to five times per day (up to 100 g daily) and is preferably in the range of from about 10 mg to about 1, 2, 5, or 10 g daily (taken in one or multiple doses). As known in the art, a minimum of about 300 mg/day of fatty acid, especially polyunsaturated fatty acid, is desirable. However, it will be appreciated that any amount of fatty acid will be beneficial to the subject. 
     Possible routes of administration of the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention include for example, enteral and parenteral. For example, a liquid preparation may be administered orally. Additionally, a homogenous mixture can be completely dispersed in water, admixed under sterile conditions with physiologically acceptable diluents, preservatives, buffers or propellants to form a spray or inhalant. 
     The dosage of the composition to be administered to the subject may be determined by one of ordinary skill in the art and depends upon various factors such as weight, age, overall health, past history, immune status, etc., of the subject. 
     Additionally, the compositions of the present invention may be utilized for cosmetic purposes. The compositions may be added to pre-existing cosmetic compositions, such that a mixture is formed, or a fatty acid produced according to the invention may be used as the sole “active” ingredient in a cosmetic composition. 
     Polypeptides 
     The terms “polypeptide” and “protein” are generally used interchangeably herein. 
     A polypeptide or class of polypeptides may be defined by the extent of identity (% identity) of its amino acid sequence to a reference amino acid sequence, or by having a greater % identity to one reference amino acid sequence than to another. The % identity of a polypeptide to a reference amino acid sequence is typically determined by GAP analysis (Needleman and Wunsch, 1970; GCG program) with parameters of a gap creation penalty=5, and a gap extension penalty=0.3. The query sequence is at least 100 amino acids in length and the GAP analysis aligns the two sequences over a region of at least 100 amino acids. Even more preferably, the query sequence is at least 250 amino acids in length and the GAP analysis aligns the two sequences over a region of at least 250 amino acids. Even more preferably, the GAP analysis aligns two sequences over their entire length, and the extent of identity is determined over the full length of the reference sequence. The polypeptide or class of polypeptides may have the same enzymatic activity as, or a different activity than, or lack the activity of, the reference polypeptide. Preferably, the polypeptide has an enzymatic activity of at least 10% of the activity of the reference polypeptide. 
     As used herein a “biologically active fragment” is a portion of a polypeptide of the invention which maintains a defined activity of a full-length reference polypeptide for example, DGAT activity. Biologically active fragments as used herein exclude the full-length polypeptide. Biologically active fragments can be any size portion as long as they maintain the defined activity. Preferably, the biologically active fragment maintains at least 10% of the activity of the full length polypeptide. 
     With regard to a defined polypeptide or enzyme, it will be appreciated that % identity figures higher than those provided herein will encompass preferred embodiments. Thus, where applicable, in light of the minimum % identity figures, it is preferred that the polypeptide/enzyme comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 60%, more preferably at least 65%, more preferably at least 70%, more preferably at least 75%, more preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90%, more preferably at least 91%, more preferably at least 92%, more preferably at least 93%, more preferably at least 94%, more preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 96%, more preferably at least 97%, more preferably at least 98%, more preferably at least 99%, more preferably at least 99.1%, more preferably at least 99.2%, more preferably at least 99.3%, more preferably at least 99.4%, more preferably at least 99.5%, more preferably at least 99.6%, more preferably at least 99.7%, more preferably at least 99.8%, and even more preferably at least 99.9% identical to the relevant nominated SEQ ID NO. 
     Amino acid sequence mutants of the polypeptides defined herein can be prepared by introducing appropriate nucleotide changes into a nucleic acid defined herein, or by in vitro synthesis of the desired polypeptide. Such mutants include for example, deletions, insertions, or substitutions of residues within the amino acid sequence. A combination of deletions, insertions and substitutions can be made to arrive at the final construct, provided that the final polypeptide product possesses the desired characteristics. 
     Mutant (altered) polypeptides can be prepared using any technique known in the art, for example, using directed evolution or rathional design strategies (see below). Products derived from mutated/altered DNA can readily be screened using techniques described herein to determine if they possess transcription factor, fatty acid acyltransferase or OBC activities. 
     In designing amino acid sequence mutants, the location of the mutation site and the nature of the mutation will depend on characteristic(s) to be modified. The sites for mutation can be modified individually or in series for example, by (1) substituting first with conservative amino acid choices and then with more radical selections depending upon the results achieved, (2) deleting the target residue, or (3) inserting other residues adjacent to the located site. 
     Amino acid sequence deletions generally range from about 1 to 15 residues, more preferably about 1 to 10 residues and typically about 1 to 5 contiguous residues. 
     Substitution mutants have at least one amino acid residue in the polypeptide removed and a different residue inserted in its place. The sites of greatest interest for substitutional mutagenesis to inactivate enzymes include sites identified as the active site(s). Other sites of interest are those in which particular residues obtained from various strains or species are identical. These positions may be important for biological activity. These sites, especially those falling within a sequence of at least three other identically conserved sites, are preferably substituted in a relatively conservative manner. Such conservative substitutions are shown in Table 1 under the heading of “exemplary substitutions”. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Exemplary substitutions. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Original 
                 Exemplary 
               
               
                   
                 Residue 
                 Substitutions 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Ala (A) 
                 val; leu; ile; gly 
               
               
                   
                 Arg (R) 
                 lys 
               
               
                   
                 Asn (N) 
                 gln; his 
               
               
                   
                 Asp (D) 
                 glu 
               
               
                   
                 Cys (C) 
                 ser 
               
               
                   
                 Gln (Q) 
                 asn; his 
               
               
                   
                 Glu (E) 
                 asp 
               
               
                   
                 Gly (G) 
                 pro, ala 
               
               
                   
                 His (H) 
                 asn; gln 
               
               
                   
                 Ile (I) 
                 leu; val; ala 
               
               
                   
                 Leu (L) 
                 ile; val; met; ala; phe 
               
               
                   
                 Lys (K) 
                 arg 
               
               
                   
                 Met (M) 
                 leu; phe 
               
               
                   
                 Phe (F) 
                 leu; val; ala 
               
               
                   
                 Pro (P) 
                 gly 
               
               
                   
                 Ser (S) 
                 thr 
               
               
                   
                 Thr (T) 
                 ser 
               
               
                   
                 Trp (W) 
                 tyr 
               
               
                   
                 Tyr (Y) 
                 trp; phe 
               
               
                   
                 Val (V) 
                 ile; leu; met; phe, ala 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In a preferred embodiment a mutant/variant polypeptide has only, or not more than, one or two or three or four conservative amino acid changes when compared to a naturally occurring polypeptide. Details of conservative amino acid changes are provided in Table 1. As the skilled person would be aware, such minor changes can reasonably be predicted not to alter the activity of the polypeptide when expressed in a transgenic plant or part thereof. Mutants with desired activity may be engineered using standard procedures in the art such as by performing random mutagenesis, targeted mutagenesis, or saturation mutagenesis on known genes of interest, or by subjecting different genes to DNA shuffling. 
     EXAMPLES 
     Example 1. General Materials and Methods 
     Expression of Genes in Plant Cells in a Transient Expression System 
     Genes were expressed in plant cells using a transient expression system essentially as described by Voinnet et al. (2003) and Wood et al. (2009). Binary vectors containing the coding region to be expressed by a strong constitutive e35S promoter containing a duplicated enhancer region were introduced into  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  strain AGL1. A chimeric binary vector, 35S:p19, for expression of the p19 viral silencing suppressor was separately introduced into AGL1, as described in WO2010/057246. A chimeric binary vector, 35S:V2, for expression of the V2 viral silencing suppressor was separately introduced into AGL1. The recombinant cells were grown to stationary phase at 28° C. in LB broth supplemented with 50 mg/L kanamycin and 50 mg/L rifampicin. The bacteria were then pelleted by centrifugation at 5000 g for 5 min at room temperature before being resuspended to OD600=1.0 in an infiltration buffer containing 10 mM MES pH 5.7, 10 mM MgCl 2  and 100 uM acetosyringone. The cells were then incubated at 28° C. with shaking for 3 hours after which the OD600 was measured and a volume of each culture, including the viral suppressor construct 35S:p19 or 35S:V2, required to reach a final concentration of OD600=0.125 added to a fresh tube. The final volume was made up with the above buffer. Leaves were then infiltrated with the culture mixture and the plants were typically grown for a further three to five days after infiltration before leaf discs were recovered for either purified cell lysate preparation or total lipid isolation. 
     Transformation of  Sorghum bicolor  L. 
     Plant Material 
       Sorghum  plants of the inbred cultivar TX-430 (Miller, 1984) were grown in a plant growth chamber (Conviron, PGC-20 flex) at 28±1° C. “day” temperature and 20±1° C. “night” temperature, with a 16 hr photoperiod at a light intensity during the “day” of 900-1000 LUX. Panicles were covered with white translucent paper bags before flowering. Immature embryos were harvested from panicles 12-15 days after anthesis. Panicles were washed several times with water and developing seeds that were uniform in size were isolated and surface-sterilized using 20% commercial bleach mixed with 0.1% Tween-20 for 15-20 min. They were then washed with sterile distilled water 3 times each for 20 min, and blotted dry in a laminar flow hood. Immature embryos (IEs) ranging from 1.4 to 2.5 mm in length were aseptically isolated in the laminar flow hood and used as the starting tissue for preparation of green regenerative tissue. 
     Base Cultivation Media 
     Media used for plant transformation were based on MS (Murashige and Skoog, 1962), supplied by PhytoTechnology Laboratories (M519). The pH of the media was adjusted to 5.8 before sterilization at 121° C. for 15 min. Heat sensitive plant growth regulators and other additives such as Geneticin (G418, Sigma) used as a selection agent, were filter sterilized (0.2 μm) and added to the media after sterilization when the media had cooled to about 55° C. The optimized culture medium composition for the different stages of plant transformation from callus induction to plant regeneration from green tissue induced from immature embryos is presented in Table 2. 
     Cultivation Methods and Materials 
     The isolated IEs ranging from 1.4 to 2.5 mm in length were placed onto callus induction media-osmotic medium (CIM-osmotic medium, Table 2) with their scutellum facing upward. The CIM base medium was modified to improve callus quality and induction frequency from immature embryos, as well as callus regeneration media, by including α-Lipoic acid (1 to 5 mg/1), Melatonin (5 to 10 mg/1) and 2-Aminoidan-2-phosphonic acid HCl (1 to 2 mg/1) unless otherwise stated. For the development of green tissue, immature embryos were incubated under fluorescent light of approximately 45-50 μmol s −1  m −2  (16 h/day) in a tissue culture room at 24±2° C. After three days of culture, the root and shoot poles of the immature embryos were aseptically separated and re-inoculated on to the same CIM and maintained under the same conditions as described above. They were subcultured every two weeks onto the same CIM for 6 weeks and evaluated for callus quality, callus induction efficiency and transformation efficiency. 
     Callus initiated from IEs in the first 3-4 weeks on CIM were mostly embryogenic and slowly differentiated into embryogenic callus with nodular structures which were coloured from pale to darker green. Embryogenic calli with green nodular structures were selected and maintained on the same medium (CIM) by subculturing every 2 weeks for up to 6 months or more, for use as explants for transformation. This type of tissue is termed herein as “differentiating embryogenic callus” tissue or “DEC” tissue, since this tissue forms nodular structures of differentiating cells which maintain embryogenic and organogenic potential, even though the tissues were really a mixture of callus cells, cells forming nodular structures and granular structures, and intermediate cells which the inventors understood were on the developmental pathway somewhere between callus (which is undifferentiated cells) and the nodular structures. Sometimes, the tissues included early stage (globular) somatic embryos. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Media used in DEC tissue induction and transformation of sorghum 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Name of the 
                   
                   
               
               
                 medium 
                 Composition 
                 Culture duration 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CIM- 
                 MS medium powder with vitamins, 4.33 g/l; 2,4-D, 1 
                 3-4 hrs before 
               
               
                 Osmotic 
                 mg/l; BAP, 0.5 mg/l; L-proline, 0.7 g/l; L-Lipoic 
                 bombardment; 
               
               
                 Medium 
                 acid, 1 mg/l; peptone, 0.82 g/l; Myo-inositol, 150 
                 o/n post 
               
               
                   
                 mg/l; Copper sulfate, 0.8 mg/l; Manitol, 36.4 g/l; 
                 bombardment 
               
               
                   
                 Sorbitol, 36.4 g/l; Agar, 8.5 g/l, pH 5.8 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 CIM- pre 
                 MS medium powder with vitamins, 4.33 g/l; 2,4-D, 1 
                 3-4 
                 days 
               
               
                 selection 
                 mg/l; BAP, 0.5 mg/l; L-proline, 0.7 g/l; L-Lipoic 
               
               
                 medium 
                 acid, 1 mg/l; peptone, 0.82 g/l; Myo-inosito, l 150 
               
               
                   
                 mg/l; Copper sulfate, 0.8 mg/l; Maltose, 30 g/l; L- 
               
               
                   
                 cysteine, 50 mg/l; Ascorbic acid, 15 mg/l; Agar, 9 
               
               
                   
                 g/l, pH 5.8 
               
               
                 CIM-callus 
                 MS medium powder with vitamins, 4.33 g/l; 2,4-D, 1 
                 4 
                 weeks 
               
               
                 induction 
                 mg/l; BAP, 0.5 mg/l; L-proline, 0.7 g/l; L-Lipoic 
               
               
                 medium/G25 
                 acid, 1 mg/l; peptone, 0.82 g/l; Myo-inositol, 150 
               
               
                   
                 mg/l; Copper sulfate, 0.8 mg/l; Maltose, 30 g/l; 
               
               
                   
                 Geneticin, 25 mg/l; Agar, 9 g/l, pH 5.8 
               
               
                 SIM-shoot 
                 MS medium powder with vitamins, 4.33 g/l; BAP, 
                 2 
                 weeks 
               
               
                 induction 
                 1.0 mg/l; 2,4-D, 0.5 mg/l; L-proline, 0.7 g/l; L-Lipoic 
               
               
                 medium/G25 
                 acid, 1 mg/l; peptone, 0.82 g/l; Myo-inositol, 150 
               
               
                   
                 mg/l; Copper sulfate, 0.8 mg/l; Maltose, 30 g/l; 
               
               
                   
                 Geneticin, 25 mg/l; Agar, 9 g/l, pH 5.8 
               
               
                 SRM- shoot 
                 MS medium powder with vitamins, 4.33 g/l; BAP, 
                 2 
                 weeks 
               
               
                 regeneration 
                 1.0 mg/l; TDZ, 0.5 mg/l; L-proline, 0.7 g/l; L-Lipoic 
               
               
                 medium/G25 
                 acid, 1 mg/l; peptone, 0.82 g/l; Myo-inositol, 150 
               
               
                   
                 mg/l; Copper sulfate, 0.8 mg/l; Maltose, 30 g/l; 
               
               
                   
                 Geneticin, 25 mg/l; Agar, 9 g/l, pH 5.8 
               
               
                 SOG-shoot 
                 MS medium powder with vitamins, 2.2 g/l; L- 
                 2 
                 weeks 
               
               
                 out growth 
                 proline, 0.7 g/l; L-Lipoic acid, 1 mg/l; peptone, 0.82 
               
               
                 medium/G30 
                 g/l; Myo-inositol, 150 mg/l; Copper sulfate, 0.8 mg/l; 
               
               
                   
                 Sucrose, 15 g/l; Geneticin, 30 mg/l; Agar, 9 g/l, pH 
               
               
                   
                 5.8 
               
               
                 RIM-root 
                 MS medium powder with vitamins, 4.33 g/l; L-proline, 
                 4 
                 weeks 
               
               
                 induction 
                 0.7 g/l; L-Lipoic acid, 1 mg/l; peptone, 0.82 
               
               
                 medium/G15 
                 g/l; Myo-inositol, 150 mg/l; Copper sulfate, 0.8 mg/l; 
               
               
                   
                 sucrose, 15 g/l; IAA, 1 mg/l; IBA, 1 mg/l; NAA, 1 
               
               
                   
                 mg/l; PVP, 2 g/l; Geneticin, 15 mg/l; Agar 9 g/l, pH 
               
               
                   
                 5.8 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Particle-Bombardment of Green Regenerative DEC Tissues 
     Plasmids containing a selectable marker gene encoding the neomycin phosphotransferase II (NptII) providing resistance to the antibiotic Geneticin, under the control of the pUbi promoter and terminated by the nos 3′ region, were made or obtained for experiments to achieve stable transformation or for co-bombardment with other plasmids. Plasmid DNAs were isolated using a Zymopure™ Maxiprep kit (USA) according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions. As a control vector for transformation, a genetic vector was obtained which contained uidA (GUS) and bar genes designed for expression in plant cells. The uidA gene was under the regulatory control of a maize polyubiquitin promoter (pUbi) and an  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  octopine synthase polyadenylation/terminator (ocs 3′) sequence. The sequence between the promoter and the protein coding region included the 5′ UTR and first intron of the Ubi gene. The uidA reporter gene also contained, within its protein coding region, an intron from a castor bean catalase gene which prevented translation of functional GUS protein in  Agrobacterium , thereby reducing the background GUS gene expression in inoculated plant tissues. Therefore, any GUS expression would be due to expression of the uidA gene in the plant cells. The bar gene was also under the regulatory control of a pUbi promoter and terminated with an  Agrobacterium  nopaline synthase 3′ regulatory sequence (nos 3′). The uidA/bar vector was initially used in experiments to detect transient gene expression in the  sorghum  DEC tissues. 
     Uniform healthy, green regenerative DEC tissues (4-5 mm in size), produced using methods described above and having been cultured for 6 weeks to 6 months from initiation, were used for microprojectile-mediated transformation (bombardment) with the plasmids. Approximately 15 uniform green DEC tissues (each 4-5 mm) were placed at the centre of a petri dish (90 mm diameter) containing CIM-osmotic medium (Table 2) and incubated in the dark for about 4 hrs prior to bombardment. Bombardment was performed with a PDS-1000 He device (Biorad, Hercules, Calif.) as described by Liu et al. (2014). Post bombardment, the tissues were kept on the same osmotic medium overnight and transferred to pre-selection medium the next morning 
     Green DEC tissues bombarded with the genetic vector plasmid having a selectable marker encoding NptII were transferred to CIM-PS medium for 3-4 days before any selection, with addition to the medium of two compounds as antioxidants, L-cysteine (50 mg/1) and ascorbic acid (15 mg/1) (Table 2). Without the addition of these antioxidants in pre-selection medium, many of the bombarded tissues turned brown, some quite dark brown in colour, and many lost any ability to grow further. After 3-4 days on pre-selection medium, some of the bombarded tissues were subjected to GUS staining and viewed under a microscope to count the distinctive blue (GUS positive) spots, to check that genes had been transferred and could be expressed. The inclusion of the two antioxidants in the pre-selection medium improved the efficiency of the transformation as shown by the transient expression of the GUS gene. 
     Selection and Regeneration of Transgenic Plants with Optimised Conditions 
     Following bombardment and 3-4 days culture on pre-selection medium without selective agent (Geneticin), the bombarded tissues had increased in size from 4-5 mm to about 6-7 mm. These tissues were transferred to selective medium CIM/G25 containing 25 mg/l Geneticin (Table 2) and cultured for a further 4 weeks. When possible, the bombarded tissues were split into 2-6 pieces each, increasing the recovery of independent transformants. All of the tissues were cultured on the media as described in Table 2 and maintained in order to regenerate putative transgenic plants. 
     Plants were regenerated efficiently upon growth on these media. Each bombarded tissue and the shoots obtained from it were subcultured and maintained separately for calculation of the transformation efficiency. Positive transformation was confirmed by PCR on plant genomic DNA isolated from shoot samples, showing the presence of the selectable marker gene. The number of transformants was calculated per input DEC tissue. Transformation efficiencies of about 50% were obtained, expressed as independent transformants per input bombarded tissue. 
       Agrobacterium -Mediated Transformation of Green Regenerative DEC Tissues 
     Uniform healthy, green regenerative DEC tissues (4-5 mm in size) produced using methods described in the foregoing examples and which have been cultured for 6 weeks to 6 months from initiation, are used for  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation. 
     Genetic vectors having T-DNA regions containing the genes for transformation were designed and made for transformation of green regenerative DEC tissues using  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation. A control binary vector contained uidA (GUS) and bar genes designed for expression in plant cells. The uidA gene was under the regulatory control of a maize polyubiquitin promoter (pUbi) and an  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  octopine synthase polyadenylation/terminator (ocs 3′) sequence. The sequence between the promoter and the protein coding region included the 5′ UTR and first intron of the Ubi gene. The uidA reporter gene also contained, within its protein coding region, an intron from a castor bean catalase gene which prevented translation of functional GUS protein in  Agrobacterium , thereby reducing the background GUS gene expression in inoculated plant tissues. Therefore, any GUS expression was due to expression of the uidA gene in the plant cells. The bar gene was also under the regulatory control of a pUbi promoter and terminated with an  Agrobacterium  nopaline synthase 3′ regulatory sequence (nos 3′). 
     A suitable  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  strain was obtained e.g., AGL1 as described in Lazo et al. (1991) and the genetic vector is introduced into the  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  strain by heat shock method. 
       Agrobacterium  cultures harboring the genetic construct are grown in suitable medium e.g., LB medium, and under appropriate conditions to produce an  Agrobacterium  inoculum, after which time the uniform healthy, green regenerative DEC tissues are infected with  Agrobacterium  inoculum. The infected DEC tissues are blotted on sterile filter paper to remove excess  Agrobacterium  and transferred to co-cultivation medium, optionally supplemented with antioxidants, and incubated in the dark at approximately 22-24° C. for 2-4 days. Following incubation, the DEC tissues are treated with an appropriate agent to kill the  Agrobacterium , washed in sterile water, transferred to an appropriate medium and allowed to grow. After 4-6 weeks, shoots are excised and cultured on shoot elongation medium, after which time putative transgenic shoots are then detected using appropriate assays. 
       Brassica napus  Transformation 
       Brassica napus  seeds were sterilized using chlorine gas as described by Kereszt et al. (2007) and germinated on tissue culture medium. Cotyledonary petioles with 2-4 mm stalk were isolated as described by Belide et al. (2013) and used as explants.  A. tumefaciens  AGL1 (Lazo et al., 1991) cultures containing the binary vector were prepared and cotyledonary petioles inoculated with the cultures as described by Belide et al. (2013). Infected cotyledonary petioles were cultured on MS medium supplemented with 1 mg/L TDZ+0.1 mg/L NAA+3 mg/L AgNO 3 +250 mg/L cefotaxime, 50 mg/L timentin and 25 mg/L kanamycin and cultured for 4 weeks at 24° C. with 16 hr/8 hr light-dark photoperiod with a biweekly subculture on to the same medium. Explants with green callus were transferred to shoot initiation medium (MS+1 mg/L kinetin+3 mg/L AgNO 3 +250 mg/L cefotaxime+50 mg/L timentin+25 mg/L kanamycin) and cultured for another 2-3 weeks. Small shoots (˜1 cm) were isolated from the resistant callus and transferred to shoot elongation medium (MS medium with 0.1 mg/L gibberelic acid+3 mg/L AgNO 3 +250 mg/L cefotaxime+25 mg/L kanamycin) and cultured for another two weeks. Healthy shoots with one or two leaves were selected and transferred to rooting media (½ MS with 1 mg/L NAA+20 mg/L ADS+3 mg/L AgNO 3 +250 mg/L cefotaxime) and cultured for 2-3 weeks. DNA was isolated from small leaves of resistant shoots using the plant DNA isolation kit (Bioline, Alexandria, NSW, Australia) as described by the manufacturer&#39;s protocol. The presence of T-DNA sequences was tested by PCR amplification on genomic DNA. Positive, transgenic shoots with roots were transferred to pots containing seedling raising mix and grown in a glasshouse at 24° C. daytime/16° C. night-time (standard conditions). 
     Purified Leaf Lysate—Enzyme Assays 
       Nicotiana benthamiana  leaf tissues previously infiltrated as described above were ground in a solution containing 0.1 M potassium phosphate buffer (pH 7.2) and 0.33 M sucrose using a glass homogenizer. Leaf homogenate was centrifuged at 20,000 g for 45 minutes at 4° C. after which each supernatant was collected. Protein content in each supernatant was measured according to Bradford (1976) using a Wallac1420 multi-label counter and a Bio-Rad Protein Assay dye reagent (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, Calif. USA). Acyltransferase assays used 100 μg protein according to Cao et al. (2007) with some modifications. The reaction medium contained 100 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.0), 5 mM MgCl 2 , 1 mg/mL BSA (fatty acid-free), 200 mM sucrose, 40 mM cold oleoyl-CoA, 16.4 μM sn-2 monooleoylglycerol[ 14 C] (55mCi/mmol, American Radiochemicals, Saint Louis, Mo. USA) or 6.0 μM [ 14 C]glycerol-3-phosphate (G-3-P) disodium salt (150 mCi/mmol, American Radiochemicals). The assays were carried out for 7.5, 15, or 30 minutes. 
     Lipid Analysis 
     Analysis of Oil Content in Seeds 
     When seed oil content or total fatty acid composition was to be determined in small seeds such as  Arabidopsis  seeds, fatty acids in the seeds were directly methylated without crushing of seeds. Seeds were dried in a desiccator for 24 hours and approximately 4 mg of seed was transferred to a 2 ml glass vial containing a Teflon-lined screw cap. 0.05 mg triheptadecanoin (TAG with three C17:0 fatty acids) dissolved in 0.1 ml toluene was added to the vial as internal standard. Seed fatty acids were methylated by adding 0.7 ml of 1N methanolic HCl (Supelco) to the vial containing seed material. Crushing of the seeds was not necessary for complete methylation with small seeds such as  Arabidopsis  seeds. The mixture was vortexed briefly and incubated at 80° C. for 2 hours. After cooling the mixtures to room temperature, 0.3 ml of 0.9% NaCl (w/v) and 0.1 ml hexane was added to the vial and mixed well for 10 minutes in a Heidolph Vibramax 110. The FAME were collected into a 0.3 ml glass insert and analysed by GC with a flame ionization detector (FID) as described below. 
     The peak area of individual FAME were first corrected on the basis of the peak area responses of a known amount of the same FAMEs present in a commercial standard GLC-411 (NU-CHEK PREP, INC., USA). GLC-411 contains equal amounts of 31 fatty acids (% by weight), ranging from C8:0 to C22:6. In case of fatty acids which were not present in the standard, the peak area responses of the most similar FAME was taken. For example, the peak area response of FAMEs of 16:1d9 was used for 16:1d7 and the FAME response of C22:6 was used for C22:5. The corrected areas were used to calculate the mass of each FAME in the sample by comparison to the internal standard mass. Oil is stored mainly in the form of TAG and its weight was calculated based on FAME weight. Total moles of glycerol was determined by calculating moles of each FAME and dividing total moles of FAMEs by three. TAG content was calculated as the sum of glycerol and fatty acyl moieties using a relation: % oil by weight=100×((41×total mol FAME/3)+(total g FAME−(15×total mol FAME)))/g seed, where 41 and 15 are molecular weights of glycerol moiety and methyl group, respectively. 
     Analysis of Fatty Acid Content in Larger Seeds 
     To determine fatty acid composition in single seeds that were larger, such as canola and  Camelina  seeds, or  Sorghum  or corn seeds, direct methylation of fatty acids in the seed was performed as for  Arabidopsis  seeds except with breaking of the seed coats. This method extracted sufficient oil from the seed to allow fatty acid composition analysis. To determine the fatty acid composition of total extracted lipid from seeds, seeds were crushed and lipids extracted with CHCl 3 /MeOH. Aliquots of the extracted lipid were methylated and analysed by GC. Pooled seed-total lipid content (seed oil content) of canola was determined by two extractions of lipid using CHCl 3 /MeOH from a known weight of desiccated seeds after crushing, followed by methylation of aliquots of the lipids together with the 17:0 fatty acids as internal standard. In the case of larger seeds such as  Camelina , the lipid from a known amount of seeds was methylated together with known amount of 17:0 fatty acids as for the  Arabidopsis  oil analysis and FAME were analysed by GC. For TAG quantitation, TAG was fractionated from the extracted lipid using TLC and directly methylated in silica using 17:0 TAG as an internal standard. These methods are described more fully as follows. 
     After harvest at plant maturity, seeds were desiccated by storing the seeds for 24 hours at room temperature in a desiccator containing silica gel as desiccant. Moisture content of the seeds was typically 6-8%. Total lipids were extracted from known weights of the desiccated seeds by crushing the seeds using a mixture of chloroform and methanol (2/1 v/v) in an eppendorf tube using a Reicht tissue lyser (22 frequency/seconds for 3 minutes) and a metal ball. One volume of 0.1M KCl was added and the mixture shaken for 10 minutes. The lower non-polar phase was collected after centrifuging the mixture for 5 minutes at 3000 rpm. The remaining upper (aqueous) phase was washed with 2 volumes of chloroform by mixing for 10 minutes. The second non-polar phase was also collected and pooled with the first. The solvent was evaporated from the lipids in the extract under nitrogen flow and the total dried lipid was dissolved in a known volume of chloroform. 
     To measure the amount of lipid in the extracted material, a known amount of 17:0-TAG was added as internal standard and the lipids from the known amount of seeds incubated in 1 N methanolic-HCl (Supelco) for 2 hours at 80° C. FAME thus made were extracted in hexane and analysed by GC. Individual FAME were quantified on the basis of the amount of 17:0 TAG-FAME. Individual FAME weights, after subtraction of weights of the esterified methyl groups from FAME, were converted into moles by dividing by molecular weights of individual FAME. Total moles of all FAME were divided by three to calculate moles of TAG and therefore glycerol. Then, moles of TAG were converted in to weight of TAG. Finally, the percentage oil content on a seed weight basis was calculated using seed weights, assuming that all of the extracted lipid was TAG or equivalent to TAG for the purpose of calculating oil content. This method was based on Li et al. (2006). Seeds other than  Camelina  or canola seeds that are of a similar size can also be analysed by this method. 
     Canola and other seed oil content can be measured by nuclear magnetic resonance techniques (Rossell and Pritchard, 1991) by a pulsed wave NMS 100 Minispec (Bruker Pty Ltd Scientific Instruments, Germany). The NMR method can simultaneously measured moisture content. Seed oil content can also be measured by near infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy such as using a NIRSystems Model 5000 monochromator. Moisture content can also be measured on a sample from a batch of seeds by drying the seeds in the sample for 18 hours at about 100° C., according to Li et al. (2006). 
     Analysis of Lipids from Leaf Lysate Assays 
     Lipids from the lysate assays were extracted using chloroform:methano1:0.1 M KCl (2:1:1) and recovered. The different lipid classes in the samples were separated on Silica gel 60 thin layer chromatography (TLC) plates (MERCK, Dermstadt, Germany) impregnated with 10% boric acid. The solvent system used to fractionate TAG from the lipid extract was chloroform/acetone (90/10 v/v). Individual lipid classes were visualized by exposing the plates to iodine vapour and identified by running parallel authentic standards on the same TLC plate. The plates were exposed to phosphor imaging screens overnight and analysed by a Fujifilm FLA-5000 phosphorimager before liquid scintillation counting for DPM quantification. 
     Total Lipid Isolation and Fractionation of Lipids from Vegetative Tissues 
     Fatty acid composition of total lipid in leaf and other vegetative tissue samples was determined by direct methylation of the fatty acids in freeze-dried samples. For total lipid quantitation, fatty acids in a known weight of freeze-dried samples, with 17:0 FFA, were directly methylated. To determine total TAG levels in leaf samples, TAG was fractionated by TLC from extracted total lipids, and methylated in the presence of 17:0 TAG internal standard, because of the presence of substantial amounts of polar lipids in leaves. This was done as follows. Tissues including leaf samples were freeze-dried, weighed (dry weight) and total lipids extracted as described by Bligh and Dyer (1959) or by using chloroform:methano1:0.1 M KCl (CMK; 2:1:1) as a solvent. Total lipids were extracted from  N. benthamiana  leaf samples, after freeze dying, by adding 900 μL of a chloroform/methanol (2/1 v/v) mixture per 1 cm diameter leaf sample. 0.8 DAGE was added per 0.5 mg dry leaf weight as internal standard when TLC-FID analysis was to be performed. Samples were homogenized using an IKA ultra-turrax tissue lyser after which 500 μL 0.1 M KCl was added. Samples were vortexed, centrifuged for 5 min and the lower phase was collected. The remaining upper phase was extracted a second time by adding 600 μL chloroform, vortexing and centrifuging for 5 min. The lower phase was recovered and pooled into the previous collection. Lipids were dried under a nitrogen flow and resuspended in 2 μL chloroform per mg leaf dry weight. Total lipids of  N. tabacum  leaves or leaf samples were extracted as above with some modifications. If 4 or 6 leaf discs (each approx 1 cm 2  surface area) were combined, 1.6 ml of CMK solvent was used, whereas if 3 or less leaf discs were combined, 1.2 ml CMK was used. Freeze dried leaf tissues were homogenized in an eppendorf tube containing a metallic ball using a Reicht tissue lyser (Qiagen) for 3 minutes at 20 frequency/sec. 
     Separation of Neutral Lipids Via TLC and Transmethylation 
     Known volumes of total leaf extracts such as, for example, 30 μL were loaded on a TLC silica gel 60 plate (1×20 cm) (Merck KGaA, Germany). The neutral lipids were fractionated into the different types and separated from polar lipids via TLC in an equilibrated development tank containing a hexane/DEE/acetic acid (70/30/1 v/v/v/) solvent system. The TAG bands were visualised by primuline spraying, marked under UV, scraped from the TLC plate, transferred to 2 mL GC vials and dried with N 2 . 750 μL of 1N methanolic-HCl (Supelco analytical, USA) was added to each vial together with a known amount of C17:0 TAG as an internal standard, depending on the amount of TAG in each sample. Typically, 30 μg of the internal standard was added for low TAG samples whilst up to 200 μg of internal standard was used in the case of high TAG samples. 
     Lipid samples for fatty acid composition analysis by GC were transmethylated by incubating the mixtures at 80° C. for 2 hours in the presence of the methanolic-HCl. After cooling samples to room temperature, the reaction was stopped by adding 350 μl H 2 O. Fatty acyl methyl esters (FAME) were extracted from the mixture by adding 350 μl hexane, vortexing and centrifugation at 1700 rpm for 5 min. The upper hexane phase was collected and transferred into GC vials with 300 μl conical inserts. After evaporation, the samples were resuspended in 30 μl hexane. One μ1 was injected into the GC. 
     The amount of individual and total fatty acids (TFA) present in the lipid fractions was quantified by GC by determining the area under each peak and calculated by comparison with the peak area for the known amount of internal standard. TAG content in leaf was calculated as the sum of glycerol and fatty acyl moieties in the TAG fraction using a relation: % TAG by weigh=100×((41×total mol FAME/3)+(total g FAME−(15×total mol FAME)))/g leaf dry weight, where 41 and 15 are molecular weights of glycerol moiety and methyl group, respectively. 
     Capillary Gas-Liquid Chromatography (GC) 
     FAME were analysed by GC using an Agilent Technologies 7890A GC (Palo Alto, Calif., USA) equipped with an SGE BPX70 (70% cyanopropyl polysilphenylene-siloxane) column (30 m×0.25 mm i.d., 0.25 μm film thickness), an FID, a split/splitless injector and an Agilent Technologies 7693 Series auto sampler and injector. Helium was used as the carrier gas. Samples were injected in split mode (50:1 ratio) at an oven temperature of 150° C. After injection, the oven temperature was held at 150° C. for 1 min, then raised to 210° C. at 3° C.min −1  and finally to 240° C. at 50° C.min −1 . Peaks were quantified with Agilent Technologies ChemStation software (Rev B.04.03 (16), Palo Alto, Calif., USA) based on the response of the known amount of the external standard GLC-411 (Nucheck) and C17:0-Me internal standard. 
     Quantification of TAG Via Iatroscan 
     One μL of lipid extract was loaded on one Chromarod-SII for TLC-FID Iatroscan™ (Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation—Japan). The Chromarod rack was then transferred into an equilibrated developing tank containing 70 mL of a hexane/CHCl 3 /2-propanol/formic acid (85/10.716/0.567/0.0567 v/v/v/v) solvent system. After 30 min of incubation, the Chromarod rack was dried for 3 min at 100° C. and immediately scanned on an Iatroscan MK-6s TLC-FID analyser (Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation—Japan). Peak areas of DAGE internal standard and TAG were integrated using SIC-48011 integration software (Version:7.0-E SIC System instruments Co., LTD—Japan). 
     TAG quantification was carried out in two steps. First, DAGE was scanned in all samples to correct the extraction yields after which concentrated TAG samples were selected and diluted. Next, TAG was quantified in diluted samples with a second scan according to the external calibration using glyceryl trilinoleate as external standard (Sigma-Aldrich). 
     Quantification of TAG in Leaf Samples by GC 
     The peak area of individual FAME were first corrected on the basis of the peak area responses of known amounts of the same FAMEs present in a commercial standard GLC-411 (NU-CHEK PREP, Inc., USA). The corrected areas were used to calculate the mass of each FAME in the sample by comparison to the internal standard. Since oil is stored primarily in the form of TAG, the amount of oil was calculated based on the amount of FAME in each sample. Total moles of glycerol were determined by calculating the number of moles of FAMEs and dividing total moles of FAMEs by three. The amount of TAG was calculated as the sum of glycerol and fatty acyl moieties using the formula: % oil by weight=100×((41×total mol FAME/3)+(total g FAME-(15×total mol FAME)))/g leaf dry weight, where 41 and 15 were the molecular weights of glycerol moiety and methyl group, respectively. 
     Soluble Protein Extraction and Quantitation 
     Soluble protein was extracted from 10-20 mg ground fresh plant tissue. Briefly, chlorophyll and soluble sugars were extracted at 80° C. in 50-80% (v/v) ethanol in 2.5 mM HEPES buffer at pH 7.5 and the pellet was retained for soluble protein determination. The pellet was washed in distilled water, resuspended in 400 μl 0.1 M NaOH and heated at 95° C. for 30 min. The soluble protein in the supernatant was determined using a Bradford assay (Bradford, 1976). Soluble protein was also extracted from freshly ground tissue in buffer containing 100 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0 and 10 mM MgCl 2 . Quantitation of the soluble protein by Bradford assay gave results similar to those obtained using the extraction with NaOH. 
     SDS-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) 
     Total protein was extracted from frozen, ground leaf tissue by heating the samples in Laemmli buffer (1:3 w/v) at 95° C. for 10 min. Aliquots of the supernatant, normalised to fresh weight (FW), were separated on a 10% acrylamide gel according to Laemmli (1970). 
     Leaf Nitrogen Content 
     Total nitrogen content (% dry weight, DW) of 2-2.2 mg freeze-dried leaf tissue was determined using a Europa 20-20 isotope ratio mass spectrometer with an ANCA preparation system, comprising a combustion and reduction tube operating at 1000° C. and 600° C., respectively. 
     Carbon and Energy Contents 
     Carbon and energy contents were calculcated based on the amount of TAG, starch and total carbohydrates in wildtype and transgenic leaf tissues (% leaf dry weight). Starch levels (% leaf dry weight) were first converted to glucose equivalents by multiplying by a factor of 180/162 to take into account the loss of water due to chain linkages. Soluble sugars were defined as the difference between the total carbohydrate and starch levels. The carbon and energy contents of TAG and soluble sugars were calculated based on the energy density, molecular weight and carbon contents of triolein (35114 kJ/mol; 885.4 g/mol; 57 mol C/mol) and glucose (28.3 kJ/mol; 180 g/mol; 6 mol C/mol), respectively. The carbon and energy contents of the starch-glucose equivalents were calculated as decribed above for the soluble sugar fraction. In summary, the formulas used to obtain carbon content and energy density of the different carbon metabolic pools are as follows: 
       Carbon content of TAG (mmol C/g leaf dry weight)=(% TAG×57 mol C/mol TAG×1000)/(100×885.4 g/mol TAG)
 
       Carbon content of soluble sugars (mmol C/g leaf dry weight)=[(% total carbohydrates−(% starch×180/162))×6 mol C/mol glucose*1000]/(100*180 g/mol glucose)
 
       Carbon content of starch (mmol C/g leaf dry weight)=[(% starch×180/162))×6 mol C/mol glucose*1000]/(100*180 g/mol glucose)
 
       Energy content of TAG (kJ/g leaf dry weight)=(% TAG×39.66 kJ/g TAG)/100
 
       Energy content of soluble sugars (kJ/g leaf dry weight)=[(% total carbohydrates−(% starch×180/162))×15.57 kJ/mol glucose]/100
 
       Energy content of starch (kJ/g leaf dry weight)=[(% starch×180/162))×15.57 kJ/mol glucose]/100.
 
     Example 2. Silencing of a TAG Lipase in Plants Accumulating High Levels of TAG in Leaf Tissue 
     The Sugar Dependent 1 (SDP1) TAG lipase has been demonstrated to play a role in TAG turnover in non-seed tissues of  A. thaliana  as well as during seed germination (Eastmond et al., 2006; Kelly et al., 2011; Kelly et al., 2013). SDP1 is expressed in developing seed and the SDP1 polypeptide is also present in mature seed in association with oil bodies. Silencing of the gene encoding SDP1 resulted in a small but significant increase in TAG levels in  A. thaliana  roots and stems (&lt;0.4% on dry weight basis) while an even smaller increase was observed in leaf tissue (Kelly et al., 2013). 
     To determine whether TAG levels could be increased further in leaf and stem tissues relative to co-expression of AtWRI1 and AtDGAT1, an experiment was designed to silence an endogenous SDP1 gene in  N. tabacum  plants which were homozygous for a T-DNA having genes for transgenic expression of the WRI, DGAT1 and Oleosin polypeptides (Vanhercke et al., 2014). A BLAST search of the  N. benthamiana  transcriptome (Naim et al., 2012) using the AtSDP1 nucleotide sequence as query identified a transcript (Nbv5tr6385200, SEQ ID NO:173) with homology to the  A. thaliana  SDP1 gene. A 713 bp region (SEQ ID NO:174) was selected for hairpin mediated gene silencing. A 3.903kb synthetic fragment was designed, based on the pHELLSGATE12 vector, which comprised, in order, the enTCUP2 constitutive promoter, the 713 bp  N. benthamiana  SDP1 fragment in sense orientation flanked by attB1 and attB2 sites, a Pdk intron, a cat intron sequence in reverse orientation, a second 713 bp  N. benthamiana  SDP1 fragment flanked by attB1 and attB2 sites in reverse (antisense) orientation, and the OCS 3′ region terminator/polyadenylation site ( FIG. 2 ). The insert was subcloned into pJP3303 using SmaI and KasI restriction sites and the resulting expression vector was designated pOIL051. This chimeric DNA contains a hygromycin resistance selectable marker gene. 
     pOIL051 was used to produce transformed  N. tabacum  plants by  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation. The starting plant cells were from transgenic plants which were homozygous for the T-DNA of pJP3502 (Vanhercke et al., 2014). Transgenic plants containing the T-DNA from pOIL051 were selected by hygromycin resistance and transferred to soil in the glasshouse or in a controlled environment cabinet for continued growth. Leaf samples were harvested from confirmed double-transformants (TO plants) before flowering, at flowering and at seed setting stages of plant development, and the TAG level in each determined. Transgenic plants containing only low levels of leaf TAG, or TAG at the same level as controls, were identified by means of lipid extraction from leaf samples and analysis by spot TLC and discarded. TAG levels in the remaining population of transformants were quantified by GC as described in Example 1. Before flowering, the majority of these plants exhibited greatly increased TAG levels (&gt;5% of leaf dry weight) in their leaf tissue while 4 plants contained TAG levels above 10% (Table 3). The maximum TAG level observed in leaves of these plants, before flowering, was 11.3% in plant 51-13. As a comparison, the transgenic plants of the parental  N. tabacum  line expressing AtWRI1, AtDGAT1 and Oleosin displayed TAG levels of about 2% before flowering and about 6% during flowering (Vanhercke et al., 2014). The addition of the SDP1-inhibitory construct to the AtWRI1 plus AtDGAT1 combination was therefore synergistic for increasing the TAG levels in these plants. Surprisingly, the TAG content in leaves harvested from the doubly-transformed plants at flowering stage was greatly increased, observing 30.5% on a dry weight basis (Table 4), representing a 5-fold increase relative to the plants not silenced for SDP1. To the great amazement of the inventors, the TAG level reached an astonishing 70.7% (% of dry weight) in samples of senescing leaves (green and yellow) at the seed setting stage (Table 5). When NMR was used to measure the oil content of entire leaves from the tobacco plants at seed setting stage, the TAG content in some green leaves that had started senescing was about 43% and in some brown, desiccated leaves was 42%. When such leaves were pressed between two brown paper filters, the exuded oil soaked into the paper and made it translucent, whereas control tobacco leaves did not do so, providing a simple screening method for detecting plants having high oil content. 
     Two primary transformants (#61, #69) containing each of the T-DNAs from pJP3502 and pOIL51 and displaying high TAG levels were analyzed by digital PCR (ddPCR) using a hygromycin gene-specific primer pair to determine the number of pOIL51 T-DNA insertions. The plant designated #61 contained one T-DNA insertion from pOIL51, whereas plant #69 contained three T-DNA insertions from pOIL51. Ti progeny plants of both lines were screened again by ddPCR to identify homozygous, heterozygous and null plants. Progeny plants of plant #61 containing no insertions from pOIL51 (nulls; total of 7) or 2 T-DNA insertions (i.e. homozygous for that T-DNA; total of 12) were selected for further analysis. Similarly, progeny plants of line #69 containing zero T-DNA insertions from pOIL51 (nulls; total of 2) or 2 such insertions (total of 15) or 4 or 5 insertions (total of 5) were maintained for further analysis. 
     The selected T1 plants were grown in the glasshouse at the same time and under the same conditions as control plants. Green leaf tissue samples from the T1 plants before flowering were dried and total fatty acid (TFA) and TAG contents determined by GC analysis. TFA contents of the plants containing both T-DNAs ranged from 4.6% to 16.1% on a dry weight basis including TAG levels in the same leaves of 1.2% to 11.8% on a dry weight basis ( FIG. 3 ). This was much greater compared to the plants containing only the T-DNA from pJP3502 and growing alongside under the same conditions and analysed at the same stage of growth, again showing the synergism between reducing TAG lipase activity and the WRI1 plus DGAT combination. Plants containing only the pJP3502 T-DNA contained between 4.2% and 6.8% TFA including TAG levels of 1.4% to 4.1% on a dry weight basis ( FIG. 3 ). Wild-type plants contained, on average, about 0.8% TFA including less than 0.5% TAG on a dry weight basis. The fatty acid composition in the total fatty acid content and the TAG content of leaves from each of lines #61 and #69 were similar to the composition in leaves containing only the T-DNA from pJP3502 (parent). Compared to the wild-type control leaves, plants containing both of the T-DNAs from pOIL51 and pJP3502 exhibited increased levels of C16:0, C18:1 and C18:2 fatty acids. This significant shift in fatty acid composition came largely at the expense of C18:3 which was reduced from about 50-55% to about 20-30% as a percentage of the total fatty acid content. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TAG levels (% leaf dry weight) and TAG fatty acid composition in leaf tissue from  N.   tabacum   
               
               
                 plants (T0 generation) expressing WRI1, DGAT1 and Oleosin transgenes and super-transformed  
               
               
                 with a T-DNA encoding an SDP1 hairpin construct (pOIL051), compared to wild-type  
               
               
                 (untransformed). Leaf samples were harvested during vegetative stage (before flowering). Lipid  
               
               
                 samples also contained 0.0-0.2% C16:3, 0.0-0.4% C20:1; 0.0-0.1% C20:2n-6. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Line 
                 C14:0 
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:1d11 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 C20:0 
                 C22:0 
                 C24:0 
                 % TAG 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 WT 
                 2.5 
                 20.2 
                 0.0 
                 8.6 
                 5.6 
                 0.0 
                 18.9 
                 44.2 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.1 
               
               
                 23-31 
                 0.0 
                 66.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 34.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 23-29 
                 0.0 
                 36.1 
                 1.4 
                 5.1 
                 21.0 
                 0.8 
                 23.3 
                 7.1 
                 2.4 
                 1.5 
                 1.1 
                 2.9 
               
               
                 57 
                 0.1 
                 47.2 
                 0.3 
                 5.4 
                 19.2 
                 1.9 
                 0.0 
                 21.2 
                 2.1 
                 1.2 
                 1.1 
                 3.4 
               
               
                 23-1 
                 0.2 
                 30.8 
                 1.9 
                 4.9 
                 41.2 
                 1.0 
                 13.7 
                 2.4 
                 1.9 
                 1.1 
                 0.7 
                 4.0 
               
               
                 58 
                 0.1 
                 31.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.8 
                 12.2 
                 1.6 
                 33.6 
                 13.2 
                 1.7 
                 1.0 
                 0.7 
                 4.0 
               
               
                 21 
                 0.1 
                 31.9 
                 0.3 
                 3.9 
                 10.7 
                 1.5 
                 32.3 
                 15.2 
                 1.9 
                 1.1 
                 0.8 
                 4.7 
               
               
                 23-30 
                 0.2 
                 34.1 
                 0.7 
                 4.9 
                 29.4 
                 0.9 
                 17.5 
                 5.7 
                 2.9 
                 1.8 
                 1.7 
                 4.9 
               
               
                 40 
                 0.1 
                 34.4 
                 0.2 
                 4.3 
                 14.3 
                 1.5 
                 29.7 
                 11.8 
                 1.7 
                 1.0 
                 0.7 
                 5.1 
               
               
                 22 
                 0.1 
                 35.8 
                 0.2 
                 4.3 
                 12.8 
                 1.5 
                 29.8 
                 11.7 
                 1.8 
                 1.0 
                 0.7 
                 5.1 
               
               
                 15 
                 0.1 
                 37.2 
                 0.1 
                 3.9 
                 8.6 
                 1.7 
                 29.3 
                 16.0 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 5.1 
               
               
                 16 
                 0.1 
                 35.2 
                 0.1 
                 3.9 
                 13.9 
                 1.7 
                 28.5 
                 13.6 
                 1.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.6 
                 5.3 
               
               
                 25 
                 0.1 
                 34.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.9 
                 15.4 
                 1.8 
                 27.6 
                 13.2 
                 1.6 
                 0.9 
                 0.7 
                 5.4 
               
               
                 65 
                 0.1 
                 26.9 
                 0.2 
                 3.8 
                 19.2 
                 1.5 
                 35.7 
                 9.1 
                 1.7 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 5.5 
               
               
                 12 
                 0.2 
                 31.7 
                 0.2 
                 3.6 
                 15.9 
                 1.7 
                 30.5 
                 12.8 
                 1.6 
                 0.9 
                 0.7 
                 5.5 
               
               
                 28 
                 0.1 
                 31.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.5 
                 13.5 
                 1.7 
                 32.7 
                 13.7 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 5.6 
               
               
                 26 
                 0.1 
                 31.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.5 
                 13.5 
                 1.7 
                 32.7 
                 13.7 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 5.8 
               
               
                 19 
                 0.1 
                 30.5 
                 0.2 
                 3.7 
                 14.9 
                 1.6 
                 31.7 
                 13.7 
                 1.7 
                 0.9 
                 0.7 
                 5.9 
               
               
                 30 
                 0.1 
                 30.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.7 
                 21.3 
                 2.2 
                 31.2 
                 7.4 
                 1.6 
                 0.8 
                 0.7 
                 5.9 
               
               
                  6 
                 0.1 
                 37.5 
                 0.2 
                 4.4 
                 10.5 
                 1.7 
                 31.9 
                 10.6 
                 1.5 
                 0.7 
                 0.6 
                 6.0 
               
               
                  4 
                 0.1 
                 34.2 
                 0.2 
                 3.9 
                 11.9 
                 1.7 
                 32.6 
                 12.5 
                 1.4 
                 0.6 
                 0.5 
                 6.1 
               
               
                 42 
                 0.1 
                 30.6 
                 0.2 
                 4.5 
                 17.3 
                 1.8 
                 32.7 
                 9.2 
                 1.7 
                 0.9 
                 0.7 
                 6.3 
               
               
                 45 
                 0.1 
                 31.6 
                 0.2 
                 3.9 
                 18.2 
                 1.8 
                 30.4 
                 10.5 
                 1.6 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 6.6 
               
               
                 56 
                 0.1 
                 26.8 
                 0.2 
                 4.2 
                 20.0 
                 1.5 
                 34.3 
                 8.7 
                 1.9 
                 1.0 
                 0.8 
                 6.7 
               
               
                 43 
                 0.1 
                 28.5 
                 0.2 
                 3.8 
                 18.6 
                 1.6 
                 34.1 
                 9.6 
                 1.7 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 7.1 
               
               
                 32 
                 0.1 
                 28.1 
                 0.2 
                 3.4 
                 16.8 
                 1.8 
                 35.5 
                 10.6 
                 1.6 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 7.2 
               
               
                 70 
                 0.1 
                 26.3 
                 0.2 
                 3.5 
                 25.5 
                 1.8 
                 31.0 
                 8.9 
                 1.3 
                 0.6 
                 0.5 
                 7.4 
               
               
                 69 
                 0.1 
                 30.9 
                 0.2 
                 4.0 
                 15.7 
                 1.7 
                 31.7 
                 12.9 
                 1.5 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 7.4 
               
               
                 61 
                 0.1 
                 31.0 
                 0.2 
                 4.0 
                 16.4 
                 1.6 
                 34.1 
                 9.5 
                 1.5 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 7.5 
               
               
                 20 
                 0.1 
                 33.3 
                 0.1 
                 3.8 
                 11.7 
                 1.6 
                 31.4 
                 14.8 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 7.8 
               
               
                 53 
                 0.1 
                 33.1 
                 0.1 
                 3.8 
                 18.2 
                 1.9 
                 29.8 
                 10.4 
                 1.3 
                 0.6 
                 0.5 
                 8.4 
               
               
                 18 
                 0.1 
                 29.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.7 
                 18.4 
                 1.7 
                 32.8 
                 10.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.6 
                 0.5 
                 9.1 
               
               
                 51-1 
                 0.1 
                 29.0 
                 2.0 
                 3.6 
                 17.1 
                 1.6 
                 33.8 
                 9.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 9.2 
               
               
                 47 
                 0.1 
                 30.5 
                 0.1 
                 4.2 
                 20.3 
                 1.5 
                 31.9 
                 8.3 
                 1.5 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 9.3 
               
               
                 51-60 
                 0.1 
                 30.7 
                 2.6 
                 3.4 
                 15.8 
                 1.9 
                 31.2 
                 11.6 
                 1.3 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 10.2 
               
               
                 46 
                 0.1 
                 24.8 
                 0.1 
                 3.6 
                 28.8 
                 1.6 
                 30.3 
                 7.9 
                 1.3 
                 0.6 
                 0.5 
                 10.2 
               
               
                 48 
                 0.1 
                 33.1 
                 0.1 
                 3.8 
                 16.5 
                 1.7 
                 30.4 
                 11.4 
                 1.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 10.7 
               
               
                 51-13 
                 0.1 
                 25.4 
                 2.2 
                 3.3 
                 23.8 
                 1.6 
                 32.7 
                 8.3 
                 1.3 
                 0.6 
                 0.4 
                 11.3 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TAG levels (% leaf dry weight) and TAG composition in leaf tissue from  N.   tabacum  plants  
               
               
                 (T0 generation) expressing WRI1, DGAT1 and Oleosin transgenes and supertransformed  
               
               
                 with a T-DNA encoding an SDP1 hairpin construct (pOIL051). Leaf samples were  
               
               
                 harvested during flowering. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Line 
                 C14:0 
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:1d11 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 C20:0 
                 C22:0 
                 C24:0 
                 % TAG 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 WT 
                 0.2 
                 14.8 
                 0.6 
                 8.5 
                 9.2 
                 0.3 
                 20.0 
                 44.5 
                 0.6 
                 0.3 
                 0.4 
                 0.3 
               
               
                 21 
                 0.1 
                 25.7 
                 2.1 
                 3.7 
                 21.2 
                 1.0 
                 31.0 
                 11.7 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 8.8 
               
               
                 56 
                 0.1 
                 33.2 
                 1.4 
                 4.9 
                 20.7 
                 1.0 
                 26.3 
                 7.4 
                 2.1 
                 1.3 
                 0.9 
                 9.2 
               
               
                 65 
                 0.1 
                 24.7 
                 1.5 
                 3.8 
                 28.5 
                 1.0 
                 29.0 
                 7.5 
                 1.7 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 12.0 
               
               
                 42 
                 0.1 
                 34.0 
                 1.5 
                 4.4 
                 16.8 
                 1.1 
                 29.4 
                 7.6 
                 2.2 
                 1.4 
                 1.1 
                 13.1 
               
               
                 28 
                 0.1 
                 29.5 
                 2.4 
                 3.5 
                 16.4 
                 1.2 
                 28.7 
                 14.6 
                 1.5 
                 1.0 
                 0.6 
                 13.2 
               
               
                 30 
                 0.1 
                 19.1 
                 1.9 
                 3.3 
                 31.8 
                 1.0 
                 30.6 
                 9.3 
                 1.3 
                 0.7 
                 0.4 
                 13.6 
               
               
                 20 
                 0.1 
                 22.4 
                 1.8 
                 3.7 
                 27.4 
                 0.9 
                 29.0 
                 10.8 
                 1.7 
                 0.9 
                 0.7 
                 14.6 
               
               
                 19 
                 0.1 
                 20.9 
                 1.7 
                 3.1 
                 28.4 
                 1.0 
                 31.6 
                 10.0 
                 1.4 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 15.7 
               
               
                 12 
                 0.1 
                 24.4 
                 1.6 
                 3.6 
                 22.1 
                 0.9 
                 35.1 
                 8.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 15.8 
               
               
                 16 
                 0.1 
                 21.5 
                 1.8 
                 3.4 
                 34.9 
                 1.0 
                 26.2 
                 7.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 16.4 
               
               
                 57 
                 0.1 
                 25.0 
                 1.7 
                 4.1 
                 27.7 
                 1.0 
                 28.4 
                 8.4 
                 1.6 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 17.2 
               
               
                 26 
                 0.1 
                 22.5 
                 1.6 
                 3.5 
                 28.4 
                 1.1 
                 31.2 
                 7.6 
                 1.7 
                 1.0 
                 0.7 
                 18.0 
               
               
                 39 
                 0.1 
                 30.0 
                 2.2 
                 3.7 
                 22.7 
                 1.6 
                 24.3 
                 11.6 
                 1.5 
                 0.9 
                 0.7 
                 18.1 
               
               
                 70 
                 0.1 
                 22.1 
                 2.1 
                 3.6 
                 36.3 
                 1.0 
                 24.2 
                 7.2 
                 1.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 18.3 
               
               
                 45 
                 0.1 
                 21.4 
                 1.8 
                 3.7 
                 34.4 
                 1.0 
                 27.5 
                 6.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 19.1 
               
               
                 32 
                 0.1 
                 23.3 
                 1.6 
                 3.2 
                 24.4 
                 1.1 
                 33.6 
                 9.0 
                 1.5 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 19.5 
               
               
                 18 
                 0.1 
                 23.4 
                 2.1 
                 3.3 
                 26.4 
                 0.9 
                 30.2 
                 10.3 
                 1.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 20.6 
               
               
                 20Y 
                 0.1 
                 22.3 
                 1.6 
                 3.6 
                 30.3 
                 0.9 
                 28.5 
                 9.1 
                 1.6 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 20.8 
               
               
                 43 
                 0.1 
                 28.1 
                 2.0 
                 3.5 
                 21.5 
                 1.2 
                 29.9 
                 10.2 
                 1.5 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 21.2 
               
               
                  4 
                 0.1 
                 27.9 
                 1.9 
                 3.7 
                 26.3 
                 1.2 
                 26.2 
                 9.3 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 21.8 
               
               
                  1 
                 0.1 
                 23.8 
                 2.0 
                 3.7 
                 30.2 
                 1.1 
                 28.1 
                 8.0 
                 1.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 22.3 
               
               
                 61 
                 0.1 
                 24.2 
                 2.2 
                 4.0 
                 32.0 
                 1.1 
                 25.2 
                 7.8 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 23.9 
               
               
                 60 
                 0.1 
                 24.4 
                 2.2 
                 3.7 
                 31.0 
                 1.1 
                 25.4 
                 8.6 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 25.0 
               
               
                 46 
                 0.1 
                 23.3 
                 2.0 
                 3.7 
                 32.9 
                 1.0 
                 24.0 
                 9.2 
                 1.6 
                 0.9 
                 0.7 
                 25.7 
               
               
                  6 
                 0.1 
                 31.5 
                 2.6 
                 3.5 
                 19.5 
                 1.6 
                 25.5 
                 12.7 
                 1.3 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 26.3 
               
               
                 13 
                 0.1 
                 21.8 
                 1.9 
                 3.6 
                 35.1 
                 1.0 
                 25.1 
                 8.1 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 26.8 
               
               
                 69 
                 0.1 
                 21.8 
                 1.6 
                 4.3 
                 33.4 
                 0.8 
                 26.9 
                 7.6 
                 1.7 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 26.9 
               
               
                 53 
                 0.1 
                 27.1 
                 2.1 
                 3.5 
                 24.1 
                 1.2 
                 29.4 
                 9.2 
                 1.4 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 29.2 
               
               
                 48 
                 0.1 
                 29.5 
                 2.5 
                 3.9 
                 21.1 
                 1.3 
                 29.0 
                 9.2 
                 1.6 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 29.5 
               
               
                 47 
                 0.1 
                 30.9 
                 2.5 
                 3.4 
                 19.4 
                 1.5 
                 28.5 
                 10.6 
                 1.3 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 30.5 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TAG content (% leaf dry weight) and TAG composition in leaf tissue from  N.   tabacum   
               
               
                 plants (T0 generation) expressing WRI1, DGAT1 and Oleosin transgenes and  
               
               
                 supertransformed with a T-DNA encoding an SDP1 hairpin construct (pOIL051). Leaf  
               
               
                 samples were harvested at seed setting stage. Y = yellow leaf, G = green leaf. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 TAG 
               
               
                 Sample 
                 C14:0 
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 16:3 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:1d11 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 C20:0 
                 C20:1d11 
                 C22:0 
                 C24:0 
                 content 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 wt 
                 0.0 
                 13.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 8.4 
                 7.0 
                 0.0 
                 24.7 
                 46.8 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.3 
               
               
                 73 
                 0.0 
                 26.6 
                 1.7 
                 0.0 
                 8.5 
                 9.4 
                 0.0 
                 27.0 
                 25.6 
                 1.1 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.6 
               
               
                 18 
                 0.1 
                 15.0 
                 1.8 
                 0.0 
                 4.8 
                 14.4 
                 0.4 
                 43.9 
                 16.3 
                 1.7 
                 0.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 3.3 
               
               
                 41 
                 0.1 
                 22.3 
                 1.2 
                 0.3 
                 4.4 
                 24.0 
                 0.6 
                 32.8 
                 10.8 
                 1.7 
                 0.3 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 5.2 
               
               
                 19 
                 0.1 
                 14.5 
                 1.5 
                 0.3 
                 3.0 
                 21.6 
                 0.7 
                 44.8 
                 10.6 
                 1.4 
                 0.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.4 
                 7.2 
               
               
                 20 
                 0.1 
                 26.7 
                 2.4 
                 0.1 
                 4.3 
                 24.9 
                 1.0 
                 25.2 
                 11.3 
                 1.9 
                 0.3 
                 1.0 
                 0.8 
                 9.6 
               
               
                 30 
                 0.1 
                 18.6 
                 1.5 
                 0.3 
                 3.5 
                 24.8 
                 0.7 
                 38.9 
                 8.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.3 
                 0.7 
                 0.4 
                 9.9 
               
               
                 65 
                 0.1 
                 22.2 
                 1.4 
                 0.3 
                 3.5 
                 30.9 
                 0.7 
                 29.1 
                 8.1 
                 1.7 
                 0.3 
                 1.0 
                 0.6 
                 11.3 
               
               
                 42 
                 0.1 
                 23.6 
                 1.5 
                 0.2 
                 4.1 
                 29.0 
                 0.9 
                 30.3 
                 5.9 
                 2.0 
                 0.4 
                 1.3 
                 0.8 
                 12.0 
               
               
                 32 
                 0.1 
                 21.3 
                 1.3 
                 0.3 
                 3.3 
                 21.4 
                 0.9 
                 40.7 
                 7.1 
                 1.7 
                 0.3 
                 1.0 
                 0.6 
                 13.7 
               
               
                 39 
                 0.1 
                 25.8 
                 1.7 
                 0.3 
                 3.6 
                 27.2 
                 1.2 
                 27.2 
                 8.2 
                 2.0 
                 0.4 
                 1.4 
                 0.9 
                 14.0 
               
               
                 45 
                 0.1 
                 23.0 
                 1.5 
                 0.1 
                 3.8 
                 28.0 
                 0.9 
                 32.6 
                 6.3 
                 1.8 
                 0.3 
                 1.0 
                 0.6 
                 14.4 
               
               
                 13 
                 0.1 
                 26.9 
                 2.8 
                 0.1 
                 3.7 
                 32.6 
                 1.1 
                 21.6 
                 7.6 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 0.8 
                 0.7 
                 14.6 
               
               
                 R45 
                 0.1 
                 23.4 
                 1.5 
                 0.2 
                 4.1 
                 27.8 
                 0.9 
                 32.2 
                 6.1 
                 1.8 
                 0.3 
                 1.0 
                 0.6 
                 14.6 
               
               
                 21 
                 0.1 
                 23.1 
                 1.6 
                 0.2 
                 3.5 
                 27.4 
                 0.8 
                 31.2 
                 8.2 
                 1.8 
                 0.3 
                 1.1 
                 0.7 
                 15.0 
               
               
                  9 
                 0.1 
                 23.2 
                 1.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.5 
                 23.3 
                 0.8 
                 35.6 
                 8.5 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 0.9 
                 0.5 
                 15.4 
               
               
                 12 
                 0.1 
                 24.5 
                 1.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.4 
                 22.3 
                 0.8 
                 36.2 
                 7.4 
                 1.7 
                 0.3 
                 1.1 
                 0.7 
                 15.9 
               
               
                  4 
                 0.1 
                 21.9 
                 1.8 
                 0.2 
                 3.6 
                 22.8 
                 0.9 
                 35.9 
                 9.5 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 16.1 
               
               
                 49 
                 0.1 
                 23.5 
                 1.4 
                 0.2 
                 4.0 
                 25.3 
                 0.8 
                 34.3 
                 6.6 
                 1.8 
                 0.3 
                 1.1 
                 0.7 
                 16.8 
               
               
                 26 
                 0.1 
                 22.2 
                 1.3 
                 0.2 
                 3.8 
                 25.4 
                 0.8 
                 35.2 
                 6.5 
                 2.1 
                 0.3 
                 1.3 
                 0.8 
                 17.2 
               
               
                 16 
                 0.1 
                 22.2 
                 1.8 
                 0.3 
                 3.4 
                 29.9 
                 0.8 
                 30.1 
                 8.1 
                 1.5 
                 0.3 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 18.2 
               
               
                  1 
                 0.1 
                 27.4 
                 2.7 
                 0.1 
                 4.0 
                 32.0 
                 1.2 
                 22.9 
                 6.3 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 0.8 
                 0.7 
                 18.7 
               
               
                 70 
                 0.1 
                 27.1 
                 2.7 
                 0.2 
                 3.7 
                 32.6 
                 1.0 
                 21.5 
                 7.6 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 0.8 
                 0.7 
                 19.0 
               
               
                  6 
                 0.1 
                 30.6 
                 2.6 
                 0.2 
                 3.3 
                 13.0 
                 1.4 
                 32.8 
                 12.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.2 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 21.5 
               
               
                 47 
                 0.1 
                 28.0 
                 2.1 
                 0.2 
                 3.6 
                 18.5 
                 1.3 
                 33.2 
                 9.9 
                 1.5 
                 0.2 
                 0.9 
                 0.5 
                 21.6 
               
               
                 69 
                 0.1 
                 25.4 
                 2.3 
                 0.1 
                 4.3 
                 32.4 
                 0.9 
                 23.5 
                 7.4 
                 1.8 
                 0.3 
                 0.8 
                 0.6 
                 22.5 
               
               
                 53 
                 0.1 
                 23.9 
                 2.1 
                 0.2 
                 3.4 
                 28.2 
                 1.1 
                 30.2 
                 7.6 
                 1.5 
                 0.3 
                 0.9 
                 0.5 
                 23.2 
               
               
                 46 
                 0.1 
                 25.9 
                 2.7 
                 0.2 
                 3.7 
                 32.0 
                 1.1 
                 22.8 
                 8.2 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 0.8 
                 0.7 
                 24.0 
               
               
                 43 
                 0.1 
                 23.7 
                 1.6 
                 0.2 
                 3.1 
                 22.6 
                 0.9 
                 37.6 
                 7.4 
                 1.4 
                 0.2 
                 0.8 
                 0.5 
                 24.0 
               
               
                 48 
                 0.1 
                 27.4 
                 2.2 
                 0.1 
                 4.1 
                 23.0 
                 1.1 
                 31.3 
                 6.9 
                 1.9 
                 0.3 
                 1.0 
                 0.7 
                 24.4 
               
               
                 28 
                 0.1 
                 23.0 
                 1.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.3 
                 24.8 
                 1.0 
                 35.6 
                 7.3 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 26.6 
               
               
                  1Y 
                 0.1 
                 24.3 
                 2.5 
                 0.1 
                 3.8 
                 35.7 
                 1.1 
                 22.6 
                 6.7 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 0.7 
                 0.6 
                 28.1 
               
               
                 56G 
                 0.1 
                 25.5 
                 1.8 
                 0.2 
                 3.7 
                 26.7 
                 0.9 
                 29.8 
                 7.3 
                 1.8 
                 0.3 
                 1.1 
                 0.7 
                 33.9 
               
               
                 57 
                 0.1 
                 25.1 
                 1.9 
                 0.2 
                 3.2 
                 20.1 
                 1.0 
                 35.2 
                 10.0 
                 1.5 
                 0.3 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
                 35.4 
               
               
                 56Y 
                 0.2 
                 24.8 
                 1.4 
                 0.2 
                 4.1 
                 27.2 
                 0.8 
                 31.0 
                 6.0 
                 2.0 
                 0.4 
                 1.2 
                 0.8 
                 39.6 
               
               
                 69Y 
                 0.1 
                 24.7 
                 2.1 
                 0.2 
                 4.1 
                 32.0 
                 0.8 
                 24.3 
                 7.8 
                 1.9 
                 0.3 
                 0.9 
                 0.7 
                 46.5 
               
               
                 R69Y 
                 0.1 
                 24.7 
                 2.1 
                 0.2 
                 4.1 
                 32.0 
                 0.8 
                 24.4 
                 7.9 
                 1.9 
                 0.3 
                 0.9 
                 0.7 
                 46.8 
               
               
                 61 
                 0.1 
                 26.6 
                 2.7 
                 0.1 
                 3.6 
                 31.6 
                 1.1 
                 23.8 
                 7.4 
                 1.4 
                 0.3 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 49.2 
               
               
                 61Y 
                 0.1 
                 25.8 
                 2.4 
                 0.1 
                 3.7 
                 32.4 
                 1.1 
                 24.3 
                 6.9 
                 1.5 
                 0.3 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 58.1 
               
               
                 60 
                 0.1 
                 24.6 
                 2.4 
                 0.2 
                 3.6 
                 34.1 
                 1.0 
                 24.4 
                 6.4 
                 1.5 
                 0.3 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 70.7 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The substantial increase in TFA levels including the TAG levels between the plants containing only the pJP3502 T-DNA and plants containing the T-DNAs from both pOIL51 and pJP3502 was maintained throughout plant development. Control plants containing only the T-DNA from pJP3502 contained 7.7% to 17.5% TAG during flowering while TAG levels ranged from 14.1% to 20.7% on a dry weight basis during seed setting. The TAG content in leaves from plants containing both pJP3502 and pOIL51 T-DNAs varied between 6.3% and 23.3% during flowering and 12.6% and 33.6% during seed setting. Similar changes in fatty acid composition of the TAG fraction at both stages were detected as described earlier for the vegetative growth stage. 
     TAG levels were also found to be increased further in other vegetative tissues of the transgenic plants such as roots and stem. Some root tissues of the transgenic  N. tabacum  plants transformed with the T-DNA of pOIL051 contained 4.4% TAG, and some stem tissues 7.4% TAG, on a dry weight basis ( FIG. 4 ). Wild-type plants and  N. tabacum  containing only the T-DNA from pJP3502 exhibited much lower TAG levels in both tissues. The addition of the hairpin SDP1 construct to decrease expression of the endogenous TAG lipase was clearly synergistic with the genes encoding the transcription factor and biosynthesis of TAG (WRI1 and DGAT) for increasing TAG content in the stems and roots. Of note, TAG levels in the roots were lower compared to stem tissue within the same plant while an inverse trend was observed in wild-type plants and  N. tabacum  containing only the T-DNA from pJP3502. The TAG composition of root and stem tissues exhibited similar changes in C18:1 and C18:3 fatty acids as observed previously in transgenic leaf tissue. C18:2 levels in TAG were reduced in transgenic stem tissue while C16 fatty acids were typically reduced in transgenic root tissues when compared to the wild-type control. 
     Therefore, the inventors concluded that addition of an exogenous gene for silencing the endogenous SDP1 gene to the combination of WRI1 and DGAT increased the total fatty acid content, including the TAG content, at all stages of the plant growth, and acted synergistically with WRI1 and DGAT, particularly in the stems and roots. 
     T1 seeds from the transgenic plants were plated on tissue culture media in vitro at room temperature to test the extent and timing of germination. Germination of T1 seed from three independently transformed lines was the same compared to seed from the transgenic plants transformed only with the T-DNA from pJP3502. Furthermore, early seedling vigour appeared to be unaffected. This was surprising given the role of SDP1 in germination in  A. thaliana  seeds and the observed defects in germination in SDP1 mutants (Eastmond et al., 2006). To overcome any germination defects if such had occurred, a second construct is designed in which the SDP1 inhibitory RNA is expressed from a promoter which is essentially not expressed, or at low levels, in seed, such as for example a promoter from a photosynthetic gene such as SSU. The inventors consider that it is beneficial to reduce the risk of deleterious effects on seed germination or early seedling vigour to avoid a constitutive promoter, or at least to avoid a promoter expressed in seeds, to drive expression of the SDP1 inhibitory RNA. 
     It was noted that the TO plants with the highest TAG levels had been grown under high light conditions in the controlled environment room (500 micro moles light intensity, 16 hr light/26° C.-8 hr dark/18° C. day cycle) and appeared smaller (about 70% in height relative to the plants transformed with the T-DNA from pJP3502) than the wild-type control plants. The inventors concluded that the combination of transgenes and/or genetic modifications for the “push”, “pull”, “protect” and “package” approaches was particularly favourable for achieving high levels of TAG in vegetative plant parts. In this example, WRI1 provided the “push”, DGAT provided the “pull”, silencing of SDP1 provided the “protect” and Oleosin provided the “packaging” of TAG. 
     Example 3. Senescence-Specific Expression of a Transcription Factor 
     Ectopic expression of master regulators of embryo and seed development such as LEC2 have been reported to increase TAG levels in non-seed tissues (Santos-Mendoza et al., 2005; Slocombe et al., 2009; Andrianov et al., 2010). However, constitutive over-expression of LEC2 in plants transformed with a 35S-LEC2 gene resulted in unwanted pleiotropic effects on plant development and morphology including somatic embryogenesis and abnormal leaf structures (Stone et al., 2001; Santos-Mendoza et al., 2005). To test whether limiting LEC2 expression to the leaf senescence stage of plant development, i.e. after plants had fully grown and reached their full biomass, would minimize undesirable phenotypic effects but still increase leaf lipid levels, a chimeric DNA was designed and made for expression of LEC2 under the control of a  A. thaliana  senescence specific promoter from the SAG12 gene (U37336; Gan and Amasino, 1995). 
     To make the genetic construct, a 3.635kb synthetic DNA fragment was made comprising, in order, an  A. thaliana  SAG12 senescence-specific promoter, the LEC2 protein coding sequence and a  Glycine max  Lectin gene terminator/polyadenylation region. This fragment was inserted between the SacI and NotI restriction sites of pJP3303. This construct was designated pOIL049 and tested in leaves of  N. tabacum  plants which were stably transformed with genes encoding WRI1, DGAT1 and Oleosin polypeptides, containing the T-DNA from pJP3502. Using  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation methods, the pOIL049 construct was used to transform  N. tabacum  plant cells which were homozygous for the T-DNA of pJP3502. Transgenic plants comprising the genes from pOIL049 were selected by hygromycin resistance and were grown to maturity in the glasshouse. Samples are taken from transgenic leaf tissue at different stages of growth including at leaf senescence and contain increased TAG levels compared to the  N. tabacum  pJP3502 parent line. 
     A total of 149 independent TO plants (i.e. primary transformants) were obtained. Upper green leaves of all plants and the lower brown, fully senesced leaves of selected events were sampled at the seed setting stage of plant development and TAG contents were quantified by TLC-GC. The number of pOIL49 T-DNA insertions in selected plants was determined by ddPCR using a hygromycin gene-specific primer pair. A TAG level of 30.2% on a dry weight basis was observed in green leaf tissue harvested at seed setting stage. TAG levels in brown leaves were lower in most of the plants sampled. However, three plants (#32b, #8b and #23c) displayed greater TAG levels in brown senesced leaf tissue than in the green expanding leaves. These plants contained 1, 2 or 3 T-DNA insertions from pOIL49. 
     T1 progeny of plants #23c and #32b were screened by ddPCR to identify nulls, heterozygous and homozygous plants for the T-DNA from pOIL049. Progeny plants of plant #23c containing zero T-DNA insertions from pOIL049 (nulls; total of 7) or two T-DNA insertions of the T-DNA from pOIL049 (homozygous; total of 4) were selected for further analysis. Similarly, progeny plants of plant #32b containing zero insertions (nulls; total of 6) or two insertions (homozygous; total of 9) were maintained for further analysis. Green leaf tissue was sampled before flowering and TFA and TAG contents were determined by GC. Wild-type plants and plants transformed with the T-DNA from pJP3502 were the same as before (Example 2) and were grown alongside in the same glasshouse. TFA levels in leaves of the transformants containing the T-DNA from pOIL049 ranged from 5.2% to 19.5% on a dry weight basis before flowering ( FIG. 5 ). TAG levels in the same tissues ranged from 0.8% to 15.4% on a dry weight basis. This was considerably greater than in plants containing only the T-DNA from pJP3502. TAG levels in plants containing the T-DNAs from pJP3502 and pOIL049 further increased to 38.5% and 34.9% during flowering and seed setting, respectively. When the fatty acid composition of the total fatty acid content was analysed for leaves homozygous for the T-DNA from pOIL049, increased levels of C18:2 and reduced levels of C18:3 were observed ( FIG. 5 ) while the percentages of C16:0 and C18:1 remained about the same relative to leaves transformed only with the T-DNA from pJP3502. These data demonstrated that the addition of a second transcription factor gene under the control of a non-constitutive promoter to provide developmentally-regulated expression was able to further increase TAG levels in vegetative tissues of a plant. The data also indicated that the senescence-specific promoter SAG12 had some expression in the green tissue prior to senescence of the leaves. 
     TAG levels were much increased in stem tissue when compared to both wild-type  N. tabacum  plants and transgenic plants containing the T-DNA from pJP3502 alone. Some stem tissues of the transgenic  N. tabacum  plants transformed with the T-DNA from pOIL049 contained 4.9% TAG on a dry weight basis ( FIG. 6 ). On the other hand, TAG levels in root tissue exhibited large variation between the three pOIL049 plants with some root tissues containing 3.4% TAG. Of note, TAG levels in roots were lower compared to stem tissue within the same plant while an inverse trend was observed in wild-type plants and  N. tabacum  containing only the T-DNA from pJP3502. The TAG composition of root and stem tissues exhibited similar changes in C18:1 and C18:3 fatty acids as observed previously in transgenic leaf tissue. C18:2 levels in TAG were reduced in transgenic stem tissue while C16 fatty acids were typically reduced in transgenic root tissues when compared to the wild-type control. 
     Corresponding genetic constructs are made encoding other transcription factors under the control of the SAG12 promoter, namely LEC1, LEC1 like, FUS3, ABI3, ABI4 and ABI5 and others (see Example 9). For example, additional constructs were made for the expression of the monocot transcription factor  Zea mays  LEC1 (Shen et al., 2010) or  Sorghum bicolor  LEC1 (Genbank Accession No. XM_002452582.1) under the control of monocot-derived homolog of the  A. thaliana  SAG12 promoter such as the maize SEE1 promoter (Robson et al., 2004). Further constructs are made for expression of the transcription factors under developmentally controlled promoters, for example which are preferentially expressed at flowering (e.g. day length sensitive promoters), Phytochrome promoters, Chryptochrome promoters, or in plant stems during secondary growth such as a promoter from a CesA gene. These constructs are used to transform plants, and plants which produce at least 8% TAG in vegetative parts are selected. 
     Example 4. Analysis of Transgenic Plants 
     Plant Material and Growth Conditions 
     Plants of three TAG accumulating transgenic lines were grown in growth cabinets or in a glasshouse under controlled conditions:
         1. Plants over-expressing genes encoding WRI1, DGAT and oleosin (Vanhercke et al, 2014), designated here as HO plants, being plants of the T2 generation which were homozygous for the introduced T-DNA from pJP3052.   2. T1 plants transformed with an RNAi construct to silence the SDP1 TAG lipase as well as the T-DNA from pJP3502, encoding the WRI1, DGAT and oleosin polypeptides, from two independent transformed lines. See Example 2. These plants were designated SDP1.   3. T1 plants transformed with a genetic construct for over-expressing the transcription factor LEC2 from the SAG12 promoter, as well as the T-DNA from pJP3502 encoding the WRI1, DGAT and oleosin polypeptides. See Example 3. These plants were designated LEC2, and were progeny from a single TO plant.       

     Wild-type plants (WT, of cultivar Wisconsin 38) were used as control plants and grown at the same time and under the same conditions as the transgenic plants. For vegetative samples, WT and HO tobacco plants were grown in PGC20/PGC20FLEX plant growth cabinets (Conviron) at ambient CO 2  concentrations with 250-450 μmol m −2  s −1  illumination from fluorescent bulbs. Plants were grown under 12 hr light/25° C.: 12 hr dark/20° C. daily cycles. Plants from which samples were to be harvested at 49 days after sowing (DAS) were grown in 1.25 litre pots in soil with osmocote fertiliser. Plants from which samples were to be harvested at 69 DAS were grown in 4 litre pots in soil and watered every 14 days with aquasol fertiliser. For all assays, samples were taken from four plants of each genotype. For samples to be harvested at seed-setting stage of growth, WT, HO, SDP1 and LEC2 plants were grown in a glasshouse without artificial light (n=3, 3, 8, 6, respectively). For all analyses, leaf discs were harvested from leaves at the end of the growth phase with light, snap frozen and stored at −80° C. until analysis. 
     TAG Levels and Fatty Acid Composition 
     TAG levels were measured in leaves of mature WT, HO, SDP1 and LEC2 plants. The fatty acid composition in TAG of the leaves was also determined. The data are shown in Table 6 for the LEC2 and SDP1 plants. 
     Starch and Sugar Levels 
     Starch and soluble sugar levels were measured in leaf tissue sampled from the wild-type (WT) and transgenic HO, SDP1 and LEC2 plants. In general, an inverse correlation was found between TAG and starch levels in leaf tissue on a dry weight basis in the leaves having both T-DNAs ( FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 ). In contrast, leaf soluble sugars levels were about the same in the transgenic plants as in the wild-type plants, suggesting that there was no significant bottleneck in the conversion from sugars to TAG. An effect of the leaf position in the plants was observed in wild-type plants where starch levels tended to increase from lower leaf to higher leaf position. No such effect was detected in the transgenic plants. 
     Carbon and Energy Contents 
     The amounts of carbon and energy in the TAG, starch and sugar contents in leaves of the HO, SDP1 and LEC2 plants were measured and compared to wild-type plants, on a dry weight basis. The data (Table 7) showed that each of the carbon and energy contents increased in the HO plants and increased even further in the SDP1 and LEC2 plants relative to the WT plants. The increase was seen for the sum of TAG, starch and soluble sugars, as well as for the sum of TAG and starch. It was concluded that the increase in carbon content by increasing the TAG content more than compensated for the reduced starch content. Therefore, the transgenic plants exhibited increased total carbon content and increased total energy content on a dry weight basis. 
     Nitrogen and Soluble Protein Contents 
     Nitrogen and protein contents were measured in leaf samples of the transformed and control plants as described in Example 1, for plants at 69 DAS. The third leaf from the top of each of the WT and HO tobacco plants, which leaves were not yet fully expanded and therefore still growing, had the same nitrogen content at about 3.0% by DW. Older (lower) leaves on each plant were also analysed. In the WT plants, the leaf nitrogen content decreased with leaf age, whereas the nitrogen content was relatively maintained in older HO leaves with less of a decline compared to the WT plants. For example, older leaves such as leaf 11 from the top of the HO plants had more than twice as much nitrogen (2.9%) compared to the corresponding leaves in WT plants (1.3%;  FIG. 9 a   ). A similar trend was observed for total soluble protein with twice as much soluble protein detected in older HO leaves compared to WT (10.4 and 5.0 μg/mg FW, respectively;  FIG. 9B ). The same trends were observed when soluble protein samples were electrophoresed by SDS-PAGE, after normalising sample loading according to leaf fresh weights. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TAG levels (% leaf dry weight) and fatty acid composition in TAG of selected  N.   tabacum   
               
               
                 primary transformants over-expressing LEC2 (pOIL049) or a silencing construct targeted against  
               
               
                 the gene encoding SDP1 TAG lipase (pOIL051). Both constructs were transformed independently  
               
               
                 into a previously established  N.   tabacum  transgenic line over-expressing genes encoding WRI1, 
               
               
                 DGAT1 and OLEOSIN (Vanhercke et al., 2014). 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 % 
               
               
                 Transgene 
                 Line 
                 Leaf 
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 Δ9   
                 C18:2 Δ9,12   
                 C18:3 Δ9,12,15   
                 Other 
                 TAG 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 LEC2 
                 #8 
                 green 
                 28.3 
                 3.1 
                 3.2 
                 19.8 
                 30.5 
                 10.2 
                 5.0 
                 8.3 
               
               
                   
                 #8 
                 brown 
                 31.1 
                 2.4 
                 3.7 
                 16.5 
                 32.4 
                 7.7 
                 6.2 
                 12.6 
               
               
                 LEC2 
                 #23 
                 green 
                 26.6 
                 5.5 
                 0.1 
                 5.4 
                 48.0 
                 7.3 
                 7.2 
                 14.3 
               
               
                   
                 #23 
                 brown 
                 26.2 
                 5.2 
                 2.5 
                 3.5 
                 47.0 
                 8.1 
                 7.5 
                 28.7 
               
               
                 LEC2 
                 #32 
                 green 
                 28.0 
                 1.0 
                 4.3 
                 19.7 
                 29.2 
                 10.9 
                 6.7 
                 5.8 
               
               
                   
                 #32 
                 brown 
                 22.3 
                 3.1 
                 2.4 
                 19.7 
                 39.0 
                 7.2 
                 6.3 
                 14.0 
               
               
                 SDP1 
                 #60 
                 brown 
                 28.0 
                 3.8 
                 3.1 
                 35.9 
                 19.7 
                 5.8 
                 3.6 
                 26.4 
               
               
                 SDP1 
                 #61 
                 brown 
                 27.7 
                 3.7 
                 3.4 
                 34.0 
                 20.7 
                 6.5 
                 4.0 
                 27.9 
               
               
                 SDP1 
                 #69 
                 yellow-green 
                 28.1 
                 3.4 
                 3.6 
                 29.5 
                 23.3 
                 8.1 
                 3.9 
                 32.9 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Carbon and energy contents of TAG, starch and soluble sugars  
               
               
                 in leaf tissues of wild-type and transgenic  N.   tabacum  plants. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Carbon  
                 Energy  
               
               
                   
                 (mmol C/gDW) 
                 (kJ/g DW)* 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Soluble  
                   
                   
                 Soluble  
               
               
                   
                 TAG 
                 Starch 
                 sugars 
                 TAG 
                 Starch 
                 sugars 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 wt1 
                 0.08 
                 15.41 
                 1.33 
                 0.05 
                 7.20 
                 0.62 
               
               
                 wt6 
                 0.08 
                 12.01 
                 1.29 
                 0.05 
                 5.61 
                 0.60 
               
               
                 wt7 
                 0.09 
                 11.10 
                 1.37 
                 0.06 
                 5.18 
                 0.64 
               
               
                 HO #2 
                 10.69 
                 5.43 
                 1.24 
                 6.59 
                 2.54 
                 0.58 
               
               
                 HO #5 
                 8.63 
                 10.78 
                 1.86 
                 5.32 
                 5.04 
                 0.87 
               
               
                 HO #7 
                 9.51 
                 8.22 
                 1.47 
                 5.86 
                 3.84 
                 0.69 
               
               
                 SDP1 #69-1 
                 19.56 
                 2.83 
                 1.61 
                 12.05 
                 1.32 
                 0.75 
               
               
                 SDP1 #69-60 
                 21.44 
                 3.11 
                 2.03 
                 13.21 
                 1.45 
                 0.95 
               
               
                 SDP1 #69-91 
                 16.78 
                 0.68 
                 1.71 
                 10.33 
                 0.32 
                 0.80 
               
               
                 LEC2 #32-21 
                 14.99 
                 0.57 
                 0.88 
                 9.23 
                 0.27 
                 0.41 
               
               
                 LEC2 #32-29 
                 19.19 
                 0.86 
                 0.82 
                 11.82 
                 0.40 
                 0.39 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 *assuming 2803 kJ/mol for glucose and 35114 kJ/mol for triolein (Sanjaya et al., 2011) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In both WT and HO plants, leaf protein content increased with plant age ( FIG. 10 , Table 8). In younger plants (49 DAS), soluble protein content was slightly but not significantly higher in older leaves from HO plants compared to WT. By 69 DAS, this difference was significant with an 87% increase in old HO leaves compared to WT (p&lt;0.05, t-test). It was concluded that the leaves of the HO plants had significantly increased nitrogen and protein contents relative to the corresponding leaves in the WT plants. In this context, a “corresponding leaf” meant a leaf of the same age of a plant grown under the same conditions. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Leaf soluble protein content in WT and HO tobacco (μg/mg 
               
               
                 FW). Range includes young, mature and older leaves 
               
               
                 of younger (49 DAS) and older (69 DAS) plants. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 WT 
                   
                 HO 
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Plant age 
                 49 DAS 
                 69 DAS 
                 49 DAS 
                 69 DAS 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Range 
                 4.3-9.9 
                 3.0-15.2 
                 2.5-11.3 
                 7.9-19.1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Nitrogen Content in SDP1 and LEC2 Plants 
     The transgenic plants designated LEC2 and SDP1 exhibited increased TAG accumulation compared to the HO plants throughout growth (Examples 2 and 3), increasing with plant age. Leaf samples of the transgenic plants grown in growth cabinets or in the glasshouse were assayed for nitrogen, protein and carbon contents. The LEC2 and SDP1 plants exhibited each of increased leaf carbon content, leaf nitrogen content and soluble protein content relative to the WT plants (Table 9). At the seed setting stage of growth, the LEC2 and SDP1 leaves had between 50% and 100% more nitrogen than WT leaves. The leaf soluble protein content increased between 40% and 87% in LEC2 and SDP1 leaves, respectively, relative to the WT leaves. Leaf carbon content also increased. Despite moderate increases in leaf carbon content (16% to 21%) in LEC2 and SDP1 lines, the greater relative increase in leaf nitrogen content decreased the carbon to nitrogen ratio by up to 40% compared to WT leaves. 
     Total Dietary Fibre (TDF) 
     Analysis of the total dietary fibre of WT, SDP1 and LEC2 in mature leaves obtained at flowering showed that WT leaves had a TDF content of 27%, SDP1 leaves had a TDF content of 15.9% (59% reduction when compared to WT), and LEC2 leaves had a TDF content of 17.9% (34% reduction when compared to WT). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TAG content (% dry weight), carbon content, nitrogen content and 
               
               
                 soluble protein content of WT, LEC2 and SDP1 tobacco leaves. For 
               
               
                 TAG analysis n = 3-8 and for C, N and soluble protein n = 2-5. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Soluble 
               
               
                   
                 TAG 
                 Nitrogen 
                 Carbon 
                   
                 protein 
               
               
                   
                 content 
                 content 
                 content 
                 C:N rato 
                 content 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 WT 
                 0.17 
                 0.50 
                 43.08 
                 86:1 
                 1.47 
               
               
                 LEC2 
                 24.57 
                 0.85 
                 52.08 
                 51:1 
                 2.06 
               
               
                 SDP1 
                 28.52 
                 1.07 
                 49.92 
                 60:1 
                 2.75 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Upregulation of Genes Involved in Photosynthesis 
     The observations described above on the increase in carbon and energy contents in the transgenic plants led the inventors to consider whether the plants might exhibit an increase in photosynthetic capacity, related to the altered carbon allocation between starch and TAG. Therefore, the transcriptome of the HO plants was determined and compared to the transcriptome from WT plants grown under the same conditions. RNA was isolated from plants at the flowering stage, converted to cDNA and the full transcriptomes were determined. When the resultant sequence libraries were compared for the frequency of representation of individual genes, numerous genes involved in photosynthesis were observed to be up-regulated (over-expressed) in the HO plants. Table 10 lists representative genes which were up-regulated. From this, it was concluded that the capacity for photosynthesis was increased in the transgenic plants. 
     Effects of Modifying Photoperiod and Light Intensity 
     The growth conditions were modified compared to those described above, in order to test the effect of increasing or decreasing the photoperiod from the 12 hrs, and of increasing light intensity. In one growth chamber using high light intensity and long photoperiod, the CO 2  concentration was also increased above the ambient. The following conditions were tested, in each case plants were grown in PGC20/PGC20FLEX plant growth cabinets (Conviron) at 25° C. during the light period, 20° C. during the dark period and leaf samples were harvested at seed-setting stage of growth from leaf Nos. 9, 15 and 20 counting from the bottom of each plant. Leaf 9 was therefore the oldest of the sampled leaves, leaf 15 intermediate, and leaf 20 the youngest leaf sampled. Leafs were assayed for total fatty acid (TFA) content as described in Example 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 10 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Listing of genes related to photosynthesis and whose expression was up-regulated. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Unigene 
                 1og2FC 
                 logCPM 
                 LR 
                 PValue 
                 Arabidopsis Annotation 
                 Nicotiana Annotation 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 c72304_g 
                 1.03 
                 6.31 
                 14.04 
                 0.000179411 
                 PSBP-2 photosystem II  
                 PREDICTED: Oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 2_i2 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 subunit P-2 chr2: 
                 2-1, chloroplastic (LOC104217148) 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 13118937-13120090 
                   
               
               
                 c63827_g 
                 2.31 
                 0.95 
                 21.08 
                 4.40E−06 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: PsbQ-like protein 1, chloroplastic 
               
               
                 1_i2 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (LOC104213138) variant X1 
               
               
                 c72304_g 
                 1.19 
                 2.43 
                 15.20 
                 9.66E−05 
                 PSBP-1, OEE2, PSII-P,  
                 PREDICTED: Oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 2_i6 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 OE23 photosystem II 
                 2-2, chloroplastic (LOC104220111) 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 subunit P-1 chr1: 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 2047825-2049418 
                   
               
               
                 c72995_g 
                 3.02 
                 3.42 
                 101.49 
                 7.18E−24 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Ferredoxin, root R-B1-like 
               
               
                 1_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (LOC104250181), transcript variant X2 
               
               
                 c66865_g 
                 1.30 
                 2.69 
                 12.05 
                 0.000518939 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Photosystem II repair protein 
               
               
                 1_i2_1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 PSB27-H1, chloroplastic (LOC104235950) 
               
               
                 c64448_g 
                 1.06 
                 8.91 
                 13.35 
                 0.000258132 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Ferredoxin (LOC104243179), 
               
               
                 1_i1_1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 mRNA 
               
               
                 c65326_g 
                 1.17 
                 8.45 
                 20.85 
                 4.97E−06 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 1_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 3-2, (LOC104238927) 
               
               
                 c68151_g 
                 0.78 
                 8.00 
                 9.37 
                 0.002201414 
                 PSAF photosystem I  
                 PREDICTED: Photosystem I reaction center 
               
               
                 1_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 subunit F chr1: 
                 subunit III, (LOC104229855) 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 11214824-11216037 
                   
               
               
                 c70874_g 
                 0.77 
                 6.00 
                 11.61 
                 0.000655078 
                 PSAF photosystem I  
                 PREDICTED: Photosystem I reaction center 
               
               
                 1_i3 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 subunit F chr1:  
                 subunit III, LOC104227234) 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 11214824-11216037 
                   
               
               
                 c72380_g 
                 0.82 
                 8.81 
                 15.30 
                 9.19E−05 
                 ATPC1 ATPase, F1  
                 PREDICTED: ATP synthase gamma chain, 
               
               
                 2_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 complex, gamma  
                 chloroplastic (LOC104212794) 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 subunit protein chr4: 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 2350498-2352018 
                   
               
               
                 c84022_g 
                 1.25 
                 6.54 
                 19.65 
                 9.29E−06 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Plastocyanin A′/A″ 
               
               
                 2_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (LOC104226609) 
               
               
                 c80197_g 
                 0.66 
                 6.27 
                 9.60 
                 0.00194393 
                 PSBO-1, OEE1,  
                 PREDICTED: Oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 1_i1_1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 OEE33, OE33,  
                 1, chloroplastic (LOC104219516) 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 PSBO1, MSP-1 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 PS II oxygen- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 evolving complex 1 
                   
               
               
                 c80359_g 
                 0.74 
                 6.41 
                 8.91 
                 0.002843257 
                 PSBP-2photosystem  
                 PREDICTED: oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 2_i3 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 II subunit P-2 chr2: 
                 2-2, (LOC104220111), variant X2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 13118937-13120090 
                   
               
               
                 c84616_g 
                 0.95 
                 8.53 
                 13.93 
                 0.000189474 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 2_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 3-2, chloroplastic-like (LOC104238927) 
               
               
                 c60857_g 
                 2.13 
                 2.76 
                 61.06 
                 5.54E−15 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Ferredoxin, root R-B2-like 
               
               
                 1_i2_1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (LOC104216941), transcript variant X1 
               
               
                 c66431_g 
                 2.04 
                 1.10 
                 26.67 
                 2.41E−07 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Plastocyanin (LOC104222137), 
               
               
                 3_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 mRNA 
               
               
                 c70844_g 
                 0.72 
                 8.77 
                 10.45 
                 0.001227902 
                 PSBO-1, OEE1,  
                 PREDICTED: Oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 1_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 OEE33, OE33,  
                 1, chloroplastic (LOC104219516), mRNA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 PSBO1, MSP-1 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 PS II oxygen- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 evolving complex 1 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 chr5:26568653- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 26570278 
                   
               
               
                 c72588_g 
                 0.58 
                 9.38 
                 8.50 
                 0.003545489 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Photosystem I reaction center 
               
               
                 1_i1_1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 subunit XI, chloroplastic (LOC104221829) 
               
               
                 c63567_g 
                 0.96 
                 8.50 
                 15.81 
                 7.01E−05 
                 PSAO photosystem  
                 PREDICTED: Photosystem I subunit O-like 
               
               
                 3_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 I subunit O chr1: 
                 (LOC104237017), transcript variant X1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 2640813-2641828 
                   
               
               
                 c79260_g 
                 1.76 
                 6.42 
                 68.73 
                 1.13E−16 
                 PSBO-1, OEE1,  
                 PREDICTED: Oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 1_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 OEE33, OE33,  
                 1, chloroplastic-like (LOC104210963), mRNA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 PSBO1, MSP-1 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 PS II oxygen- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 evolving complex 1 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 chr5:26568653- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 26570278 
                   
               
               
                 c70844_g 
                 1.16 
                 6.10 
                 24.55 
                 7.23E−07 
                 PSBO2, PSBO-2,  
                 PREDICTED: Oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 1_i5 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 OEC33 photosystem  
                 1, (LOC104210963) 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 II subunit O-2 chr3: 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 18890876-18892426 
                   
               
               
                 c72502_g 
                 0.86 
                 4.19 
                 12.14 
                 0.000493881 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 
               
               
                 1_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1, (LOC104210963) 
               
               
                 c79863_g 
                 1.26 
                 2.23 
                 13.31 
                 0.000263854 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Plastocyanin A′/A″ 
               
               
                 1_i3_1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (LOC104226609) 
               
               
                 c72380_g 
                 0.85 
                 8.57 
                 20.42 
                 6.23E−06 
                 ATPC1 ATPase, F1  
                 PREDICTED: ATP synthase gamma chain, 
               
               
                 1_i1_2 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 complex, gamma  
                 chloroplastic (LOC104212794) 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 subunit protein chr4: 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 2350498-2352018 
                   
               
               
                 c66717_g 
                 0.61 
                 10.76 
                 10.67 
                 0.001090419 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Photosystem II 10 kDa 
               
               
                 2_i2 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 polypeptide, chloroplastic (LOC104224572) 
               
               
                 c60043_g 
                 3.40 
                 1.72 
                 78.26 
                 9.04E−19 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Ferredoxin, root R-B2-like 
               
               
                 4_i1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (LOC104216941), transcript variant X1 
               
               
                 c64427_g 
                 0.70 
                 9.07 
                 8.59 
                 0.003381803 
                 NA 
                 PREDICTED: Photosystem II reaction center W 
               
               
                 1_i1_1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 protein, (LOC104244017) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
         
         
           
             1. Control conditions: 8 plants were grown with 300 μmol m −2  s −1  illumination from fluorescent bulbs, with a 12-hour photoperiod; 
             2. Increased light intensity: 7 plants were grown with 700 μmol m −2  s −1  illumination from fluorescent bulbs, with a 12-hour photoperiod; 
             3. Reduced photoperiod: 9 plants were grown with 700 μmol m −2  s −1  illumination from fluorescent bulbs, with a 8-hour photoperiod; 
             4. Increased light intensity and photoperiod: 10 plants were grown with 700 μmol m −2  s −1  illumination from fluorescent bulbs, with a 12-hour photoperiod, at 700 ppm CO 2  concentration. 
           
         
       
    
     The average data for leaves 9, 15 and 20 of each genotype are plotted in  FIG. 11 . Increased light intensity alone did not significantly affect the TFA levels. Decreasing the photoperiod from 12 hrs to 8 hrs decreased the levels of TFA but to a surprisingly small extent. That is, even reducing the amount of light received each 24 hours by 33% had remarkably small effect. The most dramatic results observed were from the test using an increased photoperiod under increased light intensity and increased CO 2  concentration. The TFA levels increased dramatically, reaching 50% (w/w dry weight) and above in leaves of the LEC2 plants. Since the TFA assays measured only the fatty acid components of lipids, this meant that the total lipid level was even higher in these leaves. 
     Example 5. Modifying Traits in Vegetative Parts of Monocotyledonous Plants 
     Chimeric DNA constructs were designed to increase oil content in monocotyledonous plants, for example the C4 plant  S. bicolor  ( sorghum ), by expressing a combination of genes encoding WRI1,  Z. mays  LEC1 (Accession number AAK95562; SEQ ID NO:155), DGAT and Oleosin in the transgenic plants. Several pairs of constructs for biolistic co-transformation were designed and produced by restriction enzyme-ligation cloning, as follows. 
     The genetic construct pOIL136 was a binary vector containing three monocot expression cassettes, namely a selectable marker gene encoding phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (PAT) for plant selection, a second cassette for expressing DGAT and a third for expressing Oleosin. pJP136 was first produced by amplifying an actin gene promoter from  Oryza sativa  (McElroy et al., 1990) and inserting it as a blunt-ClaI fragment into pORE04 (Coutu et al., 2007) to produce pOIL094. pOIL095 was then produced by inserting a version of the  Sesamum indicum  Oleosin gene which had been codon optimised for monocot expression into pOIL094 at the KpnI site. pOIL093 was produced by cloning a monocot codon optimised version of the Umbelopsis ramanniana DGAT2a gene (Lardizabal et al., 2008) as a SmaI-KpnI fragment into a vector already containing a  Zea mays  Ubiquitin gene promoter. pOIL134 was then produced by cloning the NotI DGAT2a expression cassette from pOIL093 into pOIL095 at the NotI sites. pOIL141 was produced by inserting the selectable marker gene coding for PAT as a BamHI-SacI fragment into a vector containing the  Z. mays  Ubiquitin promoter. Finally, pOIL136 was produced by cloning the  Z. mays  Ubiquitin:PAT expression cassette as a blunt-AscI fragment into the ZraI-AscI of pOIL096. The genetic construct pOIL136 therefore contained the following expression cassettes: promoter  O. sativa  Actin: S. indicum  Oleosin, promoter  Z. mays  Ubiquitin: U. ramanniana  DGAT2a and promoter  Z. mays  Ubiquitin:PAT. 
     A similar vector pOIL197, containing NPTII instead of PAT was constructed by subcloning of the  Z. mays  Ubiquitin:NPTII cassette from pUKN as a HindIII-SmaI fragment into the AscI (blunted) and HindIII sites of pJP3343. The resulting vector, pOIL196, was then digested with HindIII (blunted) and Agel. The resulting 3358 bp fragment was cloned into the ZraI-AgeI sites of pOIL134, yielding pOIL197. 
     A set of constructs containing genes encoding the  Z. mays  WRI1 (ZmWRT) or the LEC1 (ZmLEC1) transcription factors under the control of different promoters were designed and produced for biolistic co-transformation in combination with pOIL136 or pOIL197 to test the effect of promoter strength and cell specificity on the function of WRI1 or LEC1, or both if combined, when expressed in vegetative tissues of a C4 plant such as  sorghum . This separate set of constructs did not contain a selectable marker gene, except for pOIL333 which contained NPTII as selectable marker. The different promoters tested were as follows. The  Z. mays  Ubiquitin gene promoter (pZmUbi) was a strong constitutive monocot promoter while the enhanced CaMV 35S promoter (e35S) having a duplicated enhancer region was reported to result in lower transgene expression levels (reviewed in Girijashankar and Swathisree, 2009). Whilst the  Z. mays  phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (pZmPEPC) gene promoter was active in leaf mesophyl cells (Matsuoka and Minami, 1989), the site of photosynthesis in C4 plant species, the  Z. mays  Rubisco small subunit (pZmSSU) gene promoter was specific for the bundle sheath cell layer (Nomura et al., 2000; Lebrun et al., 1987), the cells where carbon fixation takes place in C4 plants. 
     The expression of the  Z. mays  gene encoding the SEE1 cysteine protease (Accession number AJ494982) was identified as similar to that of the  A. thaliana  SAG12 senescence-specific promoter during plant development. Therefore a 1970 bp promoter from the SEE1 gene (SEQ ID NO:207) was also selected to drive expression of the genes encoding the  Z. mays  WRI1 and LEC1 transcription factors. Further, the promoter from the gene encoding Aeluropus  littoralis  zinc finger protein A1SAP (Ben Saad et al., 2011; Accession number DQ885219; SEQ ID NO:208), the promoter from the gene encoding the  Saccharum  hybrid DIRIGENT (DIR16) (Damaj et al., 2010; Accession number GU062718; SEQ ID NO:246), the promoter from the gene encoding the  Saccharum  hybrid 0-Methyl transferase (OMT) (Damaj et al., 2010; Accession number GU062719; SEQ ID NO:247), the A1 promoter allel from the gene encoding the  Saccharum  hybrid R1MYB1 (Mudge et al., 2009; Accession number JX514703.1; SEQ ID NO:248), the promoter from the gene encoding the  Saccharum  hybrid Loading Stem Gene 5 (LSG5) (Moyle and Birch, 2013; Accession number JX514698.1; SEQ ID NO:249) and the promoter from the sucrose-responsive ArRolC gene from  A. rhizogenes  (Yokoyama et al., 1994; Accession number DQ160187; SEQ ID NO:209) were also selected for expression of ZmWRI1 expression in stem tissue. Therefore, each of these promoters was individually joined upstream of the ZmWRI1 or ZmLEC1 coding regions, as follows. 
     An intermediate vector, pOIL100, was first produced by cloning the  Z. mays  WRI1 coding sequence and a transcription terminator/polyadenylation region, flanked by AscI-NcoI sites, into the same sites in the binary vector pJP3343. The different versions of the constructs for WRI1 expression were based on this vector and were produced by cloning the various promoters into pOIL100. pOIL101 was produced by cloning a XhoI-SalI fragment containing the e35S promoter with duplicated enhancer region into the XhoI site of pOIL100. pOIL102 was produced by cloning a HindIII-AvrII fragment containing the  Z. mays  Ubiquitin gene promoter into the HindIII-XbaI sites of pOIL100. pOIL103 was produced by cloning a HindIII-NcoI fragment containing a  Z. mays  PEPC gene promoter into the HindIII-NcoI sites of pOIL100. pOIL104 was produced by cloning a HindIII-AvrII fragment containing a  Z. mays  SSU gene promoter into the HindIII-AvrII sites of pOIL100. 
     A synthetic fragment containing the  Z. mays  SEE1 promoter region flanked by HindIII-XhoI unique sites was synthesized. This fragment was cloned upstream of the  Z. mays  WRI1 protein coding region using the HindIII-XhoI sites in pOIL100. The resulting vector was designated pOIL329. A synthetic fragment containing the  A. littoralis   Δ1 SAP promoter region flanked by XhoI-XbaI unique sites was synthesized. This fragment was cloned upstream of the  Z. mays  WRI1 coding region using the XbaI-XhoI sites in pOIL100. The resulting vector was designated pOIL330. A synthetic fragment containing the  A. rhizogenes  ArRolC promoter region flanked by PspOMI-XhoI unique sites was synthesized. This fragment was cloned upstream of the  Z. mays  WRI1 coding region using the PspOMI-XhoI sites in pOIL100. The resulting vector was designated pOIL335. Finally, a binary vector (pOIL333) containing the  Z. mays  SEE1:ZmLEC1 expression cassette was obtained in three steps. First, a 35S:GUS expression vector was constructed by amplifying the GUS coding region with flanking primers containing Avrll and KpnI sites. The resulting fragment was subsequently cloned into the SpeI-KpnI sites of pJP3343. The resulting vector was designated pTV111. Next, the 35S promoter region of pTV111 was replaced by the  Z. mays  SEE1 promoter. To this end, the  Z. mays  SEE1 sequence was amplified using flanking primers containing HindIII and XhoI unique sites. The resulting fragment was cut with the respective restriction enzymes and subcloned into the SalI-HindIII sites of pTV111. The resulting vector was designated pOIL332. Next the ZmLEC1 coding sequence was amplified using flanking primers containing NotI and EcoRV sites. This resulting fragment was subcloned into the respective sites of pOIL332, yielding pOIL333. 
     A 2673 bp synthetic fragment containing the  Saccharum  DIR16 promoter region flanked by HindIII-XbaI sites was synthesized. This fragment was cloned upstream of the  Z. mays  WRI1 protein coding region using the HindIII-XbaI sites in pOIL100. The resulting vector was designated pOIL337. A 2947 bp synthetic fragment containing the  Saccharum  OMT promoter region flanked by XhoI-XbaI sites was synthesized. This fragment was cloned upstream of the  Z. mays  WRI1 protein coding region using the XhoI-XbaI sites in pOIL100. The resulting vector was designated pOIL339. A 1181 bp synthetic fragment containing the  Saccharum  R1MYB1 promoter region flanked by HindIII-XhoI sites was synthesized. This fragment was cloned upstream of the  Z. mays  WRI1 protein coding region using the HindIII-XhoI sites in pOIL100. The resulting vector was designated pOIL341. A 4482 bp synthetic fragment containing the  Saccharum  LSGS promoter region flanked by XbaIII-SmaI sites was synthesized. This fragment was cloned as an XbaIII-SmaI fragment upstream of the  Z. mays  WRI1 protein coding region using the StuI-NheI sites in pOIL100. The resulting vector was designated pOIL343. 
     Whole plasmid DNA was prepared from pOIL101, pOIL102, pOIL103, pOIL104, pOIL197 and pOIL136 for biolistic transformation. pOIL197 DNA was then mixed with either pOIL101, pOIL102, pOIL103 or pOIL104 and transformed by biolistic-mediated transformation into  S. bicolor  (grain  sorghum  TX430) differentiating embryonic calli (DEC) tissues as described in Example 1. Alternatively, constructs for expression of the same combinations of genes are transformed separately or co-transformed by  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation (Gurel et al., 2009; Wu et al., 2014) into DEC tissues. 
     Twenty-five to fifty transgenic plants were regenerated and selected by antibiotic resistance for the pairs of constructs including pOIL197 with each of pOIL102 (pZmUbi:WRI1), pOIL103 (pZmPEPC:WRI1) and pOIL104 (pSSU:WRI1). Transformations were also carried out with pOIL197 alone and with pOIL102 or pOIL103 alone, and for an “empty vector” control. The presence of the desired transgenes in plants that were resistant to the selective agent was demonstrated by PCR. The copy number of each transgene was also determined by digital PCR. 
     Total leaf lipids were quantified in a first subset of transgenic  S. bicolor  plants prior to their transfer from MS medium to soil. This preliminary screening suggested slightly elevated total lipid levels in leaf tissue of some events at this very early stage. The line with the highest total lipid content, pOIL136 (2), was further analyzed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) to determine the effect of transgene expression on TAG accumulation. Leaf tissue of this particular line was sampled at vegetative stage following transfer to soil in the glasshouse. When compared to the wildtype and empty vector negative controls, pOIL136 (2) exhibited increased TAG levels in leaf tissue after TLC separation and iodine staining. Subsequent quantification revealed 10-fold increased TAG in the transgenic line compared to the negative controls. The TAG profile was dominated by the polyunsaturated fatty acids linoleic and α-linolenic acid. 
     After confirmed transgenic plants were transferred to soil in pots in the glasshouse, whole leaves were sampled from primary transformants at vegetative stage of growth (i.e. prior to the appearance of the boot leaf), at the boot leaf stage (defined as when the boot leaf has fully emerged, the boot leaf is the last leaf formed on the plant and from which the panicle (head) emerges) and at the mature seed-setting stage. Total fatty acid (TFA) and triacylglycerol (TAG) contents (% leaf dry weight) were quantified by TLC-GC as described in Example 1. 
     TFA levels in wildtype and empty vector negative controls decreased during plant development (Table 11) and were in the range 0.7-3.3% (weight/dry weight). The highest TFA levels were detected prior to the appearance of the boot leaf (termed the vegetative stage of growth) and were not higher than 3.3%. TAG levels in the same plants were consistently low in the range 0-0.2% during the entire plant life cycle (Table 11). Both the TFA content and the TAG content had fatty acid compositions of predominantly C16:0, C18:2 Δ9,12  (LA) and C18:3 Δ9,12,15 (ALA). In particular, ALA was present at about 50-75% of the TFA content, reflecting the use of this fatty acid in wild-type plastid membranes. ALA also was the main fatty acid in the very small amount of TAG present in the wild-type leaves. 
     Thirty-five confirmed transgenic plants which had been transformed with pOIL197 or pOIL136, each vectors comprising both pZmUbi:DGAT and pZmUbi:Oleosin genes in addition to the selectable marker genes, were analysed at the vegetative, boot leaf and mature seed setting stages. The data are presented in Tables 12-14. Generally, the pOIL197 and pOIL136 primary transformants displayed increased TFA and TAG accumulation compared to the negative control lines, but only to about double for the TFA level compared to the controls. The highest TFA levels were detected at the vegetative stage of growth (Table 12). Similar to the wild-type and negative control lines, TFA levels decreased with progressing plant age (Tables 13 and 14). Maximum TFA levels at vegetative, boot leaf and mature seed setting stages equalled 5%, 4.5% and 2.1%, respectively. The highest TAG levels detected varied between 0.9 and 1.9% depending on the age of the plant at the time of sampling (Table 13), so were increased up to 10-fold relative to the very low levels in the wild-type leaves (Table 11). The TFA composition remained largely unchanged at the different stages and was dominated by ALA. The TAG composition displayed a higher degree of variation between the different transgenic lines. Compared to the fatty acid composition of the TFA content, the levels of stearic acid, oleic acid and LA (18:2 Δ9,12 ) consistently increased in TAG throughout all plant stages investigated. 
     Nine primary transgenic plants made by transformation with pOIL102 (pZmUbi:WRI1) were generated by co-bombardment of pOIL102 and pUKN, containing the NPTII selectable marker gene. Tables 15-17 show the data for TFA and TAG contents and fatty acid compositions were measured at the three growth stages. When compared to the plants transformed with the constructs encoding DGAT2 and Oleosin (pOIL197 or pOIL136), TFA and TAG levels in the pOIL102 transgenic events were generally lower. Indeed, levels of TFA and TAG were similar to the levels in the wild-type and negative control plants. Maximum TFA levels at vegetative, boot leaf and mature seed setting stages were 2.6%, 2.5% and 2.0%, respectively (Tables 15-17). Maximum TAG levels observed were 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.9% at vegetative, boot leaf and mature seed setting stages, respectively. 
     Thirty-six primary transgenic plants made by co-bombardment with both pOIL197 (pZmUbi:DGAT and pZmUbi:Oleosin) and pOIL102 (pZmUbi:WRI1) and confirmed to have integrated both genetic constructs were analysed for TFA and TAG contents and fatty acid composition at the three growth stages. The data are presented in Tables 18-20. Some of the plants exhibited greatly increased TFA and TAG levels compared to the transformations with single pOIL197, pOIL136 or pOIL102 vectors. Maximum TFA levels at vegetative, boot leaf and mature seed setting stages in the pOIL102+pOIL197 population equalled 7.2%, 6.4% and 6.1%, respectively (Tables 18-20). Importantly, the maximum observed TAG levels increased during plant development from 2.7% (vegetative stage) to 3.5% (boot leaf stage) and 4.3% (mature seed setting stage) (Tables 18-20). Compared with the data obtained for the separate transformations with the DGAT and WRI1 transgenes, this exemplified the synergism for co-expressing DGAT and WRI1 transgenes to increase non-polar lipid accumulation in vegetative plant tissues. High levels of TAG and TFA were in most cases associated with a substantial reduction in the C18:3 Δ9,12,15  content, which was reduced by about 50% in the lines with the highest levels of TAG. 
     Thirty-six primary transformants containing both pOIL197 (pZmUbi:DGAT and pZmUbi:Oleosin) and pOIL103 (pZmPEPC:WRI1) were analysed for TFA and TAG contents and fatty acid composition during the three stages of plant development. The data are presented in Tables 21-23. Some plants with this gene combination exhibited the highest TFA and TAG levels detected in this experimental series. TFA levels were observed at vegetative, boot leaf and mature seed setting stages in the pOIL103+pOIL197 population at 8.3%, 8.3% and 4.5%, respectively (Tables 21-23). TAG levels were observed at vegetative, boot leaf and mature seed setting stages at 2.3%, 6.6% and 3.0%, respectively (Tables 21-23). Of note, the highest TAG (6.6%) and TFA (8.3%) levels amongst all transgenic lines were detected in event TX-03-31 at boot leaf stage. While C18:3 Δ9,12,15  typically dominated the TFA fraction, TAG compositions in this population displayed a high degree of variability. Of note, some events exhibited increases in levels of palmitic acid (C16:0) and/or linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 Δ9,12 ) at the expense of ALA. Indeed, the ALA level in both TFA and TAG contents was reduced below 40% in some events, less than 30% in selected events. The ALA level in TAG was less than 20% in some selected events. 
     Plants containing the higher levels of TFA and TAG were propagated by separating tillers and transplanting them into soil in new pots. The tillers produced new roots and continued to grow. When leaf samples of the new plants were analysed, TAG levels of 8.3% in a TFA level of 9.3% were observed. 
     Sixteen primary transformants containing both pOIL197 (pZmUbi:DGAT and pZmUbi:Oleosin) and pOIL104 (pSSU:WRI1) were analysed for TFA and TAG contents and fatty acid composition. Leaves of primary transformants containing both pOIL197 and pOIL104 T-DNA regions, sampled at vegetative stage of growth were observed with 4.1% and 5.9% TFA (Table 24). Surprisingly, the highest TFA levels detected in this population were accompanied by a relatively low TAG content. TAG levels in pOIL104+pOIL197 transgenic plants at vegetative and boot leaf stages reached only to 0.6% and 2.8%. Increased TAG levels were typically associated with a reduction in C18:3 Δ9,12,15  and an increase in both palmitic acid and LA. 
     The TFA and TAG levels in many independent transformed plants are shown schematically in  FIG. 19 . 
     Expression levels of the WRI1 and DGAT1 genes in a number of plants were measured by a RT-PCR method. It was observed that plant TX-03-31 which had a relatively high TTQ had the highest level of expression of DGAT amongst the tested plants. It was concluded that high levels of DGAT expression were beneficial for increasing the TAG level and also the TTQ. 
     Perhaps the most surprising and unexpected conclusion drawn from the large amount of data in this Example was the relatively high level of TFA accompanied by the low levels of TAG, except in a few exceptional plants such as plant TX-03-31 (Table 22). That is, although substantially much increased fatty acid synthesis was occurring, much of the increased fatty acid was not appearing as TAG. This conclusion was completely the opposite of what had been observed with the WRI1+DGAT transgenic plants for  Nicotiana  including tobacco. To quantitate this in the  sorghum  plants, the quotient of the TAG to TFA level was calculated for all of the above mentioned transgenic  sorghum  populations (Tables 11-24). The TAG/TFA Quotient (TTQ) parameter was calculated as the level of TAG (%) divided by the level of TFA (%), each as a percentage of the dry weight of the plant material (leaf in this case). It was observed that for many of the  sorghum  lines, the TTQ was in the range of 0.01 to 0.6. Addition of one or more further genetic modifications to the plants which provide for a reduction in the level of SDP1, TGD or TST, or an increase in the levels of one or more of PDAT, PDCT or CPT polypeptides increases the TTQ to above 0.6 for a larger proportion of the plant lines. In particular, reduction in TAG lipase in the plants increases the TTQ to up to 0.95. 
     Due to the large difference in absolute TFA and TAG levels in many transgenic lines, the inventors selected two pOIL102+pOIL197 events for quantification of the major neutral and polar lipid classes, to determine the type of lipid in which the high level of fatty acids was present. The types of lipid were separated by TLC and quantitated. At the vegetative stage of growth, TX-02-8 and TX-02-19 contained 4.5% and 7.2% TFA, respectively (Table 18). TAG content was only slightly increased in the TX-02-8 leaves while the levels of phosphatidylcholine (PC, a phospholipid) and the galactolipid MGDG were comparable to the negative controls. TX-02-19 exhibited increased TAG, PC and MGDG levels, indicating an increase in both neutral and polar lipid classes. 
     A more detailed lipid analysis was performed on the TX-03-8 plant (boot leaf stage) and TX-03-28 (vegetative stage) ( FIG. 13 ). A wildtype (flowering) and empty vector transformant (vegetative stage) served as controls for comparison. Despite differences in plant age at the time of sampling, leaves of both transgenic plants contained increased levels of TFA and total polar lipids. TX-03-28 contained up to 3.4% TAG at vegetative stage while TAG levels in TX-03-8 were only slightly increased at boot leaf stage. Both transgenic lines exhibited surprisingly large increases in the amounts of the galactolipids MGDG and DGDG. Increases in different polar lipid classes, the phospholipids PC, PG, PE, PA, PS, PI, were less pronounced but still significant ( FIG. 13B ). Further investigation by LC-MS revealed increased levels of C18:0, C18:2 Δ9,12  and C18:3 Δ9,12,15  in the free fatty acid fraction of both transgenic lines, suggesting a flux through PC via acyl editing prior to lipolysis. DAG molecular species in transgenic leaf tissues that were increased included 34:2 (likely C16:0/C18:2 Δ9,12 ), 34:3 (likely C16:0/C18:3 Δ9,12,15 ), 36:4 (likely C18:2 Δ9,12 /C18:2 Δ9,12  and C18:1 Δ9 /C18:3 Δ9,12,15 ) and 36:5 (likely C18:2 Δ9,12 /C18:3 Δ9,12,15 ). The enrichment of poly-unsaturated fatty acids in the DAG fraction matched with the TAG composition and suggested PC-derived DAG as the precursor to TAG synthesis. Similar changes in PC and PE molecular species were observed in both transgenic plants while PI species mainly had C16:0 and C18 fatty acids. PG molecular species were highly enriched in C16:0, reflecting their plastidial synthesis via the prokaryotic pathway. Galactolipids in both transgenic lines were mainly derived from the eukaryotic lipid pathway i.e. enriched in C18 fatty acids. The major MGDG molecular species was 36:6 (likely C18:3 Δ9,12,15 /C18:3 Δ9,12,15 ), serving as a substrate for DGDG 36:6 synthesis. A second major DGDG species in both transgenic lines, 34:3 (likely C16:0/C18:3 Δ9,12,15 ), was also likely from extra-plastidial origin. TAG molecular species consisting of C16/C16/C18 (48:X), C16/C16/C18 (50:X) and C16/C18/C18 (52:x) were increased in transgenic leaf tissues. Interestingly, 54:8 (likely C18:2 Δ9,12 /C18:3 Δ9,12,15 /C18: 3 Δ9,12,15 ) and 54:9 (likely C18:3 Δ9,12,15 /C18:3 Δ9,12,15 /C18:3 Δ9,12,15 ) were reduced compared to the negative controls. Taken together, these results suggest increased flux of acyl chains into TAG via PC in the transgenic lines whilst galactolipid biosynthesis mainly occured via the eukaryotic pathway. These data also led the inventors to understand that reduction of TGD activity or increases in PDCT and/or CPT in the plants in addition to the present transgenes would likely enhance the TFA and TAG levels. 
     The chimeric DNA constructs for  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation are used to transform  Zea mays  (corn) as described by Gould et al. (1991). Briefly, shoot apex explants are co-cultivated with transgenic  Agrobacterium  for two days before being transferred onto a MS salt media containing kanamycin and carbenicillin. After several rounds of sub-culture, transformed shoots and roots spontaneously form and are transplanted to soil. The constructs are similarly used to transform  Hordeum vulgare  (barley) and  Avena sativa  (oats) using transformation methods known for these species. Briefly, for barley, the  Agrobacterium  cultures are used to transform cells in immature embryos of barley (cv. Golden Promise) according to published methods (Tingay et al., 1997; Bartlett et al., 2008) with some modifications in that embryos between 1.5 and 2.5 mm in length are isolated from immature caryopses and the embryonic axes removed. The resulting explants are co-cultivated for 2-3 days with the transgenic  Agrobacterium  and then cultured in the dark for 4-6 weeks on media containing timentin and hygromycin to generate embryogenic callus before being moved to transition media in low light conditions for two weeks. Calli are then transferred to regeneration media to allow for the regeneration of shoots and roots before transfer of the regenerated plantlets to soil. Transformed plants are obtained and grown to maturity in the glasshouse. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 11 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in wild-type (WT) and  
               
               
                 empty vector (EV) negative controls during different stages of plant development. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                 TAG 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Stage 
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Veg 
                 WT1 
                 TFA 
                 9.9 
                 1.2 
                 0.7 
                 8.8 
                 75.4 
                 4.0 
                 1.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Veg 
                 WT1 
                 TAG 
                 22.5 
                 3.6 
                 3.0 
                 31.8 
                 37.4 
                 1.6 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.027 
               
               
                 Veg 
                 WT2 
                 TFA 
                 12.0 
                 1.7 
                 0.7 
                 8.5 
                 73.0 
                 4.2 
                 2.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Veg 
                 WT2 
                 TAG 
                 12.1 
                 3.2 
                 2.1 
                 29.0 
                 52.3 
                 1.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.028 
               
               
                 Veg 
                 WT3 
                 TFA 
                 15.3 
                 1.5 
                 0.7 
                 10.0 
                 69.8 
                 2.7 
                 2.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Veg 
                 WT3 
                 TAG 
                 17.4 
                 6.5 
                 2.6 
                 27.2 
                 38.0 
                 8.3 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.000 
               
               
                 Veg 
                 WT6 
                 TFA 
                 12.2 
                 1.8 
                 0.5 
                 7.7 
                 72.8 
                 5.1 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Veg 
                 WT6 
                 TAG 
                 18.8 
                 6.8 
                 3.7 
                 17.4 
                 44.7 
                 8.5 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.017 
               
               
                 Veg 
                 EV1 
                 TFA 
                 13.0 
                 2.1 
                 0.9 
                 9.6 
                 70.6 
                 3.8 
                 2.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Veg 
                 EV1 
                 TAG 
                 6.5 
                 2.8 
                 1.6 
                 19.2 
                 51.4 
                 18.5 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.090 
               
               
                 Veg 
                 EV3 
                 TFA 
                 12.1 
                 1.9 
                 0.9 
                 9.4 
                 72.7 
                 3.0 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Veg 
                 EV3 
                 TAG 
                 9.7 
                 3.8 
                 2.3 
                 25.1 
                 57.6 
                 1.6 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.056 
               
               
                 BL 
                 EV1 
                 TFA 
                 17.6 
                 1.9 
                 1.5 
                 14.7 
                 59.0 
                 5.4 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 BL 
                 EV1 
                 TAG 
                 17.5 
                 6.5 
                 3.7 
                 30.7 
                 35.6 
                 5.9 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.031 
               
               
                 BL 
                 WT3 
                 TFA 
                 14.4 
                 3.9 
                 2.4 
                 11.1 
                 62.6 
                 5.6 
                 1.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 BL 
                 WT3 
                 TAG 
                 9.4 
                 4.8 
                 4.0 
                 19.1 
                 61.2 
                 1.6 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.153 
               
               
                 MSS 
                 WT3 
                 TFA 
                 14.2 
                 3.9 
                 2.2 
                 10.2 
                 63.6 
                 5.9 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 MSS 
                 WT3 
                 TAG 
                 15.3 
                 12.5 
                 3.9 
                 18.2 
                 43.9 
                 6.2 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.067 
               
               
                 MSS 
                 EV3 
                 TFA 
                 16.5 
                 5.0 
                 1.6 
                 12.7 
                 50.6 
                 13.6 
                 0.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 MSS 
                 EV3 
                 TAG 
                 13.4 
                 11.4 
                 2.6 
                 19.6 
                 50.0 
                 3.0 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.192 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Veg: Vegetative; 
               
               
                 BL, Boot leaf stage of growth; 
               
               
                 MSS, Mature seed setting stage 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 12 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in sorghum leaves 
               
               
                 transformed with pOIL197 or pOIL136 (pZmUbi:DGAT; pZmUbi:Oleosin) during  
               
               
                 the vegetative stage of growth. The lines are listed in order of increasing TFA levels. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TAG 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-197-18 
                 TFA 
                 16.3 
                 3.7 
                 1.7 
                 13.3 
                 59.7 
                 5.3 
                 0.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-18 
                 TAG 
                 13.9 
                 5.0 
                 2.7 
                 22.2 
                 53.0 
                 3.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.188 
               
               
                 TX-197-12 
                 TFA 
                 15.4 
                 2.5 
                 1.6 
                 13.8 
                 56.7 
                 10.0 
                 1.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-12 
                 TAG 
                 12.6 
                 4.0 
                 3.5 
                 28.6 
                 47.8 
                 3.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.106 
               
               
                 TX-197-04 
                 TFA 
                 12.8 
                 3.7 
                 1.5 
                 9.2 
                 65.4 
                 7.4 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-04 
                 TAG 
                 8.0 
                 5.0 
                 3.1 
                 16.6 
                 65.3 
                 2.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.169 
               
               
                 TX-136-03 
                 TFA 
                 13.9 
                 2.2 
                 2.0 
                 11.7 
                 65.5 
                 4.8 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-03 
                 TAG 
                 12.1 
                 3.8 
                 4.2 
                 27.8 
                 50.5 
                 1.6 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.064 
               
               
                 TX-197-06 
                 TFA 
                 13.8 
                 2.7 
                 1.7 
                 10.9 
                 63.3 
                 7.5 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-06 
                 TAG 
                 9.8 
                 4.0 
                 3.5 
                 22.6 
                 56.6 
                 3.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.107 
               
               
                 TX-197-20 
                 TFA 
                 15.3 
                 2.6 
                 1.5 
                 12.1 
                 61.4 
                 7.2 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-20 
                 TAG 
                 13.5 
                 4.2 
                 3.3 
                 25.5 
                 50.3 
                 3.1 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.085 
               
               
                 TX-136-24 
                 TFA 
                 12.2 
                 2.0 
                 1.6 
                 10.9 
                 69.0 
                 4.3 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-24 
                 TAG 
                 11.7 
                 3.3 
                 3.0 
                 23.3 
                 55.9 
                 2.8 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.243 
               
               
                 TX-197-16 
                 TFA 
                 14.4 
                 2.2 
                 1.7 
                 13.5 
                 61.1 
                 7.2 
                 1.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-16 
                 TAG 
                 14.8 
                 3.5 
                 3.2 
                 25.3 
                 47.9 
                 5.3 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.235 
               
               
                 TX-197-05 
                 TFA 
                 12.2 
                 2.3 
                 1.3 
                 9.9 
                 68.2 
                 6.1 
                 2.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-05 
                 TAG 
                 10.4 
                 4.3 
                 2.9 
                 21.0 
                 58.7 
                 2.7 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.070 
               
               
                 TX-197-17 
                 TFA 
                 14.0 
                 2.2 
                 2.4 
                 19.5 
                 55.4 
                 6.5 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-17 
                 TAG 
                 13.7 
                 3.3 
                 4.4 
                 33.8 
                 40.4 
                 4.4 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.264 
               
               
                 TX-197-22 
                 TFA 
                 11.9 
                 1.7 
                 0.9 
                 8.5 
                 71.6 
                 5.4 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-22 
                 TAG 
                 11.5 
                 4.3 
                 2.4 
                 23.9 
                 55.2 
                 2.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.041 
               
               
                 TX-197-21 
                 TFA 
                 10.8 
                 1.6 
                 0.9 
                 7.9 
                 73.3 
                 5.5 
                 2.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-21 
                 TAG 
                 9.9 
                 3.8 
                 2.6 
                 24.2 
                 57.0 
                 2.5 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.045 
               
               
                 TX-197-10 
                 TFA 
                 10.5 
                 1.5 
                 0.8 
                 9.3 
                 72.8 
                 5.2 
                 2.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-10 
                 TAG 
                 9.0 
                 2.8 
                 2.4 
                 26.6 
                 55.6 
                 3.7 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.078 
               
               
                 TX-197-50 
                 TFA 
                 12.9 
                 1.8 
                 1.0 
                 10.8 
                 68.1 
                 5.3 
                 2.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-50 
                 TAG 
                 14.7 
                 4.4 
                 2.5 
                 23.1 
                 48.8 
                 6.6 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.107 
               
               
                 TX-197-07 
                 TFA 
                 10.5 
                 1.4 
                 0.8 
                 10.1 
                 71.8 
                 5.4 
                 2.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-07 
                 TAG 
                 9.6 
                 2.9 
                 2.5 
                 31.3 
                 49.6 
                 4.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.067 
               
               
                 TX-197-48 
                 TFA 
                 13.2 
                 1.8 
                 1.2 
                 11.4 
                 67.0 
                 5.4 
                 2.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-48 
                 TAG 
                 10.1 
                 3.1 
                 2.5 
                 25.5 
                 53.1 
                 5.6 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.104 
               
               
                 TX-197-08 
                 TFA 
                 11.4 
                 1.1 
                 1.4 
                 12.4 
                 68.1 
                 5.6 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-08 
                 TAG 
                 15.9 
                 3.7 
                 6.1 
                 45.2 
                 23.2 
                 5.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.027 
               
               
                 TX-197-13 
                 TFA 
                 10.8 
                 1.6 
                 0.7 
                 8.0 
                 73.5 
                 5.4 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-13 
                 TAG 
                 10.5 
                 3.6 
                 2.2 
                 24.1 
                 51.2 
                 8.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.037 
               
               
                 TX-197-15 
                 TFA 
                 10.5 
                 1.3 
                 0.7 
                 8.9 
                 73.0 
                 5.6 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-15 
                 TAG 
                 9.6 
                 2.8 
                 2.2 
                 26.9 
                 55.3 
                 3.3 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.067 
               
               
                 TX-136-02 
                 TFA 
                 12.5 
                 1.5 
                 1.3 
                 14.3 
                 66.1 
                 4.3 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-02 
                 TAG 
                 14.0 
                 2.6 
                 2.7 
                 27.3 
                 48.4 
                 5.0 
                   
                 0.7 
                 0.245 
               
               
                 TX-197-19 
                 TFA 
                 10.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.8 
                 9.1 
                 73.0 
                 4.8 
                 3.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-19 
                 TAG 
                 11.1 
                 3.0 
                 2.3 
                 27.3 
                 52.6 
                 3.6 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.063 
               
               
                 TX-197-40 
                 TFA 
                 9.9 
                 1.1 
                 0.5 
                 8.2 
                 77.4 
                 3.0 
                 3.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-40 
                 TAG 
                 15.4 
                 6.3 
                 2.3 
                 27.1 
                 46.7 
                 2.2 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.008 
               
               
                 TX-197-47 
                 TFA 
                 11.9 
                 2.0 
                 0.7 
                 7.3 
                 73.0 
                 5.2 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-47 
                 TAG 
                 10.4 
                 3.6 
                 2.4 
                 19.7 
                 60.1 
                 3.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.028 
               
               
                 TX-197-49 
                 TFA 
                 12.0 
                 1.7 
                 2.1 
                 16.0 
                 63.1 
                 5.1 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-49 
                 TAG 
                 13.5 
                 3.8 
                 6.6 
                 36.9 
                 31.9 
                 7.3 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.085 
               
               
                 TX-197-28 
                 TFA 
                 11.1 
                 1.3 
                 0.4 
                 8.0 
                 75.6 
                 3.5 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-28 
                 TAG 
                 17.5 
                 4.9 
                 1.3 
                 22.3 
                 47.4 
                 6.6 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.024 
               
               
                 TX-197-14 
                 TFA 
                 9.8 
                 1.2 
                 0.8 
                 10.2 
                 72.8 
                 5.2 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-14 
                 TAG 
                 9.4 
                 2.7 
                 3.5 
                 39.4 
                 39.5 
                 5.5 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.045 
               
               
                 TX-197-51 
                 TFA 
                 12.5 
                 2.0 
                 1.0 
                 10.6 
                 68.3 
                 5.6 
                 3.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-51 
                 TAG 
                 14.0 
                 4.5 
                 2.3 
                 22.4 
                 49.8 
                 7.0 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.122 
               
               
                 TX-136-01 
                 TFA 
                 12.5 
                 1.5 
                 1.3 
                 13.3 
                 69.1 
                 2.3 
                 3.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-01 
                 TAG 
                 15.0 
                 3.1 
                 2.8 
                 27.8 
                 44.9 
                 6.4 
                   
                 0.8 
                 0.234 
               
               
                 TX-197-11 
                 TFA 
                 10.2 
                 1.1 
                 0.9 
                 11.2 
                 71.1 
                 5.5 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-11 
                 TAG 
                 12.2 
                 3.3 
                 4.6 
                 43.3 
                 30.0 
                 6.6 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.034 
               
               
                 TX-197-33 
                 TFA 
                 10.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.4 
                 8.0 
                 75.7 
                 3.6 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-33 
                 TAG 
                 14.0 
                 4.7 
                 1.6 
                 20.4 
                 53.0 
                 6.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.025 
               
               
                 TX-136-25 
                 TFA 
                 13.1 
                 2.4 
                 0.6 
                 11.5 
                 67.5 
                 4.9 
                 3.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-25 
                 TAG 
                 15.8 
                 4.4 
                 1.2 
                 21.1 
                 49.7 
                 7.8 
                   
                 0.8 
                 0.202 
               
               
                 TX-197-09 
                 TFA 
                 10.5 
                 1.3 
                 0.7 
                 9.4 
                 73.0 
                 5.1 
                 3.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-09 
                 TAG 
                 11.5 
                 3.5 
                 2.4 
                 30.4 
                 48.4 
                 3.9 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.047 
               
               
                 TX-197-30 
                 TFA 
                 11.8 
                 1.7 
                 0.6 
                 8.9 
                 73.0 
                 4.0 
                 3.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-30 
                 TAG 
                 15.3 
                 4.1 
                 1.6 
                 22.0 
                 51.3 
                 5.7 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.051 
               
               
                 TX-197-23 
                 TFA 
                 10.5 
                 1.4 
                 1.4 
                 14.1 
                 67.5 
                 5.1 
                 4.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-23 
                 TAG 
                 13.1 
                 3.0 
                 3.7 
                 36.3 
                 38.7 
                 5.3 
                   
                 0.8 
                 0.175 
               
               
                 TX-197-37 
                 TFA 
                 10.3 
                 2.0 
                 2.4 
                 18.6 
                 62.8 
                 3.9 
                 5.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-37 
                 TAG 
                 12.9 
                 4.0 
                 6.2 
                 38.7 
                 31.6 
                 6.7 
                   
                 1.2 
                 0.230 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 13 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in sorghum leaves 
               
               
                 transformed with pOIL197 or pOIL136 (pZmUbi:DGAT; pZmUbi:Oleosin) during  
               
               
                 the boot leaf stage of growth. The lines are listed in order of increasing TFA levels. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TAG 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-197-14 
                 TFA 
                 12.7 
                 5.2 
                 2.0 
                 14.4 
                 57.7 
                 8.1 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-14 
                 TAG 
                 8.8 
                 7.1 
                 3.1 
                 22.7 
                 54.7 
                 3.6 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.266 
               
               
                 TX-197-15 
                 TFA 
                 14.5 
                 5.0 
                 2.3 
                 14.7 
                 55.8 
                 7.7 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-15 
                 TAG 
                 12.7 
                 7.1 
                 3.2 
                 21.0 
                 51.7 
                 4.3 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.262 
               
               
                 TX-197-19 
                 TFA 
                 13.1 
                 3.2 
                 2.0 
                 14.3 
                 60.9 
                 6.4 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-19 
                 TAG 
                 10.6 
                 4.3 
                 3.4 
                 24.4 
                 54.0 
                 3.2 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.203 
               
               
                 TX-136-03 
                 TFA 
                 14.1 
                 1.8 
                 1.7 
                 12.6 
                 65.0 
                 4.8 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-03 
                 TAG 
                 14.5 
                 4.3 
                 4.5 
                 32.9 
                 42.2 
                 1.6 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.045 
               
               
                 TX-197-08 
                 TFA 
                 14.4 
                 3.5 
                 1.3 
                 14.2 
                 62.2 
                 4.4 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-08 
                 TAG 
                 13.7 
                 5.2 
                 2.7 
                 22.4 
                 50.5 
                 5.5 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.211 
               
               
                 TX-197-11 
                 TFA 
                 14.1 
                 3.8 
                 2.0 
                 15.0 
                 57.0 
                 8.2 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-11 
                 TAG 
                 10.3 
                 4.8 
                 3.0 
                 22.8 
                 55.9 
                 3.1 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.267 
               
               
                 TX-136-24 
                 TFA 
                 15.5 
                 2.2 
                 2.2 
                 16.9 
                 58.1 
                 5.2 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-24 
                 TAG 
                 14.7 
                 3.3 
                 4.0 
                 32.4 
                 42.9 
                 2.7 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.164 
               
               
                 TX-136-02 
                 TFA 
                 12.3 
                 1.5 
                 1.4 
                 14.7 
                 65.7 
                 4.4 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-02 
                 TAG 
                 13.9 
                 2.7 
                 3.0 
                 28.7 
                 46.6 
                 5.1 
                   
                 0.7 
                 0.444 
               
               
                 TX-197-30 
                 TFA 
                 13.1 
                 2.3 
                 1.3 
                 9.3 
                 65.1 
                 8.8 
                 2.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-30 
                 TAG 
                 10.0 
                 3.0 
                 2.2 
                 15.0 
                 65.3 
                 4.5 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.223 
               
               
                 TX-197-46 
                 TFA 
                 13.2 
                 2.5 
                 0.8 
                 7.9 
                 71.2 
                 4.5 
                 2.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-46 
                 TAG 
                 17.3 
                 18.6 
                 3.2 
                 14.7 
                 42.5 
                 3.7 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.033 
               
               
                 TX-197-45 
                 TFA 
                 13.6 
                 2.7 
                 0.6 
                 6.7 
                 71.7 
                 4.5 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-45 
                 TAG 
                 22.7 
                 17.7 
                 4.4 
                 12.9 
                 38.6 
                 3.6 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.030 
               
               
                 TX-197-39 
                 TFA 
                 12.6 
                 3.6 
                 1.1 
                 9.0 
                 66.2 
                 7.4 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-39 
                 TAG 
                 9.5 
                 4.0 
                 1.6 
                 12.8 
                 66.7 
                 5.5 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.291 
               
               
                 TX-197-22 
                 TFA 
                 13.6 
                 2.0 
                 0.8 
                 7.3 
                 71.3 
                 4.9 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-22 
                 TAG 
                 13.8 
                 3.3 
                 1.8 
                 14.2 
                 64.6 
                 2.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.056 
               
               
                 TX-197-34 
                 TFA 
                 12.0 
                 3.2 
                 1.2 
                 9.6 
                 67.9 
                 5.9 
                 2.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-34 
                 TAG 
                 9.1 
                 4.6 
                 2.3 
                 18.4 
                 63.2 
                 2.3 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.190 
               
               
                 TX-197-50 
                 TFA 
                 13.0 
                 2.5 
                 1.1 
                 9.1 
                 66.8 
                 7.5 
                 2.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-50 
                 TAG 
                 11.4 
                 4.6 
                 2.1 
                 15.3 
                 59.8 
                 6.9 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.183 
               
               
                 TX-197-43 
                 TFA 
                 12.4 
                 2.3 
                 0.7 
                 8.0 
                 71.9 
                 4.7 
                 2.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-43 
                 TAG 
                 11.0 
                 4.4 
                 1.8 
                 15.7 
                 62.3 
                 4.8 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.065 
               
               
                 TX-197-32 
                 TFA 
                 12.5 
                 2.1 
                 1.1 
                 9.0 
                 70.0 
                 5.3 
                 2.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-32 
                 TAG 
                 12.8 
                 3.7 
                 2.1 
                 16.1 
                 60.3 
                 5.0 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.220 
               
               
                 TX-197-33 
                 TFA 
                 12.1 
                 2.7 
                 0.7 
                 7.9 
                 71.0 
                 5.6 
                 2.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-33 
                 TAG 
                 11.1 
                 4.8 
                 1.4 
                 15.4 
                 62.4 
                 4.9 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.130 
               
               
                 TX-197-41 
                 TFA 
                 12.8 
                 1.9 
                 0.7 
                 8.1 
                 72.8 
                 3.7 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-41 
                 TAG 
                 15.1 
                 5.9 
                 2.4 
                 16.7 
                 53.7 
                 6.3 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.065 
               
               
                 TX-197-36 
                 TFA 
                 12.2 
                 2.0 
                 0.8 
                 7.7 
                 71.6 
                 5.6 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-36 
                 TAG 
                 11.4 
                 3.4 
                 1.6 
                 13.9 
                 65.6 
                 4.1 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.158 
               
               
                 TX-197-42 
                 TFA 
                 12.4 
                 2.1 
                 0.8 
                 8.2 
                 70.3 
                 6.3 
                 2.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-42 
                 TAG 
                 12.4 
                 5.4 
                 2.3 
                 17.8 
                 57.1 
                 5.0 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.060 
               
               
                 TX-197-51 
                 TFA 
                 13.6 
                 2.1 
                 1.0 
                 9.9 
                 66.8 
                 6.6 
                 2.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-51 
                 TAG 
                 13.1 
                 4.6 
                 3.0 
                 18.8 
                 53.4 
                 7.0 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.175 
               
               
                 TX-197-49 
                 TFA 
                 15.2 
                 2.9 
                 1.0 
                 9.3 
                 65.3 
                 6.3 
                 2.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-49 
                 TAG 
                 17.3 
                 5.0 
                 2.0 
                 16.7 
                 52.7 
                 6.3 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.192 
               
               
                 TX-197-48 
                 TFA 
                 13.0 
                 2.3 
                 1.0 
                 8.8 
                 68.5 
                 6.4 
                 2.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-48 
                 TAG 
                 13.0 
                 4.7 
                 2.2 
                 16.1 
                 58.0 
                 6.0 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.144 
               
               
                 TX-197-38 
                 TFA 
                 12.2 
                 2.0 
                 1.0 
                 7.7 
                 72.1 
                 5.0 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-38 
                 TAG 
                 11.2 
                 3.4 
                 2.2 
                 14.9 
                 63.8 
                 4.5 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.160 
               
               
                 TX-197-35 
                 TFA 
                 12.8 
                 1.8 
                 0.9 
                 8.5 
                 69.4 
                 6.6 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-35 
                 TAG 
                 12.7 
                 2.9 
                 1.7 
                 14.5 
                 63.3 
                 4.9 
                   
                 0.7 
                 0.227 
               
               
                 TX-197-40 
                 TFA 
                 12.7 
                 1.9 
                 0.7 
                 7.7 
                 73.9 
                 3.1 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-40 
                 TAG 
                 16.3 
                 4.7 
                 3.3 
                 20.8 
                 52.4 
                 2.6 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.031 
               
               
                 TX-197-47 
                 TFA 
                 13.9 
                 2.4 
                 0.6 
                 6.9 
                 72.2 
                 3.9 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-47 
                 TAG 
                 24.6 
                 19.8 
                 5.2 
                 10.7 
                 34.8 
                 4.9 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.017 
               
               
                 TX-136-01 
                 TFA 
                 11.6 
                 1.4 
                 1.3 
                 14.1 
                 67.2 
                 4.3 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-01 
                 TAG 
                 14.6 
                 2.9 
                 3.0 
                 29.5 
                 44.1 
                 5.9 
                   
                 0.7 
                 0.199 
               
               
                 TX-197-44 
                 TFA 
                 13.5 
                 2.1 
                 1.4 
                 14.7 
                 63.1 
                 5.1 
                 3.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-44 
                 TAG 
                 14.4 
                 4.3 
                 3.1 
                 25.0 
                 45.0 
                 8.2 
                   
                 0.8 
                 0.245 
               
               
                 TX-136-25 
                 TFA 
                 13.6 
                 2.2 
                 0.7 
                 10.8 
                 67.4 
                 5.2 
                 3.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-25 
                 TAG 
                 16.6 
                 4.2 
                 1.4 
                 20.1 
                 51.5 
                 6.1 
                   
                 1.0 
                 0.286 
               
               
                 TX-197-28 
                 TFA 
                 11.5 
                 1.3 
                 0.4 
                 7.8 
                 75.3 
                 3.6 
                 3.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-28 
                 TAG 
                 17.4 
                 4.5 
                 1.6 
                 19.5 
                 50.2 
                 6.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.035 
               
               
                 TX-197-37 
                 TFA 
                 12.6 
                 3.4 
                 6.3 
                 17.4 
                 54.1 
                 6.2 
                 4.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-37 
                 TAG 
                 13.4 
                 5.0 
                 10.1 
                 27.4 
                 40.2 
                 3.9 
                   
                 1.9 
                 0.426 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 14 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in sorghum leaves transformed  
               
               
                 with pOIL197 or pOIL136 (pZmUbi:DGAT; pZmUbi:Oleosin) during the mature  
               
               
                 seed setting stage of growth. The lines are listed in order of increasing TFA levels. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TAG 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-197-13 
                 TFA 
                 15.2 
                 6.6 
                 2.6 
                 12.0 
                 44.7 
                 18.8 
                 1.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-13 
                 TAG 
                 10.2 
                 7.0 
                 2.7 
                 20.4 
                 55.6 
                 4.1 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.131 
               
               
                 TX-197-22 
                 TFA 
                 16.0 
                 4.3 
                 2.3 
                 8.5 
                 54.6 
                 14.3 
                 1.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-22 
                 TAG 
                 13.8 
                 7.6 
                 3.5 
                 12.7 
                 59.7 
                 2.7 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.153 
               
               
                 TX-197-19 
                 TFA 
                 13.6 
                 5.3 
                 1.1 
                 12.4 
                 56.4 
                 11.2 
                 1.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-19 
                 TAG 
                 10.8 
                 8.3 
                 1.6 
                 18.6 
                 55.2 
                 5.5 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.209 
               
               
                 TX-197-18 
                 TFA 
                 14.2 
                 4.9 
                 2.6 
                 11.2 
                 52.9 
                 14.1 
                 1.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-18 
                 TAG 
                 10.6 
                 7.8 
                 2.9 
                 18.9 
                 56.2 
                 3.5 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.148 
               
               
                 TX-136-24 
                 TFA 
                 15.1 
                 4.6 
                 1.5 
                 12.7 
                 57.6 
                 8.5 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-136-24 
                 TAG 
                 11.3 
                 5.2 
                 2.1 
                 18.9 
                 56.5 
                 6.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.191 
               
               
                 TX-197-15 
                 TFA 
                 13.2 
                 6.5 
                 1.1 
                 14.4 
                 57.6 
                 7.3 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-15 
                 TAG 
                 9.2 
                 8.2 
                 1.7 
                 21.1 
                 54.0 
                 5.8 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.239 
               
               
                 TX-197-10 
                 TFA 
                 12.8 
                 7.6 
                 1.6 
                 15.2 
                 50.0 
                 12.8 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-10 
                 TAG 
                 8.9 
                 7.7 
                 1.9 
                 22.6 
                 53.9 
                 5.0 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.301 
               
               
                 TX-197-11 
                 TFA 
                 13.5 
                 5.8 
                 1.7 
                 14.0 
                 57.1 
                 8.0 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-11 
                 TAG 
                 9.0 
                 6.7 
                 2.2 
                 20.3 
                 56.9 
                 4.9 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.242 
               
               
                 TX-197-33 
                 TFA 
                 14.8 
                 4.9 
                 1.8 
                 12.6 
                 54.9 
                 10.9 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-33 
                 TAG 
                 12.3 
                 6.2 
                 2.6 
                 21.3 
                 51.3 
                 6.3 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.372 
               
               
                 TX-197-20 
                 TFA 
                 15.4 
                 3.8 
                 1.1 
                 9.4 
                 62.7 
                 7.6 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-20 
                 TAG 
                 21.9 
                 13.9 
                 3.9 
                 17.6 
                 36.4 
                 6.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.043 
               
               
                 TX-197-21 
                 TFA 
                 14.8 
                 3.6 
                 1.3 
                 13.0 
                 61.0 
                 6.3 
                 1.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-21 
                 TAG 
                 24.9 
                 14.9 
                 4.5 
                 22.7 
                 27.3 
                 5.7 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.026 
               
               
                 TX-197-09 
                 TFA 
                 15.6 
                 5.0 
                 1.8 
                 15.1 
                 53.6 
                 8.9 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-09 
                 TAG 
                 13.6 
                 6.1 
                 2.6 
                 21.3 
                 51.7 
                 4.7 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.277 
               
               
                 TX-197-38 
                 TFA 
                 13.9 
                 4.2 
                 1.4 
                 12.0 
                 59.7 
                 8.7 
                 1.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-38 
                 TAG 
                 12.3 
                 6.4 
                 2.7 
                 21.6 
                 49.7 
                 7.4 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.230 
               
               
                 TX-197-32 
                 TFA 
                 14.2 
                 3.6 
                 1.5 
                 13.3 
                 58.5 
                 8.9 
                 1.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-32 
                 TAG 
                 12.3 
                 5.2 
                 2.7 
                 22.1 
                 50.5 
                 7.3 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.279 
               
               
                 TX-197-17 
                 TFA 
                 14.4 
                 3.5 
                 1.5 
                 12.4 
                 57.0 
                 11.3 
                 2.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-17 
                 TAG 
                 14.0 
                 4.9 
                 1.5 
                 17.0 
                 52.1 
                 10.4 
                   
                 0.7 
                 0.333 
               
               
                 TX-197-40 
                 TFA 
                 13.3 
                 3.5 
                 1.2 
                 8.6 
                 63.9 
                 9.5 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-40 
                 TAG 
                 13.5 
                 7.9 
                 2.2 
                 16.2 
                 56.0 
                 4.2 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.042 
               
               
                 TX-197-16 
                 TFA 
                 13.9 
                 4.7 
                 1.2 
                 13.8 
                 54.1 
                 12.3 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-197-16 
                 TAG 
                 10.9 
                 5.9 
                 1.7 
                 18.6 
                 51.8 
                 11.1 
                   
                 0.9 
                 0.444 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 15 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in sorghum leaves 
               
               
                 transformed with pOIL102 (pZmUbi:WRI1) during the vegetative stage of growth. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TAG 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-102-1 
                 TFA 
                 17.3 
                 2.4 
                 3.1 
                 15.6 
                 55.8 
                 5.9 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-1 
                 TAG 
                 13.5 
                 2.6 
                 5.6 
                 28.7 
                 43.5 
                 6.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.182 
               
               
                 TX-102-6 
                 TFA 
                 12.4 
                 1.4 
                 1.1 
                 9.6 
                 71.7 
                 3.8 
                 2.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-6 
                 TAG 
                 21.2 
                 13.4 
                 4.6 
                 27.3 
                 32.3 
                 1.3 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.015 
               
               
                 TX-102-4 
                 TFA 
                 11.2 
                 1.0 
                 0.7 
                 7.7 
                 76.4 
                 3.0 
                 2.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-4 
                 TAG 
                 11.3 
                 3.3 
                 2.0 
                 23.7 
                 59.6 
                 0.0 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.019 
               
               
                 TX-102-8 
                 TFA 
                 10.2 
                 1.2 
                 0.5 
                 7.2 
                 77.9 
                 3.0 
                 2.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-8 
                 TAG 
                 11.6 
                 3.4 
                 0.0 
                 23.2 
                 61.8 
                 0.0 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.013 
               
               
                 TX-102-5 
                 TFA 
                 11.1 
                 1.6 
                 0.9 
                 8.8 
                 74.3 
                 3.3 
                 2.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-5 
                 TAG 
                 17.1 
                 12.2 
                 0.0 
                 27.5 
                 43.2 
                 0.0 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.015 
               
               
                 TX-102-2 
                 TFA 
                 11.4 
                 1.5 
                 1.0 
                 9.4 
                 73.5 
                 3.2 
                 2.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-2 
                 TAG 
                 13.7 
                 2.9 
                 3.6 
                 31.2 
                 48.6 
                 0.0 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.018 
               
               
                 TX-102-3 
                 TFA 
                 11.8 
                 1.5 
                 1.0 
                 8.8 
                 73.3 
                 3.7 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-3 
                 TAG 
                 17.1 
                 3.7 
                 4.4 
                 29.9 
                 44.0 
                 0.9 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.016 
               
               
                 TX-102-7 
                 TFA 
                 12.1 
                 1.4 
                 1.0 
                 9.3 
                 72.4 
                 3.8 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-7 
                 TAG 
                 20.9 
                 15.0 
                 4.8 
                 26.4 
                 31.6 
                 1.3 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.013 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 16 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in sorghum leaves 
               
               
                 transformed with pOIL102 (pZmUbi:WRI1) during the boot leaf stage of growth. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TAG  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-102-8 
                 TFA 
                 16.9 
                 4.2 
                 2.3 
                 12.3 
                 57.7 
                 6.5 
                 0.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-8 
                 TAG 
                 14.5 
                 6.2 
                 13.5 
                 25.7 
                 36.8 
                 3.4 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.243 
               
               
                 TX-102-4 
                 TFA 
                 17.1 
                 4.2 
                 2.0 
                 12.5 
                 57.5 
                 6.7 
                 0.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-4 
                 TAG 
                 10.5 
                 4.4 
                 3.0 
                 20.0 
                 59.6 
                 2.6 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.182 
               
               
                 TX-102-1 
                 TFA 
                 16.6 
                 4.3 
                 3.9 
                 15.4 
                 50.7 
                 9.1 
                 1.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-1 
                 TAG 
                 10.7 
                 4.4 
                 5.3 
                 21.9 
                 54.1 
                 3.6 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.273 
               
               
                 TX-102-5 
                 TFA 
                 16.7 
                 4.1 
                 1.7 
                 11.6 
                 60.2 
                 5.8 
                 1.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-5 
                 TAG 
                 11.7 
                 5.5 
                 2.8 
                 21.4 
                 56.1 
                 2.5 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.118 
               
               
                 TX-102-6 
                 TFA 
                 17.8 
                 3.8 
                 15.9 
                 17.0 
                 38.8 
                 6.6 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-6 
                 TAG 
                 19.6 
                 7.0 
                 29.4 
                 25.4 
                 13.9 
                 4.7 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.267 
               
               
                 TX-102-2 
                 TFA 
                 15.0 
                 1.9 
                 1.7 
                 19.1 
                 56.5 
                 5.9 
                 1.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-2 
                 TAG 
                 10.6 
                 1.9 
                 2.7 
                 30.2 
                 51.2 
                 3.4 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.258 
               
               
                 TX-102-7 
                 TFA 
                 15.0 
                 3.1 
                 7.0 
                 13.9 
                 56.1 
                 4.9 
                 2.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-7 
                 TAG 
                 16.1 
                 6.5 
                 20.5 
                 28.0 
                 24.4 
                 4.5 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.111 
               
               
                 TX-102-3 
                 TFA 
                 14.4 
                 3.5 
                 9.5 
                 13.4 
                 50.9 
                 8.2 
                 2.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-3 
                 TAG 
                 16.9 
                 6.7 
                 23.9 
                 24.7 
                 22.5 
                 5.2 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.150 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 17 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in sorghum leaves transformed  
               
               
                 with pOIL102 (pZmUbi:WRI1) during the mature seed setting stage of growth. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TAG 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-102-5 
                 TFA 
                 17.0 
                 5.2 
                 1.8 
                 11.2 
                 53.2 
                 11.5 
                 1.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-5 
                 TAG 
                 15.7 
                 7.6 
                 3.5 
                 19.8 
                 49.7 
                 3.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.090 
               
               
                 TX-102-8 
                 TFA 
                 17.1 
                 5.0 
                 2.6 
                 12.5 
                 50.0 
                 12.8 
                 1.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-8 
                 TAG 
                 18.0 
                 9.4 
                 4.6 
                 21.5 
                 41.5 
                 4.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.096 
               
               
                 TX-102-1 
                 TFA 
                 17.2 
                 5.2 
                 2.6 
                 17.7 
                 45.5 
                 11.9 
                 1.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-1 
                 TAG 
                 13.3 
                 6.8 
                 4.0 
                 26.5 
                 43.8 
                 5.6 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.203 
               
               
                 TX-102-9 
                 TFA 
                 15.9 
                 5.1 
                 1.6 
                 12.9 
                 53.8 
                 10.8 
                 1.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-9 
                 TAG 
                 14.0 
                 7.2 
                 3.2 
                 24.1 
                 48.3 
                 3.2 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.089 
               
               
                 TX-102-4 
                 TFA 
                 17.4 
                 5.3 
                 3.1 
                 12.0 
                 48.4 
                 13.7 
                 1.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-4 
                 TAG 
                 15.4 
                 6.2 
                 4.1 
                 22.0 
                 48.1 
                 4.2 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.092 
               
               
                 TX-102-6 
                 TFA 
                 18.2 
                 4.7 
                 6.3 
                 18.6 
                 40.9 
                 11.3 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-6 
                 TAG 
                 18.4 
                 7.6 
                 14.5 
                 31.7 
                 21.0 
                 6.8 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.147 
               
               
                 TX-102-2 
                 TFA 
                 14.4 
                 6.8 
                 29.7 
                 18.8 
                 18.8 
                 11.4 
                 2.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-102-2 
                 TAG 
                 12.3 
                 9.1 
                 40.3 
                 21.8 
                 7.4 
                 9.0 
                   
                 0.9 
                 0.456 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 18 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in sorghum leaves 
               
               
                 transformed with pOIL102 (pZmUbi:WRI1) and pOIL197 (pZmUbi:DGAT  
               
               
                 and pZmUbi:Oleosin) during the vegetative stage of growth. The lines are  
               
               
                 listed in order of increasing TFA levels. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TAG 
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-02-28 
                 TFA 
                 12.0 
                 2.4 
                 0.6 
                 9.5 
                 71.2 
                 4.4 
                 2.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-28 
                 TAG 
                 11.6 
                 5.0 
                 1.4 
                 16.1 
                 61.1 
                 4.8 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.081 
               
               
                 TX-02-18 
                 TFA 
                 12.9 
                 2.3 
                 0.8 
                 10.0 
                 69.6 
                 4.4 
                 2.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-18 
                 TAG 
                 11.1 
                 4.9 
                 1.9 
                 21.7 
                 58.2 
                 2.2 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.059 
               
               
                 TX-02-37 
                 TFA 
                 8.7 
                 1.2 
                 0.4 
                 7.0 
                 79.1 
                 3.7 
                 2.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-37 
                 TAG 
                 18.3 
                 6.5 
                 0.0 
                 24.0 
                 45.7 
                 5.5 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.013 
               
               
                 TX-02-29 
                 TFA 
                 12.0 
                 2.6 
                 0.5 
                 7.5 
                 72.3 
                 5.1 
                 2.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-29 
                 TAG 
                 10.0 
                 3.8 
                 1.3 
                 14.5 
                 66.1 
                 4.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.041 
               
               
                 TX-02-126 
                 TFA 
                 13.2 
                 1.5 
                 0.6 
                 10.0 
                 70.5 
                 4.1 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-126 
                 TAG 
                 17.4 
                 3.3 
                 1.6 
                 22.3 
                 49.8 
                 5.6 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.085 
               
               
                 TX-02-23 
                 TFA 
                 11.0 
                 2.9 
                 0.4 
                 5.9 
                 73.1 
                 6.8 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-23 
                 TAG 
                 11.1 
                 3.9 
                 1.6 
                 12.9 
                 66.7 
                 3.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.048 
               
               
                 TX-02-38 
                 TFA 
                 19.6 
                 2.0 
                 3.1 
                 20.5 
                 47.8 
                 6.9 
                 2.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-38 
                 TAG 
                 28.4 
                 3.4 
                 5.8 
                 31.7 
                 21.5 
                 9.3 
                   
                 2.2 
                 0.832 
               
               
                 TX-02-24 
                 TFA 
                 10.9 
                 2.5 
                 0.4 
                 6.3 
                 74.5 
                 5.3 
                 2.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-24 
                 TAG 
                 16.1 
                 5.2 
                 2.4 
                 11.6 
                 58.3 
                 6.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.033 
               
               
                 TX-02-25 
                 TFA 
                 10.9 
                 2.1 
                 0.6 
                 8.9 
                 72.2 
                 5.3 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-25 
                 TAG 
                 9.5 
                 4.3 
                 1.5 
                 15.7 
                 61.7 
                 7.3 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.099 
               
               
                 TX-02-31 
                 TFA 
                 9.3 
                 1.2 
                 0.6 
                 8.7 
                 76.4 
                 3.7 
                 3.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-31 
                 TAG 
                 24.5 
                 7.2 
                 4.5 
                 33.7 
                 30.2 
                 0.0 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.007 
               
               
                 TX-02-129 
                 TFA 
                 11.3 
                 1.4 
                 0.6 
                 9.0 
                 74.0 
                 3.8 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-129 
                 TAG 
                 18.7 
                 5.0 
                 2.2 
                 28.1 
                 38.7 
                 7.2 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.026 
               
               
                 TX-02-34 
                 TFA 
                 10.1 
                 1.3 
                 0.8 
                 10.2 
                 73.4 
                 4.2 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-34 
                 TAG 
                 14.0 
                 3.4 
                 2.5 
                 28.2 
                 46.3 
                 5.6 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.098 
               
               
                 TX-02-127 
                 TFA 
                 11.3 
                 1.6 
                 0.4 
                 6.6 
                 77.3 
                 2.7 
                 3.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-127 
                 TAG 
                 14.6 
                 5.6 
                 1.9 
                 16.6 
                 52.9 
                 8.5 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.012 
               
               
                 TX-02-09 
                 TFA 
                 11.9 
                 2.1 
                 0.6 
                 8.7 
                 73.5 
                 3.3 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-09 
                 TAG 
                 12.4 
                 5.0 
                 1.8 
                 21.9 
                 56.0 
                 3.0 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.024 
               
               
                 TX-02-131 
                 TFA 
                 11.0 
                 1.4 
                 0.3 
                 8.1 
                 75.9 
                 3.2 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-131 
                 TAG 
                 16.9 
                 4.9 
                 1.1 
                 21.3 
                 48.8 
                 6.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.023 
               
               
                 TX-02-33 
                 TFA 
                 8.6 
                 1.1 
                 0.5 
                 8.4 
                 78.1 
                 3.4 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-33 
                 TAG 
                 19.9 
                 5.9 
                 3.0 
                 28.7 
                 34.9 
                 7.5 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.010 
               
               
                 TX-02-36 
                 TFA 
                 9.5 
                 1.3 
                 0.8 
                 11.0 
                 73.5 
                 4.0 
                 3.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-36 
                 TAG 
                 13.7 
                 3.8 
                 2.6 
                 33.7 
                 41.7 
                 4.6 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.071 
               
               
                 TX-02-35 
                 TFA 
                 9.2 
                 1.3 
                 0.4 
                 6.8 
                 77.9 
                 4.3 
                 3.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-35 
                 TAG 
                 21.6 
                 7.7 
                 2.0 
                 20.5 
                 39.3 
                 9.0 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.012 
               
               
                 TX-02-10 
                 TFA 
                 12.3 
                 2.0 
                 3.4 
                 20.8 
                 56.6 
                 4.7 
                 4.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-10 
                 TAG 
                 18.5 
                 4.0 
                 7.8 
                 38.5 
                 23.6 
                 7.5 
                   
                 1.0 
                 0.250 
               
               
                 TX-02-30 
                 TFA 
                 14.9 
                 3.8 
                 1.9 
                 14.3 
                 59.0 
                 6.1 
                 4.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-30 
                 TAG 
                 18.6 
                 7.6 
                 4.1 
                 24.8 
                 33.7 
                 11.2 
                   
                 0.9 
                 0.223 
               
               
                 TX-02-12 
                 TFA 
                 13.7 
                 1.6 
                 0.8 
                 10.1 
                 69.0 
                 4.7 
                 4.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-12 
                 TAG 
                 10.5 
                 4.2 
                 1.7 
                 26.2 
                 55.5 
                 1.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.024 
               
               
                 TX-02-08 
                 TFA 
                 16.6 
                 2.2 
                 1.9 
                 11.0 
                 63.9 
                 4.5 
                 4.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-08 
                 TAG 
                 22.6 
                 5.6 
                 6.4 
                 24.2 
                 34.2 
                 7.0 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.039 
               
               
                 TX-02-27 
                 TFA 
                 10.9 
                 1.2 
                 0.5 
                 8.9 
                 75.8 
                 2.7 
                 4.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-27 
                 TAG 
                 19.0 
                 6.0 
                 2.7 
                 27.8 
                 39.2 
                 5.3 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.011 
               
               
                 TX-02-13 
                 TFA 
                 14.6 
                 1.5 
                 1.1 
                 12.9 
                 65.4 
                 4.4 
                 4.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-13 
                 TAG 
                 11.9 
                 5.1 
                 3.8 
                 34.0 
                 39.5 
                 5.7 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.062 
               
               
                 TX-02-05 
                 TFA 
                 14.3 
                 1.4 
                 0.9 
                 12.1 
                 66.6 
                 4.7 
                 5.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-05 
                 TAG 
                 10.4 
                 3.0 
                 4.0 
                 42.7 
                 35.8 
                 4.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.031 
               
               
                 TX-02-21 
                 TFA 
                 13.8 
                 1.0 
                 0.6 
                 10.9 
                 67.9 
                 5.7 
                 5.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-21 
                 TAG 
                 9.0 
                 3.2 
                 1.2 
                 23.1 
                 59.3 
                 4.2 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.121 
               
               
                 TX-02-07 
                 TFA 
                 15.6 
                 1.7 
                 0.6 
                 8.6 
                 68.9 
                 4.6 
                 5.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-07 
                 TAG 
                 21.8 
                 6.4 
                 3.6 
                 24.6 
                 34.8 
                 8.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.019 
               
               
                 TX-02-11 
                 TFA 
                 21.0 
                 1.9 
                 0.6 
                 8.9 
                 62.3 
                 5.2 
                 5.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-11 
                 TAG 
                 28.4 
                 10.5 
                 3.8 
                 22.8 
                 27.1 
                 7.4 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.027 
               
               
                 TX-02-14 
                 TFA 
                 15.4 
                 2.4 
                 1.8 
                 11.5 
                 64.6 
                 4.2 
                 5.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-14 
                 TAG 
                 17.0 
                 6.0 
                 6.1 
                 32.1 
                 32.6 
                 6.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.029 
               
               
                 TX-02-16 
                 TFA 
                 19.8 
                 1.6 
                 4.2 
                 25.8 
                 43.5 
                 5.0 
                 5.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-16 
                 TAG 
                 25.7 
                 2.5 
                 7.5 
                 38.8 
                 18.6 
                 6.9 
                   
                 2.7 
                 0.481 
               
               
                 TX-02-01 
                 TFA 
                 13.9 
                 1.4 
                 0.6 
                 10.5 
                 69.1 
                 4.6 
                 5.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-01 
                 TAG 
                 9.4 
                 3.3 
                 2.4 
                 29.9 
                 51.9 
                 3.1 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.012 
               
               
                 TX-02-02 
                 TFA 
                 15.2 
                 1.8 
                 0.8 
                 10.5 
                 67.3 
                 4.4 
                 5.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-02 
                 TAG 
                 12.7 
                 3.7 
                 3.3 
                 35.6 
                 39.1 
                 5.6 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.036 
               
               
                 TX-02-06 
                 TFA 
                 17.7 
                 1.5 
                 0.7 
                 9.4 
                 66.3 
                 4.2 
                 6.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-06 
                 TAG 
                 25.6 
                 3.9 
                 3.0 
                 23.9 
                 35.2 
                 8.4 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.033 
               
               
                 TX-02-04 
                 TFA 
                 12.8 
                 1.3 
                 1.0 
                 11.8 
                 68.7 
                 4.5 
                 6.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-04 
                 TAG 
                 17.9 
                 4.0 
                 3.7 
                 32.7 
                 35.9 
                 5.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.013 
               
               
                 TX-02-19 
                 TFA 
                 11.9 
                 1.8 
                 1.5 
                 15.6 
                 64.5 
                 4.7 
                 7.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-19 
                 TAG 
                 10.9 
                 3.9 
                 5.2 
                 41.9 
                 30.6 
                 7.5 
                   
                 0.7 
                 0.097 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 19 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in sorghum leaves 
               
               
                 transformed with pOIL102 (pZmUbi:WRI1) and pOIL197 (pZmUbi:DGAT and 
               
               
                 pZmUbi:Oleosin) during the boot leaf stage of growth. The lines are listed in  
               
               
                 order of increasing TFA levels. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TAG 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-02-27 
                 TFA 
                 17.3 
                 3.8 
                 1.4 
                 10.1 
                 60.1 
                 7.2 
                 1.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-27 
                 TAG 
                 11.9 
                 4.4 
                 2.1 
                 19.4 
                 61.2 
                 0.8 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.164 
               
               
                 TX-02-21 
                 TFA 
                 15.9 
                 2.3 
                 2.0 
                 19.3 
                 53.3 
                 7.3 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-21 
                 TAG 
                 12.6 
                 3.7 
                 2.7 
                 27.0 
                 51.0 
                 3.0 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.318 
               
               
                 TX-02-01 
                 TFA 
                 15.2 
                 4.2 
                 5.1 
                 14.7 
                 53.2 
                 7.5 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-01 
                 TAG 
                 11.7 
                 5.6 
                 9.3 
                 26.1 
                 42.9 
                 4.5 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.199 
               
               
                 TX-02-12 
                 TFA 
                 15.3 
                 3.2 
                 2.0 
                 13.6 
                 58.9 
                 6.9 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-12 
                 TAG 
                 13.7 
                 4.2 
                 3.6 
                 25.1 
                 50.4 
                 2.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.111 
               
               
                 TX-02-33 
                 TFA 
                 15.9 
                 4.3 
                 1.0 
                 10.1 
                 59.7 
                 9.1 
                 1.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-33 
                 TAG 
                 14.3 
                 5.4 
                 2.7 
                 18.9 
                 54.7 
                 4.0 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.107 
               
               
                 TX-02-13 
                 TFA 
                 15.4 
                 5.1 
                 11.4 
                 19.4 
                 39.1 
                 9.5 
                 1.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-13 
                 TAG 
                 12.9 
                 6.5 
                 20.3 
                 25.2 
                 28.6 
                 6.4 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.389 
               
               
                 TX-02-36 
                 TFA 
                 16.2 
                 3.4 
                 1.8 
                 12.3 
                 58.5 
                 7.8 
                 1.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-36 
                 TAG 
                 15.4 
                 5.8 
                 3.3 
                 21.5 
                 48.9 
                 5.1 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.209 
               
               
                 TX-02-37 
                 TFA 
                 13.3 
                 3.5 
                 1.3 
                 9.9 
                 65.3 
                 6.7 
                 1.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-37 
                 TAG 
                 9.6 
                 3.6 
                 3.8 
                 20.4 
                 60.6 
                 2.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.137 
               
               
                 TX-02-18 
                 TFA 
                 14.6 
                 3.0 
                 1.4 
                 9.8 
                 65.5 
                 5.7 
                 1.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-18 
                 TAG 
                 12.5 
                 5.6 
                 4.3 
                 20.6 
                 54.8 
                 2.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.077 
               
               
                 TX-02-34 
                 TFA 
                 16.6 
                 2.2 
                 2.2 
                 17.6 
                 54.7 
                 6.7 
                 1.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-34 
                 TAG 
                 14.1 
                 2.8 
                 4.1 
                 30.3 
                 44.7 
                 4.1 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.231 
               
               
                 TX-02-31 
                 TFA 
                 13.3 
                 3.1 
                 1.8 
                 10.1 
                 64.7 
                 7.0 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-31 
                 TAG 
                 5.4 
                 1.8 
                 3.2 
                 17.8 
                 71.1 
                 0.7 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.171 
               
               
                 TX-02-29 
                 TFA 
                 13.2 
                 3.2 
                 1.1 
                 8.2 
                 68.6 
                 5.6 
                 1.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-29 
                 TAG 
                 10.5 
                 4.7 
                 2.9 
                 18.1 
                 62.0 
                 1.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.082 
               
               
                 TX-02-35 
                 TFA 
                 17.8 
                 3.4 
                 6.5 
                 14.0 
                 50.3 
                 8.0 
                 1.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-35 
                 TAG 
                 18.8 
                 5.3 
                 19.1 
                 28.4 
                 22.4 
                 6.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.108 
               
               
                 TX-02-09 
                 TFA 
                 14.0 
                 3.3 
                 0.9 
                 9.9 
                 66.0 
                 6.0 
                 1.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-09 
                 TAG 
                 11.2 
                 4.7 
                 1.9 
                 19.6 
                 58.7 
                 3.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.036 
               
               
                 TX-02-24 
                 TFA 
                 12.9 
                 3.5 
                 0.6 
                 7.9 
                 67.3 
                 7.7 
                 1.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-24 
                 TAG 
                 10.7 
                 3.5 
                 1.6 
                 11.8 
                 69.0 
                 3.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.044 
               
               
                 TX-02-126 
                 TFA 
                 13.8 
                 2.7 
                 1.1 
                 9.9 
                 66.4 
                 6.0 
                 1.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-126 
                 TAG 
                 12.8 
                 4.3 
                 2.1 
                 17.0 
                 58.6 
                 5.2 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.247 
               
               
                 TX-02-23 
                 TFA 
                 13.6 
                 2.7 
                 0.7 
                 8.9 
                 68.3 
                 5.8 
                 1.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-23 
                 TAG 
                 10.0 
                 3.3 
                 2.2 
                 18.2 
                 63.9 
                 2.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.047 
               
               
                 TX-02-07 
                 TFA 
                 17.5 
                 2.3 
                 10.9 
                 17.5 
                 44.5 
                 7.3 
                 1.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-07 
                 TAG 
                 21.0 
                 3.9 
                 24.5 
                 27.4 
                 15.2 
                 8.0 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.225 
               
               
                 TX-02-28 
                 TFA 
                 12.8 
                 2.9 
                 0.5 
                 7.7 
                 68.4 
                 7.8 
                 2.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-28 
                 TAG 
                 13.0 
                 5.5 
                 1.2 
                 11.1 
                 64.3 
                 4.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.063 
               
               
                 TX-02-04 
                 TFA 
                 13.6 
                 2.9 
                 1.2 
                 12.1 
                 65.3 
                 4.9 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-04 
                 TAG 
                 12.0 
                 4.4 
                 2.4 
                 21.6 
                 55.9 
                 3.6 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.206 
               
               
                 TX-02-25 
                 TFA 
                 12.2 
                 2.8 
                 0.5 
                 9.4 
                 68.8 
                 6.3 
                 2.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-25 
                 TAG 
                 10.3 
                 4.2 
                 1.0 
                 15.4 
                 62.5 
                 6.6 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.159 
               
               
                 TX-02-05 
                 TFA 
                 13.6 
                 3.6 
                 3.2 
                 14.7 
                 59.8 
                 5.1 
                 2.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-05 
                 TAG 
                 12.2 
                 5.5 
                 7.0 
                 26.8 
                 43.4 
                 5.1 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.220 
               
               
                 TX-02-14 
                 TFA 
                 15.9 
                 5.7 
                 30.9 
                 12.7 
                 26.0 
                 8.9 
                 2.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-14 
                 TAG 
                 17.9 
                 8.5 
                 42.6 
                 14.9 
                 7.8 
                 8.4 
                   
                 1.4 
                 0.514 
               
               
                 TX-02-131 
                 TFA 
                 12.6 
                 1.4 
                 0.6 
                 8.3 
                 73.1 
                 3.9 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-131 
                 TAG 
                 16.0 
                 3.9 
                 1.9 
                 18.0 
                 53.9 
                 6.3 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.061 
               
               
                 TX-02-129 
                 TFA 
                 12.1 
                 1.6 
                 1.0 
                 10.4 
                 70.5 
                 4.3 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-129 
                 TAG 
                 12.8 
                 3.6 
                 2.5 
                 22.0 
                 53.6 
                 5.5 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.106 
               
               
                 TX-02-08 
                 TFA 
                 17.6 
                 2.6 
                 5.6 
                 17.2 
                 51.2 
                 5.8 
                 3.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-08 
                 TAG 
                 24.4 
                 5.9 
                 15.8 
                 29.3 
                 15.8 
                 8.8 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.183 
               
               
                 TX-02-02 
                 TFA 
                 17.9 
                 3.1 
                 7.2 
                 15.5 
                 49.6 
                 6.7 
                 3.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-02 
                 TAG 
                 23.7 
                 6.5 
                 17.7 
                 22.8 
                 19.6 
                 9.7 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.194 
               
               
                 TX-02-11 
                 TFA 
                 25.1 
                 4.1 
                 9.0 
                 16.3 
                 36.3 
                 9.1 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-11 
                 TAG 
                 33.3 
                 6.6 
                 13.9 
                 20.9 
                 16.0 
                 9.3 
                   
                 1.1 
                 0.341 
               
               
                 TX-02-127 
                 TFA 
                 11.4 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 8.9 
                 75.4 
                 2.4 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-127 
                 TAG 
                 21.0 
                 5.8 
                 1.4 
                 20.6 
                 47.4 
                 3.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.016 
               
               
                 TX-02-30 
                 TFA 
                 16.4 
                 3.1 
                 3.7 
                 17.1 
                 53.8 
                 5.9 
                 4.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-30 
                 TAG 
                 21.3 
                 5.0 
                 7.6 
                 27.1 
                 30.5 
                 8.5 
                   
                 0.9 
                 0.236 
               
               
                 TX-02-19 
                 TFA 
                 13.5 
                 2.7 
                 25.4 
                 22.6 
                 30.8 
                 5.0 
                 4.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-19 
                 TAG 
                 14.0 
                 3.3 
                 34.3 
                 27.0 
                 16.6 
                 4.8 
                   
                 2.3 
                 0.548 
               
               
                 TX-02-06 
                 TFA 
                 24.0 
                 4.8 
                 14.3 
                 19.6 
                 29.7 
                 7.7 
                 4.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-06 
                 TAG 
                 29.7 
                 6.9 
                 19.2 
                 23.0 
                 13.4 
                 7.7 
                   
                 2.7 
                 0.555 
               
               
                 TX-02-10 
                 TFA 
                 22.0 
                 3.3 
                 10.3 
                 22.7 
                 33.7 
                 7.9 
                 6.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-10 
                 TAG 
                 24.8 
                 4.1 
                 12.9 
                 27.0 
                 22.4 
                 8.8 
                   
                 3.5 
                 0.551 
               
               
                 TX-02-38 
                 TFA 
                 24.8 
                 4.4 
                 13.9 
                 24.5 
                 23.7 
                 8.7 
                 6.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-38 
                 TAG 
                 21.5 
                 5.3 
                 8.6 
                 25.2 
                 39.3 
                 0.0 
                   
                 2.5 
                 0.392 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 20 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in sorghum leaves 
               
               
                 transformed with pOIL102 (pZmUbi:WRI1) and pOIL197 (pZmUbi:DGAT  
               
               
                 and pZmUbi:Oleosin) during the mature seed setting stage of growth. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TAG 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-02-18 
                 TFA 
                 15.6 
                 5.5 
                 1.1 
                 13.2 
                 54.3 
                 10.3 
                 0.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-18 
                 TAG 
                 14.2 
                 7.7 
                 2.5 
                 22.7 
                 49.2 
                 3.7 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.133 
               
               
                 TX-02-31 
                 TFA 
                 15.6 
                 4.4 
                 1.6 
                 11.1 
                 55.9 
                 11.4 
                 0.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-31 
                 TAG 
                 12.3 
                 6.3 
                 3.2 
                 19.8 
                 56.2 
                 2.2 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.163 
               
               
                 TX-02-37 
                 TFA 
                 14.8 
                 4.7 
                 1.8 
                 10.3 
                 57.5 
                 10.8 
                 1.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-37 
                 TAG 
                 9.6 
                 5.8 
                 3.2 
                 20.6 
                 58.6 
                 2.1 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.147 
               
               
                 TX-02-12 
                 TFA 
                 16.4 
                 3.8 
                 1.7 
                 13.0 
                 54.8 
                 10.2 
                 1.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-12 
                 TAG 
                 15.1 
                 6.2 
                 3.3 
                 21.0 
                 50.0 
                 4.4 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.258 
               
               
                 TX-02-29 
                 TFA 
                 14.9 
                 4.7 
                 1.1 
                 9.8 
                 60.0 
                 9.5 
                 1.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-29 
                 TAG 
                 14.4 
                 12.7 
                 2.4 
                 17.5 
                 50.6 
                 2.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.125 
               
               
                 TX-02-01 
                 TFA 
                 14.9 
                 4.6 
                 1.4 
                 10.5 
                 59.0 
                 9.5 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-01 
                 TAG 
                 15.8 
                 6.4 
                 3.1 
                 17.3 
                 54.3 
                 3.1 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.083 
               
               
                 TX-02-23 
                 TFA 
                 14.3 
                 4.6 
                 1.4 
                 8.2 
                 63.5 
                 8.0 
                 1.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-23 
                 TAG 
                 9.9 
                 6.1 
                 2.6 
                 13.2 
                 48.5 
                 19.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.104 
               
               
                 TX-02-09 
                 TFA 
                 14.1 
                 4.5 
                 0.9 
                 8.4 
                 65.0 
                 7.0 
                 1.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-09 
                 TAG 
                 16.4 
                 11.7 
                 2.4 
                 14.0 
                 51.6 
                 3.8 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.052 
               
               
                 TX-02-24 
                 TFA 
                 15.1 
                 4.3 
                 0.9 
                 11.6 
                 59.3 
                 8.8 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-24 
                 TAG 
                 14.5 
                 7.4 
                 2.3 
                 23.8 
                 48.0 
                 4.1 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.094 
               
               
                 TX-02-28 
                 TFA 
                 14.3 
                 3.5 
                 0.7 
                 8.6 
                 65.9 
                 7.0 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-28 
                 TAG 
                 16.3 
                 13.2 
                 1.9 
                 12.4 
                 52.0 
                 4.2 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.074 
               
               
                 TX-02-34 
                 TFA 
                 15.2 
                 3.8 
                 1.4 
                 15.3 
                 54.2 
                 10.1 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-34 
                 TAG 
                 13.3 
                 5.8 
                 2.2 
                 22.3 
                 47.0 
                 9.5 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.347 
               
               
                 TX-02-27 
                 TFA 
                 14.8 
                 2.8 
                 0.9 
                 8.9 
                 67.5 
                 5.1 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-27 
                 TAG 
                 15.9 
                 11.9 
                 3.5 
                 20.2 
                 46.5 
                 1.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.049 
               
               
                 TX-02-33 
                 TFA 
                 14.6 
                 4.1 
                 2.4 
                 13.3 
                 57.2 
                 8.4 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-33 
                 TAG 
                 12.5 
                 7.3 
                 4.1 
                 21.9 
                 49.1 
                 5.2 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.200 
               
               
                 TX-02-07 
                 TFA 
                 12.3 
                 4.2 
                 0.8 
                 8.4 
                 69.9 
                 4.4 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-07 
                 TAG 
                 10.6 
                 5.5 
                 2.3 
                 17.8 
                 60.8 
                 2.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.042 
               
               
                 TX-02-05 
                 TFA 
                 15.4 
                 6.5 
                 7.0 
                 21.7 
                 39.3 
                 10.2 
                 1.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-05 
                 TAG 
                 13.1 
                 8.3 
                 11.4 
                 30.1 
                 28.9 
                 8.3 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.376 
               
               
                 TX-02-08 
                 TFA 
                 18.4 
                 2.8 
                 2.5 
                 14.4 
                 52.5 
                 9.5 
                 1.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-08 
                 TAG 
                 25.0 
                 6.2 
                 7.6 
                 23.7 
                 27.3 
                 10.2 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.128 
               
               
                 TX-02-127 
                 TFA 
                 12.6 
                 2.8 
                 0.6 
                 7.5 
                 71.9 
                 4.5 
                 2.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-127 
                 TAG 
                 11.9 
                 5.0 
                 2.1 
                 14.6 
                 63.4 
                 2.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.026 
               
               
                 TX-02-38 
                 TFA 
                 41.9 
                 14.1 
                 19.6 
                 8.7 
                 1.5 
                 14.2 
                 3.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-38 
                 TAG 
                 25.3 
                 9.9 
                 32.5 
                 16.1 
                 2.7 
                 13.4 
                   
                 1.1 
                 0.365 
               
               
                 TX-02-02 
                 TFA 
                 16.5 
                 6.8 
                 28.2 
                 15.1 
                 21.2 
                 12.2 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-02 
                 TAG 
                 16.5 
                 9.8 
                 39.1 
                 16.5 
                 7.1 
                 10.9 
                   
                 1.7 
                 0.496 
               
               
                 TX-02-06 
                 TFA 
                 25.3 
                 4.8 
                 12.0 
                 24.3 
                 19.3 
                 14.3 
                 4.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-06 
                 TAG 
                 27.1 
                 6.2 
                 14.7 
                 27.8 
                 12.4 
                 11.8 
                   
                 2.6 
                 0.658 
               
               
                 TX-02-30 
                 TFA 
                 17.0 
                 4.1 
                 6.7 
                 20.2 
                 43.3 
                 8.7 
                 4.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-30 
                 TAG 
                 19.6 
                 5.8 
                 11.4 
                 27.4 
                 26.1 
                 9.7 
                   
                 2.2 
                 0.509 
               
               
                 TX-02-14 
                 TFA 
                 13.3 
                 7.3 
                 56.1 
                 6.2 
                 8.8 
                 8.3 
                 6.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-02-14 
                 TAG 
                 13.7 
                 8.7 
                 60.1 
                 6.1 
                 4.3 
                 7.1 
                   
                 4.3 
                 0.706 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 21 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in pOIL103 + pOIL197 
               
               
                 primary transformants at vegetative setting stage. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TFA 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TAG 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-03-07 
                 TFA 
                 22.6 
                 3.3 
                 1.3 
                 12.7 
                 51.8 
                 8.4 
                 2.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-07 
                 TAG 
                 29.4 
                 5.6 
                 3.3 
                 20.9 
                 31.3 
                 9.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.056 
               
               
                 TX-03-02 
                 TFA 
                 17.7 
                 2.6 
                 1.1 
                 9.1 
                 64.0 
                 5.4 
                 2.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-02 
                 TAG 
                 20.2 
                 5.1 
                 2.8 
                 16.4 
                 47.7 
                 7.7 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.079 
               
               
                 TX-03-01 
                 TFA 
                 16.9 
                 2.5 
                 1.2 
                 8.7 
                 65.7 
                 4.9 
                 2.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-01 
                 TAG 
                 18.8 
                 5.4 
                 3.3 
                 17.3 
                 47.7 
                 7.5 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.096 
               
               
                 TX-03-52 
                 TFA 
                 13.8 
                 1.4 
                 0.8 
                 8.9 
                 70.6 
                 4.5 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-52 
                 TAG 
                 23.2 
                 4.3 
                 2.3 
                 19.6 
                 42.8 
                 7.8 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.082 
               
               
                 TX-03-47 
                 TFA 
                 14.1 
                 1.6 
                 0.6 
                 6.5 
                 73.5 
                 3.7 
                 3.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-47 
                 TAG 
                 20.6 
                 3.9 
                 3.8 
                 18.0 
                 48.6 
                 5.2 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.023 
               
               
                 TX-03-17 
                 TFA 
                 15.3 
                 1.4 
                 0.5 
                 7.1 
                 72.1 
                 3.6 
                 3.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-17 
                 TAG 
                 29.4 
                 4.0 
                 2.0 
                 16.8 
                 41.6 
                 6.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.039 
               
               
                 TX-03-05 
                 TFA 
                 23.2 
                 2.0 
                 0.6 
                 8.1 
                 61.2 
                 4.9 
                 3.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-05 
                 TAG 
                 43.9 
                 4.4 
                 1.6 
                 14.4 
                 28.9 
                 6.8 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.053 
               
               
                 TX-03-53 
                 TFA 
                 19.6 
                 1.9 
                 1.1 
                 10.9 
                 61.0 
                 5.6 
                 3.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-53 
                 TAG 
                 35.3 
                 3.9 
                 3.1 
                 20.5 
                 30.7 
                 6.5 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.082 
               
               
                 TX-03-19 
                 TFA 
                 20.8 
                 1.8 
                 0.6 
                 9.1 
                 63.9 
                 3.9 
                 3.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-19 
                 TAG 
                 39.9 
                 4.4 
                 1.8 
                 17.2 
                 26.9 
                 9.8 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.056 
               
               
                 TX-03-10 
                 TFA 
                 27.8 
                 4.3 
                 1.1 
                 21.0 
                 38.0 
                 7.8 
                 3.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-10 
                 TAG 
                 35.2 
                 7.3 
                 1.7 
                 26.3 
                 19.8 
                 9.7 
                   
                 1.4 
                 0.442 
               
               
                 TX-03-48 
                 TFA 
                 21.4 
                 2.1 
                 0.8 
                 9.0 
                 62.0 
                 4.8 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-48 
                 TAG 
                 39.1 
                 4.5 
                 2.3 
                 15.6 
                 31.7 
                 6.8 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.062 
               
               
                 TX-03-61 
                 TFA 
                 16.7 
                 1.3 
                 1.8 
                 17.6 
                 57.4 
                 5.3 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-61 
                 TAG 
                 19.0 
                 4.6 
                 2.9 
                 33.9 
                 28.9 
                 10.7 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.047 
               
               
                 TX-03-32 
                 TFA 
                 15.6 
                 1.5 
                 0.7 
                 10.7 
                 67.3 
                 4.1 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-32 
                 TAG 
                 28.8 
                 4.0 
                 3.4 
                 26.5 
                 29.2 
                 8.1 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.032 
               
               
                 TX-03-40 
                 TFA 
                 15.0 
                 1.3 
                 0.6 
                 9.1 
                 69.8 
                 4.2 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-40 
                 TAG 
                 27.6 
                 3.7 
                 2.2 
                 25.2 
                 32.1 
                 9.2 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.057 
               
               
                 TX-03-49 
                 TFA 
                 17.3 
                 1.5 
                 0.5 
                 8.0 
                 68.0 
                 4.8 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-49 
                 TAG 
                 35.0 
                 6.9 
                 1.9 
                 18.4 
                 26.4 
                 11.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.015 
               
               
                 TX-03-21 
                 TFA 
                 13.1 
                 1.3 
                 0.6 
                 7.8 
                 73.7 
                 3.5 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-21 
                 TAG 
                 20.3 
                 4.1 
                 3.3 
                 23.1 
                 43.0 
                 6.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.029 
               
               
                 TX-03-62 
                 TFA 
                 18.0 
                 1.1 
                 1.9 
                 13.6 
                 59.8 
                 5.5 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-62 
                 TAG 
                 26.2 
                 4.8 
                 5.7 
                 30.2 
                 24.9 
                 8.3 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.051 
               
               
                 TX-03-26 
                 TFA 
                 14.0 
                 1.5 
                 0.5 
                 7.9 
                 72.3 
                 3.8 
                 3.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-26 
                 TAG 
                 22.8 
                 3.8 
                 3.2 
                 22.8 
                 40.5 
                 6.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.023 
               
               
                 TX-03-36 
                 TFA 
                 19.7 
                 1.6 
                 0.8 
                 8.9 
                 63.7 
                 5.2 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-36 
                 TAG 
                 37.1 
                 3.9 
                 2.3 
                 17.1 
                 30.5 
                 9.0 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.075 
               
               
                 TX-03-50 
                 TFA 
                 16.7 
                 1.3 
                 0.8 
                 9.3 
                 66.7 
                 5.2 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-50 
                 TAG 
                 35.9 
                 3.9 
                 4.0 
                 21.9 
                 25.2 
                 9.2 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.026 
               
               
                 TX-03-23 
                 TFA 
                 19.5 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 6.1 
                 67.1 
                 5.4 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-23 
                 TAG 
                 39.0 
                 4.3 
                 1.2 
                 13.9 
                 32.7 
                 9.0 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.044 
               
               
                 TX-03-45 
                 TFA 
                 15.0 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
                 6.2 
                 71.9 
                 5.0 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-45 
                 TAG 
                 27.1 
                 4.7 
                 0.8 
                 14.1 
                 41.7 
                 11.6 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.087 
               
               
                 TX-03-34 
                 TFA 
                 20.6 
                 1.7 
                 0.8 
                 11.0 
                 60.3 
                 5.6 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-34 
                 TAG 
                 36.1 
                 3.9 
                 2.1 
                 21.6 
                 27.5 
                 8.9 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.068 
               
               
                 TX-03-51 
                 TFA 
                 12.3 
                 1.3 
                 0.7 
                 9.3 
                 72.9 
                 3.6 
                 3.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-51 
                 TAG 
                 23.8 
                 4.8 
                 2.6 
                 26.7 
                 32.2 
                 9.9 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.034 
               
               
                 TX-03-63 
                 TFA 
                 15.7 
                 1.3 
                 1.8 
                 16.9 
                 59.7 
                 4.7 
                 3.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-63 
                 TAG 
                 23.9 
                 3.8 
                 2.9 
                 31.7 
                 26.6 
                 11.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.049 
               
               
                 TX-03-41 
                 TFA 
                 21.0 
                 1.7 
                 0.6 
                 8.0 
                 63.7 
                 4.9 
                 3.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-41 
                 TAG 
                 44.7 
                 3.8 
                 1.7 
                 15.2 
                 27.4 
                 7.1 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.067 
               
               
                 TX-03-20 
                 TFA 
                 10.7 
                 1.5 
                 0.7 
                 9.0 
                 74.7 
                 3.3 
                 3.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-20 
                 TAG 
                 14.1 
                 4.0 
                 2.3 
                 24.1 
                 47.3 
                 8.2 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.061 
               
               
                 TX-03-29 
                 TFA 
                 20.3 
                 1.9 
                 0.9 
                 11.0 
                 61.2 
                 4.7 
                 3.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-29 
                 TAG 
                 37.1 
                 4.4 
                 3.1 
                 21.2 
                 27.5 
                 6.7 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.054 
               
               
                 TX-03-25 
                 TFA 
                 12.1 
                 1.5 
                 0.5 
                 6.5 
                 75.9 
                 3.5 
                 3.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-25 
                 TAG 
                 17.6 
                 7.2 
                 2.7 
                 16.6 
                 48.5 
                 7.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.030 
               
               
                 TX-03-33 
                 TFA 
                 24.1 
                 2.2 
                 0.9 
                 13.0 
                 53.2 
                 6.6 
                 3.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-33 
                 TAG 
                 40.6 
                 4.3 
                 1.7 
                 20.9 
                 23.3 
                 9.1 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.168 
               
               
                 TX-03-22 
                 TFA 
                 22.3 
                 1.7 
                 1.2 
                 13.8 
                 54.5 
                 6.5 
                 3.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-22 
                 TAG 
                 37.9 
                 3.3 
                 2.2 
                 23.4 
                 23.5 
                 9.8 
                   
                 1.0 
                 0.245 
               
               
                 TX-03-46 
                 TFA 
                 24.4 
                 1.7 
                 0.7 
                 9.9 
                 57.3 
                 6.0 
                 4.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-46 
                 TAG 
                 45.2 
                 3.2 
                 1.4 
                 17.6 
                 24.6 
                 8.0 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.148 
               
               
                 TX-03-11 
                 TFA 
                 25.4 
                 2.8 
                 1.0 
                 20.8 
                 42.9 
                 7.2 
                 4.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-11 
                 TAG 
                 33.4 
                 4.8 
                 1.5 
                 28.8 
                 21.6 
                 9.9 
                   
                 1.4 
                 0.337 
               
               
                 TX-03-18 
                 TFA 
                 20.8 
                 2.7 
                 0.9 
                 13.9 
                 56.2 
                 5.5 
                 4.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-18 
                 TAG 
                 33.6 
                 7.1 
                 2.7 
                 24.8 
                 21.5 
                 10.3 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.078 
               
               
                 TX-03-57 
                 TFA 
                 12.9 
                 1.4 
                 1.8 
                 15.8 
                 63.4 
                 4.6 
                 4.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-57 
                 TAG 
                 14.5 
                 2.5 
                 7.6 
                 41.5 
                 24.9 
                 9.0 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.127 
               
               
                 TX-03-58 
                 TFA 
                 13.0 
                 1.5 
                 1.8 
                 15.7 
                 63.3 
                 4.8 
                 4.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-58 
                 TAG 
                 16.4 
                 3.4 
                 4.9 
                 35.3 
                 31.2 
                 8.8 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.148 
               
               
                 TX-03-54 
                 TFA 
                 22.8 
                 1.9 
                 1.0 
                 16.4 
                 51.2 
                 6.8 
                 5.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-54 
                 TAG 
                 36.0 
                 3.5 
                 1.7 
                 26.1 
                 21.6 
                 11.1 
                   
                 1.2 
                 0.245 
               
               
                 TX-03-28 
                 TFA 
                 28.3 
                 2.2 
                 1.0 
                 16.8 
                 44.1 
                 7.6 
                 5.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-28 
                 TAG 
                 40.9 
                 3.3 
                 1.4 
                 23.4 
                 22.4 
                 8.6 
                   
                 2.3 
                 0.434 
               
               
                 TX-03-31 
                 TFA 
                 22.2 
                 2.2 
                 2.0 
                 25.2 
                 41.6 
                 6.8 
                 5.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-31 
                 TAG 
                 30.9 
                 3.6 
                 3.0 
                 34.7 
                 18.5 
                 9.3 
                   
                 2.3 
                 0.410 
               
               
                 TX-03-04 
                 TFA 
                 24.3 
                 3.4 
                 0.6 
                 10.5 
                 55.4 
                 5.8 
                 7.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-04 
                 TAG 
                 36.1 
                 6.5 
                 2.2 
                 15.9 
                 31.3 
                 8.0 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.016 
               
               
                 TX-03-08 
                 TFA 
                 22.6 
                 1.9 
                 0.6 
                 6.8 
                 63.8 
                 4.3 
                 8.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-08 
                 TAG 
                 46.4 
                 4.6 
                 4.2 
                 11.1 
                 26.7 
                 7.0 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.017 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 22 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in pOIL103 + pOIL197 
               
               
                 primary transformants at boot leaf stage. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TFA 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TAG 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-03-20 
                 TFA 
                 12.2 
                 2.6 
                 1.7 
                 10.3 
                 67.5 
                 5.7 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-20 
                 TAG 
                 9.4 
                 3.6 
                 3.3 
                 18.1 
                 63.0 
                 2.5 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.217 
               
               
                 TX-03-54 
                 TFA 
                 13.6 
                 3.5 
                 3.0 
                 12.1 
                 61.5 
                 6.4 
                 2.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-54 
                 TAG 
                 14.1 
                 6.9 
                 7.0 
                 22.5 
                 43.5 
                 6.0 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.207 
               
               
                 TX-03-61 
                 TFA 
                 23.9 
                 3.1 
                 1.7 
                 19.0 
                 43.9 
                 8.3 
                 2.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-61 
                 TAG 
                 31.4 
                 6.6 
                 3.4 
                 28.3 
                 19.6 
                 10.8 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.159 
               
               
                 TX-03-02 
                 TFA 
                 14.9 
                 3.0 
                 2.8 
                 12.1 
                 60.6 
                 6.6 
                 2.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-02 
                 TAG 
                 14.8 
                 5.5 
                 5.6 
                 20.6 
                 46.7 
                 6.8 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.222 
               
               
                 TX-03-53 
                 TFA 
                 18.5 
                 3.7 
                 8.9 
                 15.4 
                 43.1 
                 10.4 
                 2.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-53 
                 TAG 
                 20.1 
                 6.8 
                 16.7 
                 24.5 
                 23.3 
                 8.6 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.275 
               
               
                 TX-03-01 
                 TFA 
                 13.4 
                 3.0 
                 3.0 
                 12.5 
                 61.8 
                 6.4 
                 2.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-01 
                 TAG 
                 13.9 
                 5.5 
                 7.5 
                 23.0 
                 42.6 
                 7.4 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.164 
               
               
                 TX-03-47 
                 TFA 
                 12.8 
                 2.1 
                 1.6 
                 7.5 
                 70.7 
                 5.3 
                 2.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-47 
                 TAG 
                 14.8 
                 5.1 
                 5.0 
                 19.3 
                 52.1 
                 3.7 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.050 
               
               
                 TX-03-07 
                 TFA 
                 18.4 
                 2.8 
                 7.6 
                 15.6 
                 47.1 
                 8.5 
                 2.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-07 
                 TAG 
                 25.8 
                 6.4 
                 18.7 
                 25.5 
                 15.2 
                 8.5 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.127 
               
               
                 TX-03-05 
                 TFA 
                 21.4 
                 2.3 
                 1.4 
                 9.7 
                 59.1 
                 6.1 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-05 
                 TAG 
                 36.4 
                 5.6 
                 3.9 
                 17.1 
                 28.4 
                 8.6 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.168 
               
               
                 TX-03-49 
                 TFA 
                 18.1 
                 3.7 
                 8.2 
                 13.2 
                 52.0 
                 4.9 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-49 
                 TAG 
                 24.1 
                 8.2 
                 18.3 
                 20.9 
                 18.8 
                 9.7 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.212 
               
               
                 TX-03-34 
                 TFA 
                 19.0 
                 2.7 
                 6.0 
                 15.4 
                 50.6 
                 6.4 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-34 
                 TAG 
                 24.8 
                 10.5 
                 10.9 
                 23.9 
                 20.6 
                 9.3 
                   
                 0.8 
                 0.287 
               
               
                 TX-03-32 
                 TFA 
                 18.2 
                 2.2 
                 1.6 
                 12.4 
                 60.2 
                 5.4 
                 2.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-32 
                 TAG 
                 20.8 
                 14.6 
                 3.2 
                 21.4 
                 31.5 
                 8.5 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.204 
               
               
                 TX-03-04 
                 TFA 
                 18.8 
                 3.1 
                 5.8 
                 13.4 
                 50.3 
                 8.6 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-04 
                 TAG 
                 26.7 
                 7.5 
                 14.6 
                 23.1 
                 19.0 
                 9.1 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.118 
               
               
                 TX-03-23 
                 TFA 
                 18.9 
                 1.7 
                 1.0 
                 7.9 
                 63.2 
                 7.3 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-23 
                 TAG 
                 25.0 
                 4.6 
                 2.5 
                 18.1 
                 39.6 
                 10.2 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.070 
               
               
                 TX-03-25 
                 TFA 
                 14.5 
                 1.8 
                 0.4 
                 6.4 
                 73.5 
                 3.4 
                 3.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-25 
                 TAG 
                 20.3 
                 5.1 
                 1.0 
                 12.3 
                 53.6 
                 7.7 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.110 
               
               
                 TX-03-18 
                 TFA 
                 21.1 
                 2.9 
                 1.2 
                 17.8 
                 46.3 
                 10.7 
                 3.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-18 
                 TAG 
                 22.6 
                 5.9 
                 4.5 
                 31.1 
                 22.6 
                 13.3 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.143 
               
               
                 TX-03-50 
                 TFA 
                 16.5 
                 2.6 
                 6.1 
                 12.9 
                 53.9 
                 8.0 
                 3.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-50 
                 TAG 
                 20.2 
                 19.9 
                 12.9 
                 19.6 
                 20.6 
                 6.8 
                   
                 0.7 
                 0.217 
               
               
                 TX-03-60 
                 TFA 
                 20.2 
                 2.9 
                 0.8 
                 14.1 
                 55.7 
                 6.2 
                 3.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-60 
                 TAG 
                 30.5 
                 6.2 
                 1.6 
                 21.6 
                 30.2 
                 9.9 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.202 
               
               
                 TX-03-21 
                 TFA 
                 12.3 
                 1.7 
                 0.5 
                 6.8 
                 74.4 
                 4.4 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-21 
                 TAG 
                 16.1 
                 4.7 
                 1.6 
                 13.1 
                 57.0 
                 7.5 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.067 
               
               
                 TX-03-40 
                 TFA 
                 17.1 
                 1.4 
                 0.4 
                 8.0 
                 68.2 
                 4.9 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-40 
                 TAG 
                 34.5 
                 4.4 
                 0.9 
                 14.5 
                 39.8 
                 5.9 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.112 
               
               
                 TX-03-62 
                 TFA 
                 25.3 
                 2.9 
                 1.7 
                 14.7 
                 47.9 
                 7.6 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-62 
                 TAG 
                 40.3 
                 5.6 
                 3.5 
                 22.3 
                 18.7 
                 9.5 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.171 
               
               
                 TX-03-36 
                 TFA 
                 19.5 
                 2.0 
                 2.0 
                 11.4 
                 58.3 
                 6.8 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-36 
                 TAG 
                 31.2 
                 4.0 
                 4.4 
                 20.0 
                 29.4 
                 11.0 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.160 
               
               
                 TX-03-63 
                 TFA 
                 25.4 
                 3.6 
                 2.6 
                 18.2 
                 42.0 
                 8.2 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-63 
                 TAG 
                 33.1 
                 6.1 
                 3.8 
                 24.9 
                 21.6 
                 10.4 
                   
                 1.4 
                 0.383 
               
               
                 TX-03-45 
                 TFA 
                 16.4 
                 1.4 
                 0.5 
                 8.1 
                 69.1 
                 4.5 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-45 
                 TAG 
                 30.8 
                 4.6 
                 1.4 
                 16.2 
                 40.7 
                 6.3 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.058 
               
               
                 TX-03-17 
                 TFA 
                 14.2 
                 1.8 
                 0.8 
                 6.9 
                 71.2 
                 5.2 
                 3.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-17 
                 TAG 
                 18.7 
                 4.5 
                 2.2 
                 13.5 
                 52.8 
                 8.3 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.120 
               
               
                 TX-03-57 
                 TFA 
                 18.7 
                 3.4 
                 1.5 
                 13.8 
                 55.8 
                 6.8 
                 3.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-57 
                 TAG 
                 23.4 
                 6.3 
                 3.0 
                 21.0 
                 36.2 
                 10.1 
                   
                 1.2 
                 0.330 
               
               
                 TX-03-11 
                 TFA 
                 29.1 
                 6.4 
                 2.1 
                 22.4 
                 33.0 
                 7.1 
                 3.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-11 
                 TAG 
                 30.6 
                 8.5 
                 2.8 
                 27.0 
                 19.7 
                 11.4 
                   
                 1.9 
                 0.510 
               
               
                 TX-03-48 
                 TFA 
                 27.1 
                 3.7 
                 3.7 
                 20.6 
                 37.2 
                 7.6 
                 3.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-48 
                 TAG 
                 31.2 
                 5.0 
                 5.5 
                 27.1 
                 23.0 
                 8.1 
                   
                 2.1 
                 0.569 
               
               
                 TX-03-29 
                 TFA 
                 20.1 
                 2.3 
                 1.7 
                 13.4 
                 55.5 
                 7.1 
                 3.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-29 
                 TAG 
                 33.0 
                 5.0 
                 4.1 
                 24.3 
                 26.4 
                 7.2 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.104 
               
               
                 TX-03-26 
                 TFA 
                 15.3 
                 1.6 
                 0.4 
                 5.9 
                 71.3 
                 5.5 
                 3.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-26 
                 TAG 
                 25.2 
                 4.6 
                 1.7 
                 13.3 
                 49.7 
                 5.5 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.074 
               
               
                 TX-03-10 
                 TFA 
                 28.6 
                 6.8 
                 2.1 
                 21.8 
                 33.0 
                 7.7 
                 3.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-10 
                 TAG 
                 31.0 
                 8.5 
                 2.9 
                 26.7 
                 18.6 
                 12.2 
                   
                 1.9 
                 0.491 
               
               
                 TX-03-58 
                 TFA 
                 16.3 
                 2.6 
                 1.3 
                 14.5 
                 60.3 
                 5.0 
                 4.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-58 
                 TAG 
                 20.4 
                 5.2 
                 2.8 
                 24.3 
                 39.2 
                 8.2 
                   
                 1.1 
                 0.278 
               
               
                 TX-03-08 
                 TFA 
                 19.8 
                 2.0 
                 0.7 
                 6.6 
                 64.9 
                 5.9 
                 4.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-08 
                 TAG 
                 34.8 
                 5.2 
                 2.7 
                 14.3 
                 34.5 
                 8.5 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.051 
               
               
                 TX-03-33 
                 TFA 
                 27.4 
                 2.4 
                 1.5 
                 16.3 
                 46.0 
                 6.4 
                 4.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-33 
                 TAG 
                 39.2 
                 5.4 
                 2.3 
                 21.9 
                 20.8 
                 10.5 
                   
                 1.6 
                 0.386 
               
               
                 TX-03-22 
                 TFA 
                 19.8 
                 2.8 
                 3.1 
                 11.8 
                 53.4 
                 9.1 
                 4.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-22 
                 TAG 
                 28.4 
                 5.3 
                 5.4 
                 19.4 
                 38.3 
                 3.2 
                   
                 1.2 
                 0.287 
               
               
                 TX-03-41 
                 TFA 
                 18.1 
                 2.6 
                 3.1 
                 11.1 
                 58.0 
                 7.1 
                 4.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-41 
                 TAG 
                 27.8 
                 6.0 
                 6.8 
                 19.3 
                 34.9 
                 5.3 
                   
                 0.7 
                 0.139 
               
               
                 TX-03-46 
                 TFA 
                 24.6 
                 2.0 
                 0.6 
                 7.9 
                 57.4 
                 7.4 
                 4.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-46 
                 TAG 
                 44.7 
                 4.2 
                 1.3 
                 13.4 
                 31.4 
                 5.0 
                   
                 1.1 
                 0.220 
               
               
                 TX-03-28 
                 TFA 
                 28.5 
                 2.1 
                 1.3 
                 23.4 
                 33.7 
                 11.0 
                 6.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-28 
                 TAG 
                 36.0 
                 2.9 
                 3.1 
                 29.6 
                 18.5 
                 10.0 
                   
                 3.7 
                 0.596 
               
               
                 TX-03-31 
                 TFA 
                 33.4 
                 2.9 
                 4.3 
                 28.6 
                 25.5 
                 5.5 
                 8.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-31 
                 TAG 
                 38.0 
                 3.6 
                 4.9 
                 30.6 
                 14.8 
                 8.1 
                   
                 6.6 
                 0.789 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 23 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in pOIL103 + pOIL197 
               
               
                 primary transformants at mature seed setting stage. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TFA 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TAG 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-03-52 
                 TFA 
                 15.5 
                 6.7 
                 4.3 
                 14.3 
                 48.7 
                 10.6 
                 1.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-52 
                 TAG 
                 12.7 
                 7.9 
                 8.3 
                 21.4 
                 41.1 
                 8.7 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.315 
               
               
                 TX-03-51 
                 TFA 
                 15.6 
                 6.4 
                 4.3 
                 13.6 
                 52.0 
                 8.0 
                 1.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-51 
                 TAG 
                 13.7 
                 8.9 
                 8.2 
                 18.6 
                 41.2 
                 9.5 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.296 
               
               
                 TX-03-07 
                 TFA 
                 20.6 
                 4.2 
                 13.1 
                 18.1 
                 32.1 
                 11.9 
                 1.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-07 
                 TAG 
                 25.5 
                 7.8 
                 23.7 
                 24.5 
                 9.3 
                 9.1 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.227 
               
               
                 TX-03-04 
                 TFA 
                 23.9 
                 3.7 
                 4.0 
                 16.5 
                 38.8 
                 13.1 
                 1.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-04 
                 TAG 
                 35.3 
                 6.1 
                 9.5 
                 24.6 
                 14.7 
                 9.8 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.110 
               
               
                 TX-03-54 
                 TFA 
                 16.6 
                 5.0 
                 6.7 
                 16.1 
                 45.8 
                 9.9 
                 1.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-54 
                 TAG 
                 16.6 
                 7.2 
                 12.4 
                 22.7 
                 34.2 
                 6.9 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.245 
               
               
                 TX-03-21 
                 TFA 
                 14.4 
                 4.2 
                 1.0 
                 10.0 
                 62.7 
                 7.7 
                 1.8 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-21 
                 TAG 
                 12.8 
                 6.6 
                 1.9 
                 16.5 
                 55.4 
                 6.7 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.133 
               
               
                 TX-03-08 
                 TFA 
                 19.3 
                 3.6 
                 7.1 
                 16.4 
                 45.3 
                 8.3 
                 1.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-08 
                 TAG 
                 23.5 
                 7.3 
                 16.2 
                 24.6 
                 19.6 
                 8.7 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.213 
               
               
                 TX-03-02 
                 TFA 
                 16.4 
                 4.8 
                 7.5 
                 22.0 
                 39.7 
                 9.5 
                 1.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-02 
                 TAG 
                 15.1 
                 6.4 
                 14.0 
                 30.3 
                 25.6 
                 8.7 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.334 
               
               
                 TX-03-34 
                 TFA 
                 24.2 
                 4.9 
                 5.2 
                 18.2 
                 32.4 
                 15.2 
                 2.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-34 
                 TAG 
                 27.1 
                 7.3 
                 8.6 
                 26.6 
                 18.1 
                 12.3 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.298 
               
               
                 TX-03-17 
                 TFA 
                 16.9 
                 4.2 
                 2.0 
                 10.6 
                 55.2 
                 11.1 
                 2.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-17 
                 TAG 
                 19.7 
                 6.7 
                 3.7 
                 18.4 
                 41.4 
                 10.0 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.107 
               
               
                 TX-03-26 
                 TFA 
                 19.3 
                 3.4 
                 0.8 
                 9.9 
                 57.6 
                 9.1 
                 2.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-26 
                 TAG 
                 23.9 
                 6.7 
                 2.0 
                 18.2 
                 39.3 
                 9.9 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.129 
               
               
                 TX-03-32 
                 TFA 
                 23.2 
                 3.9 
                 1.7 
                 15.5 
                 44.5 
                 11.2 
                 2.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-32 
                 TAG 
                 29.0 
                 6.3 
                 3.8 
                 24.8 
                 25.6 
                 10.6 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.206 
               
               
                 TX-03-41 
                 TFA 
                 19.7 
                 4.9 
                 6.3 
                 21.7 
                 36.5 
                 10.9 
                 2.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-41 
                 TAG 
                 20.9 
                 7.6 
                 11.6 
                 29.3 
                 20.3 
                 10.5 
                   
                 0.8 
                 0.331 
               
               
                 TX-03-49 
                 TFA 
                 21.1 
                 5.7 
                 14.9 
                 19.3 
                 27.5 
                 11.4 
                 2.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-49 
                 TAG 
                 22.6 
                 8.3 
                 23.7 
                 24.7 
                 12.0 
                 8.8 
                   
                 0.9 
                 0.375 
               
               
                 TX-03-25 
                 TFA 
                 17.9 
                 3.2 
                 0.6 
                 8.7 
                 62.6 
                 7.1 
                 2.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-25 
                 TAG 
                 21.9 
                 6.3 
                 1.5 
                 14.2 
                 47.7 
                 8.3 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.149 
               
               
                 TX-03-40 
                 TFA 
                 20.8 
                 3.4 
                 0.8 
                 5.8 
                 59.7 
                 9.6 
                 2.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-40 
                 TAG 
                 27.6 
                 6.3 
                 0.4 
                 8.6 
                 46.3 
                 10.8 
                   
                 0.7 
                 0.238 
               
               
                 TX-03-36 
                 TFA 
                 22.8 
                 4.2 
                 2.6 
                 15.7 
                 45.2 
                 9.5 
                 2.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-36 
                 TAG 
                 27.1 
                 7.1 
                 5.0 
                 22.9 
                 25.1 
                 12.9 
                   
                 0.8 
                 0.282 
               
               
                 TX-03-10 
                 TFA 
                 28.4 
                 5.3 
                 1.7 
                 21.5 
                 30.3 
                 12.7 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-10 
                 TAG 
                 32.7 
                 7.8 
                 2.3 
                 25.2 
                 18.6 
                 13.3 
                   
                 1.9 
                 0.570 
               
               
                 TX-03-46 
                 TFA 
                 27.5 
                 3.7 
                 1.7 
                 12.2 
                 41.4 
                 13.4 
                 3.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-46 
                 TAG 
                 36.4 
                 5.1 
                 1.8 
                 15.1 
                 29.1 
                 12.4 
                   
                 1.6 
                 0.420 
               
               
                 TX-03-48 
                 TFA 
                 26.7 
                 5.0 
                 6.5 
                 24.7 
                 24.7 
                 12.3 
                 4.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-03-48 
                 TAG 
                 28.6 
                 6.1 
                 7.6 
                 28.2 
                 17.6 
                 12.0 
                   
                 3.0 
                 0.679 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 24 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TFA and TAG levels, fatty acid composition and TTQ in pOIL104 
               
               
                 (pSSU:WRI1) + pOIL197 (pZmUbi:DGAT and pZmUbi:Oleosin) primary 
               
               
                 transformants at vegetative setting stage. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 TFA 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 or 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Line 
                 TFA 
                 C16:0 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 Other 
                 TFA 
                 TAG 
                 TTQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TX-04-02 
                 TFA 
                 12.6 
                 1.7 
                 1.2 
                 11.3 
                 68.4 
                 4.7 
                 2.7 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-02 
                 TAG 
                 19.2 
                 8.2 
                 3.9 
                 29.4 
                 35.1 
                 4.2 
                   
                 0.0 
                 0.008 
               
               
                 TX-04-25 
                 TFA 
                 12.4 
                 1.5 
                 0.7 
                 8.1 
                 72.7 
                 4.7 
                 3.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-25 
                 TAG 
                 21.9 
                 11.7 
                 5.3 
                 19.8 
                 38.3 
                 3.0 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.020 
               
               
                 TX-04-11 
                 TFA 
                 13.5 
                 2.0 
                 0.5 
                 7.2 
                 70.8 
                 6.0 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-11 
                 TAG 
                 17.4 
                 3.9 
                 3.3 
                 13.6 
                 55.2 
                 6.5 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.019 
               
               
                 TX-04-27 
                 TFA 
                 13.1 
                 1.7 
                 1.5 
                 9.8 
                 67.8 
                 6.0 
                 3.2 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-27 
                 TAG 
                 18.2 
                 3.6 
                 2.6 
                 24.1 
                 44.6 
                 6.8 
                   
                 0.4 
                 0.134 
               
               
                 TX-04-24 
                 TFA 
                 12.9 
                 1.9 
                 0.6 
                 7.6 
                 72.2 
                 4.8 
                 3.3 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-24 
                 TAG 
                 24.2 
                 11.4 
                 3.7 
                 17.3 
                 40.5 
                 3.1 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.017 
               
               
                 TX-04-16 
                 TFA 
                 13.0 
                 2.9 
                 0.8 
                 8.9 
                 70.0 
                 4.5 
                 3.4 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-16 
                 TAG 
                 22.5 
                 8.1 
                 4.9 
                 22.3 
                 37.5 
                 4.6 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.023 
               
               
                 TX-04-30 
                 TFA 
                 13.0 
                 1.6 
                 1.3 
                 8.7 
                 70.2 
                 5.2 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-30 
                 TAG 
                 18.5 
                 3.8 
                 2.6 
                 22.5 
                 46.9 
                 5.8 
                   
                 0.3 
                 0.072 
               
               
                 TX-04-10 
                 TFA 
                 18.9 
                 2.7 
                 1.0 
                 8.3 
                 60.8 
                 8.3 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-10 
                 TAG 
                 34.0 
                 5.5 
                 3.2 
                 17.7 
                 30.0 
                 9.5 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.034 
               
               
                 TX-04-13 
                 TFA 
                 13.0 
                 2.0 
                 0.7 
                 6.4 
                 72.7 
                 5.1 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-13 
                 TAG 
                 16.2 
                 5.0 
                 3.6 
                 14.8 
                 55.9 
                 4.5 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.017 
               
               
                 TX-04-19 
                 TFA 
                 19.4 
                 2.2 
                 0.6 
                 9.9 
                 62.7 
                 5.2 
                 3.5 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-19 
                 TAG 
                 30.2 
                 4.3 
                 3.1 
                 24.8 
                 33.2 
                 4.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.025 
               
               
                 TX-04-06 
                 TFA 
                 11.6 
                 1.6 
                 1.0 
                 11.2 
                 69.6 
                 5.1 
                 3.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-06 
                 TAG 
                 14.1 
                 4.5 
                 3.4 
                 27.9 
                 40.6 
                 9.4 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.036 
               
               
                 TX-04-14 
                 TFA 
                 12.9 
                 3.3 
                 3.3 
                 8.6 
                 65.7 
                 6.1 
                 3.6 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-14 
                 TAG 
                 20.3 
                 8.9 
                 4.0 
                 21.4 
                 40.2 
                 5.3 
                   
                 0.1 
                 0.024 
               
               
                 TX-04-04 
                 TFA 
                 10.7 
                 1.8 
                 0.6 
                 8.0 
                 74.3 
                 4.6 
                 3.9 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-04 
                 TAG 
                 11.0 
                 10.1 
                 3.8 
                 17.2 
                 56.3 
                 1.7 
                   
                 0.2 
                 0.044 
               
               
                 TX-04-15 
                 TFA 
                 17.4 
                 2.4 
                 1.1 
                 12.2 
                 60.2 
                 6.5 
                 4.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-15 
                 TAG 
                 28.5 
                 5.6 
                 2.2 
                 23.3 
                 31.6 
                 8.9 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.160 
               
               
                 TX-04-08 
                 TFA 
                 17.5 
                 1.9 
                 1.9 
                 15.1 
                 57.5 
                 6.1 
                 4.0 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-08 
                 TAG 
                 28.0 
                 4.5 
                 4.8 
                 29.5 
                 23.5 
                 9.7 
                   
                 0.5 
                 0.130 
               
               
                 TX-04-22 
                 TFA 
                 13.1 
                 3.5 
                 1.4 
                 12.9 
                 63.9 
                 5.3 
                 4.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-22 
                 TAG 
                 17.1 
                 7.8 
                 4.3 
                 29.5 
                 33.3 
                 8.0 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.150 
               
               
                 TX-04-09 
                 TFA 
                 13.7 
                 2.4 
                 4.1 
                 20.4 
                 53.8 
                 5.5 
                 4.1 
                   
                   
               
               
                 TX-04-09 
                 TAG 
                 17.4 
                 5.3 
                 9.5 
                 38.1 
                 20.6 
                 9.1 
                   
                 0.6 
                 0.158 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The chimeric DNA constructs for  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation are used to transform  Zea mays  (corn) as described by Gould et al. (1991). Briefly, shoot apex explants are co-cultivated with transgenic  Agrobacterium  for two days before being transferred onto a MS salt media containing kanamycin and carbenicillin. After several rounds of sub-culture, transformed shoots and roots spontaneously form and are transplanted to soil. The constructs are similarly used to transform  Hordeum vulgare  (barley) and  Avena sativa  (oats) using transformation methods known for these species. Briefly, for barley, the  Agrobacterium  cultures are used to transform cells in immature embryos of barley (cv. Golden Promise) according to published methods (Tingay et al., 1997; Bartlett et al., 2008) with some modifications in that embryos between 1.5 and 2.5 mm in length are isolated from immature caryopses and the embryonic axes removed. The resulting explants are co-cultivated for 2-3 days with the transgenic  Agrobacterium  and then cultured in the dark for 4-6 weeks on media containing timentin and hygromycin to generate embryogenic callus before being moved to transition media in low light conditions for two weeks. Calli are then transferred to regeneration media to allow for the regeneration of shoots and roots before transfer of the regenerated plantlets to soil. Transformed plants are obtained and grown to maturity in the glasshouse. 
     Example 6. Modifying Traits in Dicotyledonous Plants 
     Oil content in the dicotyledonous plant species  Trifolium repens  (clover), a legume commonly used as a pasture species, was increased by expressing the combination of WRI1, DGAT and Oleosin genes in vegetative parts. The construct pJP3502 was used to transform  T. repens  by  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation (Larkin et al., 1996). Briefly, the genetic construct pJP3502 was introduced into  A. tumefaciens  via a standard electroporation procedure. The binary vector also contained a 35S:NptII selectable marker gene within the T-DNA. The transformed  Agrobacterium  cells were grown on solid LB media supplemented with kanamycin (50 mg/L) and rifampicin (25 mg/L) and incubated at 28° C. for two days. A single colony was used to initiate a fresh culture. Following 48 hours vigorous culture, the  Agrobacterium  cells was used to treat  T. repens  (cv. Haifa) cotyledons that had been dissected from imbibed seed as described by Larkin et al. (1996). Following co-cultivation for three days the explants were exposed to 25 mg/L kanamycin to select transformed shoots and then transferred to rooting medium to form roots, before transfer to soil. 
     Six transformed plants containing the T-DNA from pJP3502 were obtained and transferred to soil in the glasshouse. Increased oil content was observed in the non-seed tissue of some of the plants, with one plant showing greater than 4-fold increase in TAG levels in the leaves. Such plants are useful as animal feed, for example by growing the plants in pastures, providing feed with an increased energy content per unit weight (energy density) and resulting in increased growth rates in the animals. 
     The construct pJP3502 is also used to transform other leguminous plants such as alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) and barrel medic ( Medicago truncatula ) by the method of Wright et al. (2006) to obtain transgenic plants which have increased TAG content in vegetative parts. The transgenic plants are useful as pasture species or as hay or silage as a source of feed for animals such as, for example, cattle, sheep and horses, providing an increased energy density in the feed. 
     Example 7. Modification of Plastidial GPAT Expression 
     Over-Expression of Plastidial GPAT in Plant Cells 
     A number of experiments were performed to test the hypothesis that the presence of a highly active 16:3 prokaryotic pathway in a plant (i.e. a so-called 16:3 plant) would provide much lower TAG levels in vegetative tissues upon introduction of the gene combination on pJP3502, relative to 18:3 plants. These experiments are described in the following Examples. Initially, the inventors tested whether the high level TAG accumulation observed in transgenic  N. benthamiana  could be disrupted by over-expression of a plastidial GPAT, increasing the flux in the prokaryotic pathway. 
     A coding region for expression of the  Arabidopsis thaliana  plastidial GPAT, ATS1 (Nishida et al., 1993), was amplified by RT-PCR from  A. thaliana  total RNA and cloned as an EcoRI-PstI fragment into the binary expression vector pJP3343 under the control of the 35S promoter to produce the constitutive expression vector pOIL098. The effect of over-expressing a plastidial GPAT in a high oil leaf background is determined by infiltration of the chimeric vector pOIL098 into high oil leaf tissue. The high oil leaf tissue is generated either by co-infiltration of WRI1 and DGAT binary expression vectors (Example 1) or by infiltrating pOIL098 into leaves of a  Nicotiana  plant stably transformed with the T-DNA from pJP3502 or another high oil vector. Oil content is expected to be reduced in the infiltrated leaf spots co-expressing the ATS1-encoding gene. This is determined by analysing TFA and TAG as proportions of sample dry mass. This is also determined by observing incorporation of labelled acetate into fatty acids produced by microsomes or leaf lysates made from infiltrated leaf spots. 
     Oil Accumulation in a Plastidial GPAT Mutant of  Arabidopsis thaliana    
     The ats1 mutant of  A. thaliana  has a disruptive mutation in the gene encoding plastidial GPAT which reduced plastidial GPAT activity to a level of only 3.8% of the wild-type (Kunst et al., 1988). Non-seed TAG accumulation levels, at least in leaves, stems and roots, in both parental and ats1 mutant  A. thaliana  is tested and compared. The T-DNA of the pJP3502 construct for over-expression of the combination of genes encoding WRI1, DGAT and Oleosin is introduced by transformation into plants of both genotypes. The gene combination in the T-DNA of pJP3502 increases fatty acid synthesis in both plant backgrounds. However, the accumulation of TAG in the ats1 mutant is expected to be significantly higher on average than in the transgenic plants derived from the wild-type (parental) genotype due to the reduction in plastidial GPAT activity and therefore the reduced flux of fatty acids into the plastidial prokaryotic pathway. The ratio of the fatty acids C16:3 to C18:3 is significantly reduced in leaves of the ats1 mutant, both transformed and untransformed. 
     Silencing the Gene Encoding Plastidial GPAT in Plant Cells 
     In addition to genetically modifying a plant by introducing a mutation in a gene encoding a plastidial GPAT, the flux of fatty acids through the prokaryotic 16:3 pathway can be reduced and thereby increase oil content in vegetative parts by silencing the plastidial GPAT. This is demonstrated by producing a transgenic cassette having a constitutive or leaf-specific promoter expressing an RNA hairpin corresponding to a region of the gene encoding the plastidial GPAT from the selected species. As an example, an RNAi hairpin expression cassette is produced using the 581 bp SalI-EcoRV fragment of the  A. thaliana  plastidial GPAT cDNA sequence (NM_179407, SEQ ID NO:177). A region of any gene encoding a plastidial GPAT which has a high degree of sequence identity to the nucleotide sequence of NM_179407 can also be used to construct a gene for expression of a hairpin RNA for silencing an endogenous plastidial GPAT gene. A hpRNAi construct containing a 732 bp fragment (SEQ ID NO:210) of the  N. benthamiana  plastidial GPAT flanked by SmaI and KasI unique sites was designed for stable transformation into  N. tabacum . The synthesized  N. benthamiana  plastidial GPAT fragment was subcloned into the SmaI-KasI sites of pJP3303, resulting in pOIL113. It is expected that reducing plastidial fatty acid retention will result in an increase in TAG accumulation, particularly when combined with a “Push” component such as over-expression of a transcription factor such as WRI1, or by a “Pull” component such as a DGAT or PDAT, and/or reduced SDP1 or TGD activity. 
     Inactivation of the gene encoding a plastidial GPAT or indeed any gene can be achieved using CRISPR/Cas9 methods. For example, inactivation of the gene encoding  A. thaliana  plastidial GPAT (Accession No. NM_179407) can be carried out by CRISPR/Cas9/sgRNA-mediated gene disruption and subsequent mutagenesis by non homologous end joining (NHEJ) DNA repair. Before targeted DNA cleavage, Cas9 stimulates DNA strand separation and allows a sgRNA to hybridize with a specific 20 nt sequence in the targeted gene. This positions the target DNA into the active site of Cas9 in proper orientation in relation to a PAM (tandem guanosine nucleotides) binding site. This positioning allows separate nuclease domains of Cas9 to independently cleave each strand of the target DNA sequence at a point 3-nt upstream of the PAM site. The double-strand break then undergoes error-prone NHEJ DNA repair during which deletions or insertions of a few nucleotides occur and result in inactivation of the plastidial GPAT gene. SgRNA sequences targeting the  A. thaliana  GPAT gene are identified and selected through the use of the CRISPRP web tool (Xie et al., 2014). The 20nt target sequence can be any 20nt sequence within the target gene, including within non-coding regions of the gene such as a promoter or intron, provided that it is a specific sequence within the genome. The sequence can be inserted into a binary vector containing the CRISPR/Cas9/sgRNA expression cassette and kanamycin plant selectable marker (Jiang et al., 2013) and transformed into the plant cells by  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation. Transgenic T1 plants can be screened for mutations in the plastidial GPAT gene by PCR amplification and DNA sequencing. 
     Example 8. Increasing Expression of Thioesterase in Plant Cells 
     De novo fatty acid synthesis takes place in the plastids of eukaryotic cells where the fatty acids are synthesized while bound to acyl carrier protein as acyl-ACP conjugates. Following chain elongation to C16:0 and C18:0 acyl groups and then desaturation to C18:1 while linked to ACP, the fatty acids are cleaved from the ACP by thioesterases and enter the eukaryotic pathway by export from the plastids and transport to the ER where they participate in membrane and storage lipid biogenesis. In chloroplasts, the export process has two steps: firstly, acyl chains are released as free fatty acids by the enzymatic activity of acyl-ACP thioesterases (fatty acyl thioesterase; FAT), secondly by reaction with CoA to form acyl-CoA esters which is catalysed by long chain acyl-CoA synthetases (LACS).  A. thaliana  contains 3 fatty acyl thioesterases which can be distinguished based on their acyl chain specificity. FATA1 and FATA2 preferentially hydrolyze unsaturated acyl-ACPs while saturated acyl-ACP chains are typically cleaved by FATB. 
     To explore the effect upon total fatty acid content, TAG content, and fatty acid composition of the co-expression of a thioesterase and genes encoding the WRI1 and/or DGAT polypeptides, chimeric genes were made for each of the three  A. thaliana  thioesterases by insertion of the coding regions into the pJP3343 binary expression vector for transient expression in  N. benthamiana  leaf cells from the 35S promoter. Protein coding regions for the  A. thaliana  FATA1 (Accession No. NP_189147.1, SEQ ID NO:193) and FATA2 (Accession No. NP_193041.1, SEQ ID NO:194) thioesterases were amplified from silique cDNA using primers containing EcoRI and PstI sites and subsequently cloned into pJP3343 using the same restriction sites. The resulting expression vectors were designated pOIL079 and pOIL080, respectively. The protein coding region of the  A. thaliana  FATB gene (Accession No. NP_172327.1, SEQ ID NO:195) was amplified using primers containing NotI and SacI flanking sites and cloned into the corresponding restriction sites of pJP3343, resulting in pOIL081. Constructs pOIL079, pOIL080 and pOIL081 are infiltrated into  N. benthamiana  leaf tissue, either individually or in combination with constructs containing the genes for the  A. thaliana  WRI1 transcription factor (AtWRI1) (pJP3414) and/or DGAT1 acyltransferase (AtDGAT1) (pJP3352). For comparison, chimeric genes encoding the  Cocos nucifera  FatB1 (CnFATB1) (pJP3630),  C. nucifera  FatB2 (CnFATB2) (pJP3629) were introduced into  N. benthamiana  leaf tissue in parallel with the  Arabidopsis  thioesterases, to compare the effect of the FatB polypeptides having MCFA specificity to the  Arabidopsis  thioesterases which do not have MCFA specificity. All of the infiltrations included a chimeric gene for expression of the p19 silencing suppressor as described in Example 1. The negative control infiltrated only the p19 T-DNA. 
     A synergistic effect was observed between thioesterase expression and WRI1 and/or DGAT over-expression on TAG levels in  N. benthamiana  leaves. Expression of the thioesterase genes without the WRI1 or DGAT genes significantly increased TAG levels above the low level in the negative control (p19 alone). For example, expression of the coconut FATB2 thioesterase resulted in an 8.2-fold increase in TAG levels in the leaves compared to the negative control. Co-expression of the  A. thaliana  WRI1 transcription factor with each of the thioesterases further increased TAG levels compared to the AtWRI1 control. Co-expression of each of the coconut thioesterases CnFATB1 and CnFATB2 with WRI1 resulted in higher TAG levels than each of the three  A. thaliana  thioesterases with WRI1. Interestingly, the converse was observed when the  A. thaliana  DGAT1 acyltransferase was co-expressed in combination with a thioesterase and WRI1. This suggested a better match in acyl-chain specificity of the  A. thaliana  thioesterases and the  A. thaliana  DGAT1 acyltransferase, resulting in a greater flux of acyl-chains from the acyl-ACP into TAG. The non-MCFA thioesterases were also considerably more effective in elevating the percentage of oleic acid in the total fatty acid content in the leaves. Co-expression of the AtWRI1, AtDGAT1 and AtFATA2 resulted in the greatest level of TAG in the leaves, providing a level which was 1.6-fold greater than when AtWRI1 and AtDGAT1 were co-expressed without the thioesterase. These experiments confirmed the synergistic increase in oil synthesis and accumulation when both WRI1 and DGAT were co-expressed as well as showing the further synergistic increase obtained by adding a thioesterase to the combination. 
     Three different binary expression vectors were constructed to test the effect of co-expression of genes encoding WRI1, DGAT1 and FATA on TAG levels and fatty acid composition in stably transformed  N. tabacum  leaves. The vector pOIL121 contained an SSU:AtWRI1 gene for expression of AtWRI1 from the SSU promoter, a 35S:AtDGAT1 gene for expression of AtDGAT from the 35S promoter, and an enTCUP2:AtFATA2 gene for expression of AtFATA2 from the enTCUP2 promoter which is a constitutive promoter. These genetic constructs were derived from pOIL38 by first digesting the DNA with NotI to remove the gene coding for the  S. indicum  oleosin. The protein coding region of the  A. thaliana  FATA2 gene was amplified and flanked with NotI sites using pOIL80 DNA as template. This fragment was then inserted into the NotI site of pOIL38. pOIL121 then served as a parent vector for pOIL122 which contained an additional enTCUP2:SDP1 hairpin RNA cassette for RNAi-mediated silencing of the endogenous SDP1 gene in the transgenic plants. To do this, the entire  N. benthamiana  SDP1 hairpin cassette was isolated from pOIL51 (Example 2) as an SfoI-SmaI fragment and cloned into the SfoI site of pOIL121, producing pOIL122 ( FIG. 14 ). A third vector, pOIL123, containing the SSU:WRI1 and 35S:DGAT1 genes and the enTCUP2:SDP1 hairpin RNA gene was obtained in a similar way by cloning the enTCUP2:SDP1 hairpin RNA cassette as a SfoI-SmaI fragment into the SfoI site of pOIL36. 
     In summary, the vectors contained the gene combinations:
         pOIL121: SSU:AtWRI1, 35S:AtDGAT1, enTCUP2:AtFATA2.   pOIL122: SSU:AtWRI1, 35S:AtDGAT1, enTCUP2:AtFATA2, enTCUP2:SDP1 hairpin.   pOIL123: S SU:AtWRI1, 35S:AtDGAT1, enTCUP2: SDP1 hairpin.       

     The three constructs were each used to produce transformed  N. tabacum  plants (cultivar Wi38) by  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation. Co-expression of the  A. thaliana  FATA2 thioesterase or silencing of the endogenous SDP1 TAG lipase in combination with AtWRI1 and AtDGAT1 expression each resulted in further elevated TAG levels compared to expression of AtWRI1 and AtDGAT1 in the absence of both of the thioesterase gene and the SDP1-silencing gene. The greatest TAG yields were obtained using pOIL122 by the combined action of all four chimeric genes. 
     It is noted that  N. benthamiana  is an 18:3 plant. The same constructs pOIL079, pOIL080 and pOIL081 are used to transform  A. thaliana , a 16:3 plant. 
     The inventors conceived of the model that increasing plastidial fatty acid export such as by increased fatty acyl thioesterase activity reduces acyl-ACP accumulation in the plastids, thereby increasing fatty acid biosynthesis as a result of reduced feedback inhibition on the acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) (Andre et al., 2012; Moreno-Perez et al., 2012). Thioesterase over-expression increases export of acyl chains from the plastids into the ER, thereby providing an efficient link between so-called ‘Push’ and ‘Pull’ metabolic engineering strategies. 
     Example 9. The Effect of Different Transcription Factor Polypeptides on Plant Traits 
     Previously reported experiments with WRI1 and DGAT (Vanhercke et al., 2013) used a synthetic gene encoding  A. thaliana  AtWRI1 (Accession No. AAP80382.1) and a synthetic gene encoding AtDGAT1, also from  A. thaliana  (Accession No. AAF19262; SEQ ID NO: 1). To compare other WRI polypeptides with AtWRI1 for their ability to combine with DGAT to increase oil content, other WRI coding sequences were identified and used to generate constructs for expression in  N. benthamiana  leaves. Nucleotide sequences encoding the  A. thaliana  WRI3 (Accession No. AAM91814.1, SEQ ID NO:196) and WRI4 (Accession No. NP_178088.2, SEQ ID NO:197) transcription factors (To et al., 2012) were synthesized and inserted as EcoRI fragments into pJP3343 under the control of the 35S promoter. The resulting binary expression vectors were designated pOIL027 and pOIL028, respectively. The coding sequence for the oat ( Avena sativa ) WRI1 (AsWRIL SEQ ID NO:198) was PCR amplified from a vector provided by Prof. Sten Stymne (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) using flanking primers containing additional EcoRI sites. The amplified fragment was inserted into pJP3343 resulting in pOIL055. A WRI1 candidate sequence from  S. bicolor  (Accession No. XP_002450194.1, SEQ ID NO:199) was identified by a BLASTp search on the NCBI server using the  Zea mays  WRI1 amino acid sequence (Accession No. NP_001137064.1, SEQ ID NO:200) as query. The protein coding region of the  S. bicolor  WRI1 gene (SbWRI1) was synthesized and inserted as an EcoRI fragment into pJP3343, yielding pOIL056. A gene candidate encoding a WRI1 was identified from the Chinese tallow ( Triadica sebifera ; TsWRIL SEQ ID NO:201) transcriptome (Uday et al., submitted). The protein coding region was synthesized and inserted as an EcoRI fragment into pJP3343 resulting in pOIL070. The pJP3414 and pJP3352 binary vectors containing the coding sequences for expression of the  A. thaliana  WRI1 and DGAT1 polypeptides were as described by Vanhercke et al. (2013). 
     Plasmids containing the various WRI coding sequences were introduced into  N. benthamiana  leaf tissue for transient expression using a gene encoding the p19 viral suppressor protein in all inoculations as described in Example 1. The genes encoding the WRI polypeptides were either tested alone or in combination with the DGAT1 acyltransferase gene, the latter to provide greater TAG biosynthesis and accumulation. The positive control in this experiment was the combination of the genes encoding  A. thaliana  WRI1 transcription factor and AtDGAT1. All infiltrations were done in triplicate using three different plants and TAG levels were analyzed as described in Example 1. Expression of most of the individual WRI polypeptides in the absence of exogenously added DGAT1 resulted in increased, yet still low, TAG levels (&lt;0.23% on dry weight basis) in infiltrated leaf spots, compared to the control which had only the p19 construct ( FIG. 15 ). The exception was TsWRI1 which, by itself, did not appear to increase TAG levels significantly. In addition, differences in TAG levels produced by expression of the different WRI transcription factors on their own were not great. Both AsWRI1 and SbWRI1 yielded TAG levels similar to AtWRI1 on its own. Analysis of the TAG fatty acid composition revealed only minor changes except for increased C18:149 levels from expression of AtWRI3 in the infiltrated leaf tissues (Table 25). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 25 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TAG fatty acid composition in  N. benthamiana  leaf samples infiltrated with different chimeric genes for expression of WRI  
               
               
                 (n = 3). All samples were also infiltrated with the P19 construct. The TAG samples also contained 0.1-0.4% C14:0; 0.5-1.2%  
               
               
                 C16:3 and; 0.1-0.7% C18:1411. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Infiltrated 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 genes 
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 C20:0 
                 C20:1 
                 C22:0 
                 C24:0 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Control (P19) 
                 33.6 ± 4.7 
                 0.5 ± 0.4 
                 8.9 ± 2.2 
                 4.7 ± 0.6 
                 16.9 ± 1.0 
                 32.2 ± 7.8 
                 1.1 ± 0.2 
                 0.8 ± 1.5 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 WRI1 
                 35.5 ± 3.4 
                 0.7 ± 0.2 
                 5.2 ± 0.8 
                 5.4 ± 1.3 
                 17.1 ± 1.0 
                 33.1 ± 2.7 
                 0.8 ± 0.1 
                 0.5 ± 0.6 
                 0.3 ± 0.0 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 WRI3 
                 27.3 ± 1.6 
                 0.9 ± 0.2 
                 4.8 ± 0.3 
                 10.2 ± 1.5  
                 16.1 ± 1.0 
                 37.8 ± 1.2 
                 0.8 ± 0.1 
                 0.6 ± 0.7 
                 0.1 ± 0.2 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 WRI4 
                 30.1 ± 0.4 
                 1.0 ± 0.4 
                 5.2 ± 0.8 
                 4.6 ± 0.6 
                 17.2 ± 0.4 
                 38.1 ± 1.6 
                 0.8 ± 0.1 
                 1.3 ± 1.3 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 AsWRI 
                 35.7 ± 3.0 
                 1.7 ± 0.4 
                 5.3 ± 0.7 
                 6.5 ± 0.3 
                 15.4 ± 0.4 
                 31.6 ± 1.6 
                 0.8 ± 0.1 
                 0.4 ± 0.7 
                 0.3 ± 0.1 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 SbWRI 
                 37.4 ± 0.8 
                 1.9 ± 0.3 
                 4.8 ± 0.3 
                 7.0 ± 1.2 
                 15.2 ± 0.3 
                 30.8 ± 0.3 
                 0.8 ± 0.1 
                 0.4 ± 0.6 
                 0.3 ± 0.0 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 TsWRI 
                 34.5 ± 4.8 
                 0.0 
                 9.4 ± 8.2 
                 5.9 ± 1.7 
                 16.0 ± 0.7 
                  29.3 ± 12.4 
                 0.0 
                 n.d. 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 Control (P19) 
                 31.0 ± 2.1 
                 0.9 ± 0.1 
                 8.7 ± 1.3 
                 8.0 ± 2.3 
                 24.9 ± 1.5 
                 22.1 ± 4.7 
                 2.0 ± 0.1 
                 0.0 
                 0.6 ± 0.6 
                 0.2 ± 0.4 
               
               
                 WRI1 + DGAT 
                 27.7 ± 0.1 
                 0.3 ± 0.0 
                 7.0 ± 0.1 
                 17.2 ± 0.7  
                 27.9 ± 0.9 
                 14.7 ± 0.3 
                 2.4 ± 0.2 
                 0.3 ± 0.0 
                 1.1 ± 0.1 
                 0.8 ± 0.2 
               
               
                 WRI3 + DGAT 
                 30.0 ± 0.8 
                 0.6 ± 0.1 
                 5.9 ± 0.4 
                 13.9 ± 2.9  
                 21.5 ± 1.1 
                 21.3 ± 0.8 
                 2.8 ± 0.1 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 1.8 ± 0.1 
                 1.0 ± 0.2 
               
               
                 WRI4 + DGAT 
                 27.0 ± 0.5 
                 0.2 ± 0.1 
                 8.5 ± 0.2 
                 5.8 ± 0.7 
                 23.9 ± 0.8 
                 25.2 ± 1.3 
                 3.5 ± 0.1 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 2.1 ± 0.2 
                 1.7 ± 0.2 
               
               
                 AsWRI + DGAT 
                 33.8 ± 0.5 
                 1.1 ± 0.1 
                 5.5 ± 0.9 
                 12.2 ± 1.6  
                 26.0 ± 1.9 
                 16.3 ± 1.3 
                 2.2 ± 0.2 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 1.2 ± 0.1 
                 0.8 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 SbWRI + DGAT 
                 34.6 ± 0.5 
                 1.3 ± 0.1 
                 5.6 ± 0.4 
                 13.9 ± 1.6  
                 23.6 ± 1.3 
                 15.8 ± 0.6 
                 2.2 ± 0.1 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 1.2 ± 0.1 
                 0.9 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 TsWRI + DGAT 
                 25.4 ± 0.5 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 9.4 ± 0.1 
                 7.7 ± 1.0 
                 27.0 ± 1.3 
                 22.1 ± 2.4 
                 3.6 ± 0.2 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 1.8 ± 0.2 
                 1.3 ± 0.2 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In contrast, differences in TAG yields from expression of the different WRI polypeptides were more pronounced upon co-expression with the AtDGAT1 acyltransferase. This again demonstrated the synergistic effect of WRI1 and DGAT co-expression on TAG biosynthesis in infiltrated  N. benthamiana  leaf tissue, as reported by Vanhercke et al. (2013). Intermediate TAG levels were observed upon co-expression of DGAT1 with AtWRI3, AtWRI4 and TsWRI1 expressing vectors while levels obtained with the AsWRI1 and AtWRI1 were significantly lower. In a result that could not have been predicted beforehand, the highest TAG yields were obtained with co-expression of DGAT with SbWRI1, even though the assay was done in dicotyledonous cells. TAG fatty acid composition analysis revealed increased levels of C18:1 Δ9  and decreased levels of C18:3 Δ9,12,15  (ALA) in the case of SbWRI1, AsWRI1 and the AtWRI1 positive control. Unlike AtWRI1, however, expression of AsWRI1 and SbWRI1 both displayed increased C16:0 levels compared to the p19 negative control. Interestingly, AtWRI3 infiltrated leaf samples exhibited a distinct TAG profile with C18:1 Δ9  being enriched while C16:0 and ALA were only slightly affected. 
     This experiment showed that the  S. bicolor  WRI1 transcription factor, SbWRI1, was superior to AtWRI1 when co-expressed with DGAT to increase TAG levels in vegetative plant parts. The inventors also concluded that a transcription factor, for example a WRI1, from a monocotyledonous plant could function well in a dicotyledonous plant cell, indeed might even have superior activity compared to a corresponding transcription factor from a dicotyledonous plant. Likewise, a transcription factor from a dicotyledonous plant could function well in a monocotyledonous plant cell. 
     Use of Other Transcription Factors 
     Genetic constructs were prepared for expression of each of 14 different transcription factors in plant cells to test their ability to function for increasing TAG levels in combination with other genes involved in TAG biosynthesis and accumulation. These transcription factors were candidates as alternatives for WRI1 or for addition to combinations including one or more of WRI1, LEC1 and LEC2 transcription factors for use in plant cells, particularly in vegetative plant parts. Their selection was largely based on their reported involvement in embryogenesis (reviewed in Baud and Lepiniec (2010), and Ikeda et al. (2006)), similar to LEC2. Experiments were therefore carried out to assay their function, using the  N. benthamiana  expression system (Example 1), as follows. 
     Nucleotide sequences of the protein coding regions of the following transcription factors were codon optimized for expression in  N. benthamiana  and  N. tabacum , synthesized and subcloned as NotI-SacI fragments into the respective sites of pJP3343:  A. thaliana  FUS3 (pOIL164) (Luerssen et al., 1998; Accession number AAC35247; SEQ ID NO:160),  A. thaliana  LEC1L (pOIL165) (Kwong et al. 2003; Accession number AAN15924; SEQ ID NO:157),  A. thaliana  LEC1 (pOIL166) (Lotan et al., 1998; Accession number AAC39488; SEQ ID NO:149),  G. max  MYB73 (pOIL167) (Liu et al., 2014; Accession number ABH02868; SEQ ID NO:212),  A. thaliana  bZIP53 (pOIL168) (Alonso et al., 2009; Accession number AAM14360; SEQ ID NO:213),  A. thaliana  AGL15 (pOIL169) (Zheng et al., 2009; Accession number NP_196883; SEQ ID NO:214),  A. thaliana  MYB118 (Accession number AAS58517; pOIL170; SEQ ID NO:215), MYB115 (Wang et al., 2002; Accession number AAS10103; pOIL171; SEQ ID NO:216),  A. thaliana  TANMEI (pOIL172) (Yamagishi et al., 2005; Accession number BAE44475; SEQ ID NO:217),  A. thaliana  WUS (pOIL173) (Laux et al., 1996; Accession number NP_565429; SEQ ID NO:218),  A. thaliana  BBM (pOIL174) (Boutilier et al., 2002; Accession number AAM33893, SEQ ID NO:145),  B. napus  GFR2a1 (Accession number AFB74090; pOIL177; SEQ ID NO:219) and GFR2a2 (Accession number AFB74089; pOIL178; SEQ ID NO:220) (Liu et al. (2012)). In addition, a codon optimized version of the  A. thaliana  PHR1 transcription factor involved in adaptation to high light phosphate starvation conditions was similarly subcloned into pJP3343 (pOIL189) (Nilsson et al (2012); Accession number AAN72198; SEQ ID NO:221). These transcription factors are summarised in Table 26. 
     As a screening assay to determine the function of these transcription factors, the genetic constructs and a gene encoding DGAT1 were co-infiltrated into  N. benthamiana  leaf cells as described in Example 1, either with or without a gene encoding WRI1. Total lipid content and fatty acid composition of the leaf cells were analysed 5 days post-infiltration. Among the various embryogenic transcription factors tested, only overexpression of FUS3 resulted in significantly increased TAG levels in  N. benthamiana  leaf tissue when compared to DGAT and DGAT1+WRI1 control infiltrations (Table 27). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 26 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Additional transcription factors and the 
               
               
                 genetic constructs for their expression 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Transcription 
                   
                 Length (amino 
                 Accession 
               
               
                 Plasmid 
                 factor 
                 Species 
                 acid) 
                 number 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 pOIL164 
                 FUS3 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 312 
                 AAC35247 
               
               
                 pOIL165 
                 LEC1L 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 234 
                 AAN15924 
               
               
                 pOIL166 
                 LEC1 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 208 
                 AAC39488 
               
               
                 pOIL167 
                 MYB73 
                 
                   G. max 
                 
                 74 
                 ABH02868 
               
               
                 pOIL168 
                 bZIP53 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 146 
                 AAM14360 
               
               
                 pOIL169 
                 AGL15 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 268 
                 NP_196883 
               
               
                 pOIL170 
                 MYB118 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 437 
                 AAS58517 
               
               
                 pOIL171 
                 MYB115 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 359 
                 AAS10103 
               
               
                 pOIL172 
                 TANMEI 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 386 
                 BAE44475 
               
               
                 pOIL173 
                 WUS 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 292 
                 NP_565429 
               
               
                 pOIL174 
                 BBM 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 584 
                 AAM33803 
               
               
                 pOIL177 
                 GFR2a1 
                 
                   B. napus 
                 
                 453 
                 AFB74090 
               
               
                 pOIL178 
                 GFR2a2 
                 
                   B. napus 
                 
                 461 
                 AFB74089 
               
               
                 pOIL189 
                 PHR1 
                 
                   A. thaliana 
                 
                 409 
                 AAN72198 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 27 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TAG level (% leaf dry weight) and fatty acid profile of infiltrated  
               
               
                   N. benthamiana  leaves. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3 
                 TAG 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 P19 
                 27.1 ± 1.5 
                 0.3 ± 0.1 
                 9.6 ± 1.7 
                 4.4 ± 1.2 
                 22.4 ± 4.0 
                 30.5 ± 0.9 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 
                 26.3 ± 1.0 
                 0.1 ± 0.0 
                 10.7 ± 0.6  
                 3.7 ± 0.7 
                 26.1 ± 1.6 
                 26.4 ± 1.4 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + FUS3 
                 24.1 ± 1.0 
                 0.1 ± 0.0 
                 6.3 ± 0.4 
                 5.2 ± 1.6 
                 27.9 ± 1.8 
                 30.0 ± 1.8 
                 0.6 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + LEC1L 
                 26.0 ± 1.4 
                 0.1 ± 0.0 
                 10.3 ± 0.8  
                 3.9 ± 1.0 
                 26.6 ± 2.1 
                 26.4 ± 0.7 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 
                 30.3 ± 0.7 
                 0.0 
                 12.4 ± 0.7  
                 6.8 ± 0.9 
                 22.9 ± 0.2 
                 26.0 ± 0.9 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 
                 25.8 ± 1.1 
                 0.0 
                 10.1 ± 0.4  
                 4.4 ± 0.9 
                 26.1 ± 1.3 
                 26.2 ± 1.4 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 
                 22.7 ± 0.9 
                 0.0 
                 10.1 ± 0.4  
                 14.9 ± 0.5  
                 27.9 ± 1.3 
                 18.5 ± 0.8 
                 0.3 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + FUS3 
                 23.9 ± 0.7 
                 0.2 ± 0.1 
                 7.6 ± 0.4 
                 5.3 ± 0.7 
                 29.1 ± 0.8 
                 26.8 ± 0.7 
                 0.4 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + LEC1 
                 24.9 ± 0.4 
                 0.1 ± 0.2 
                 11.1 ± 0.2  
                 4.0 ± 0.1 
                 25.9 ± 0.5 
                 26.1 ± 0.6 
                 0.1 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + MYB73 
                 25.8 ± 0.3 
                 0.0 
                 10.9 ± 0.7  
                 4.3 ± 1.0 
                 26.2 ± 0.8 
                 25.2 ± 1.8 
                 0.1 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 
                 34.2 ± 4.9 
                 0.0 
                 10.6 ± 3.1  
                 8.3 ± 4.1 
                 19.5 ± 1.4 
                 23.2 ± 0.8 
                 0.1 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 
                 27.7 ± 0.1 
                 0.3 ± 0.1 
                 9.9 ± 1.1 
                 4.2 ± 0.3 
                 26.4 ± 1.8 
                 22.5 ± 0.4 
                 0.2 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 
                 24.8 ± 1.0 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 8.8 ± 1.0 
                 14.7 ± 0.6  
                 27.6 ± 1.0 
                 17.2 ± 0.3 
                 0.4 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + bZIP53 
                 29.3 ± 0.8 
                 0.1 ± 0.2 
                 8.7 ± 0.4 
                 2.9 ± 0.3 
                 22.0 ± 0.5 
                 25.9 ± 0.5 
                 0.1 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + AGL15 
                 29.2 ± 1.4 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 4.9 ± 0.9 
                 7.0 ± 1.9 
                 19.8 ± 0.8 
                 30.0 ± 1.3 
                 0.3 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + MYB118 
                 31.6 ± 1.7 
                 0.2 ± 0.1 
                 5.8 ± 1.2 
                 4.8 ± 0.8 
                 20.7 ± 0.3 
                 28.2 ± 1.6 
                 0.2 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 
                 27.4 ± 1.2 
                 0.0 
                 6.9 ± 1.0 
                 4.8 ± 2.6 
                 20.0 ± 1.5 
                 39.0 ± 4.1 
                 0.1 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 
                 26.0 ± 1.1 
                 0.0 
                 8.0 ± 0.6 
                 4.2 ± 1.6 
                 22.3 ± 2.4 
                 33.9 ± 4.3 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 
                 23.4 ± 0.8 
                 0.1 ± 0.1 
                 8.5 ± 0.6 
                 17.0 ± 2.4  
                 23.3 ± 1.8 
                 23.3 ± 4.3 
                 0.5 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + MYB115 
                 26.3 ± 0.4 
                 0.1 ± 0.1 
                 6.6 ± 0.3 
                 2.8 ± 0.4 
                 22.5 ± 1.8 
                 35.7 ± 2.9 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + TANMEI 
                 25.6 ± 0.9 
                 0.1 ± 0.2 
                 8.5 ± 1.2 
                 2.6 ± 0.5 
                 21.9 ± 2.0 
                 35.3 ± 3.8 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WUS 
                 24.3 ± 0.9 
                 0.1 ± 0.1 
                 5.5 ± 0.6 
                 1.7 ± 0.2 
                 16.8 ± 1.6 
                 47.9 ± 3.3 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 
                 30.5 ± 1.3 
                 0.0 
                 8.1 ± 0.9 
                 8.2 ± 6.0 
                 21.8 ± 1.2 
                 28.3 ± 7.3 
                 0.1 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 
                 25.9 ± 1.7 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 8.3 ± 0.7 
                 19.9 ± 2.8  
                 24.5 ± 1.1 
                 16.0 ± 0.6 
                 0.8 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 + BBM 
                 27.7 ± 0.7 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 6.7 ± 0.2 
                 21.2 ± 0.7  
                 19.8 ± 0.5 
                 18.5 ± 0.6 
                 0.5 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 + GFR2a1 
                 29.2 ± 1.3 
                 0.4 ± 0.0 
                 6.1 ± 0.1 
                 12.9 ± 1.5  
                 24.3 ± 0.4 
                 20.9 ± 0.5 
                 0.4 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 + GFR2a2 
                 29.9 ± 2.4 
                 0.4 ± 0.1 
                 5.5 ± 0.6 
                 13.5 ± 2.7  
                 23.0 ± 0.5 
                 21.3 ± 1.2 
                 0.5 ± 0.1 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 + PHR1 
                 26.2 ± 0.3 
                 0.2 ± 0.0 
                 4.9 ± 0.0 
                 7.6 ± 0.2 
                 19.2 ± 0.3 
                 36.0 ± 0.7 
                 0.3 ± 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 
                 32.0 ± 1.9 
                 1.6 ± 2.7 
                 11.1 ± 2.7  
                 5.5 ± 2.2 
                 23.3 ± 1.1 
                 25.4 ± 3.3 
                 0.0 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 
                 27.5 ± 1.2 
                 0.7 ± 0.8 
                 6.8 ± 0.4 
                 16.6 ± 2.1  
                 26.7 ± 0.8 
                 16.5 ± 0.3 
                 1.2 ± 0.2 
               
               
                 P19 + DGAT1 + WRI1 + FUS3 
                 23.6 ± 1.1 
                 2.1 ± 3.5 
                 6.5 ± 0.5 
                 13.3 ± 0.9  
                 32.1 ± 2.6 
                 15.6 ± 1.5 
                 1.6 ± 0.1 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     For stable transformation of plants using genes encoding the alternative transcription factors, the following binary constructs are made. The genes for expression of the transcription factors use either the SSU promoter or the SAG12 promoter. Over-expression of embryogenic transcription factors such as LEC1 and LEC2 has been shown to induce a variety of pleotropic effects, undesirable in the present context, including somatic embryogenesis (Feeney et al. (2012); Santos-Mendoza et al. (2005); Stone et al. (2008); Stone et al. (2001); Shen et al. (2010)). To minimize possible negative impact on plant development and biomass yield, tissue or developmental-stage specific promoters are preferred over constitutive promoters to drive the ectopic expression of master regulators of embryogenesis. 
     Example 10. Stem-Specific Expression of a Gene Encoding a Transcription Factor 
     Leaves of  N. tabacum  plants expressing transgenes encoding WRI1, DGAT and Oleosin contain about 16% TAG at seed setting stage of development. However, the TAG levels were much lower in stems (1%) and roots (1.4%) of the plants (Vanhercke et al., 2014). The inventors considered whether the lower TAG levels in stems and roots were due to poor promoter activity of the Rubisco SSU promoter used to express the gene encoding WRI1 in the transgenic plants. The DGAT transgene in the T-DNA of pJP3502 was expressed by the CaMV35S promoter which is expressed more strongly in stems and roots and therefore was unlikely to be the limiting factor for TAG accumulation in stems and roots. 
     In an attempt to increase TAG biosynthesis in stem tissue, a construct was designed in which the gene encoding WRI1 was placed under the control of an  A. thaliana  SDP1 promoter. A 3.156kb synthetic DNA fragment was synthesized comprising 1.5kb of the  A. thaliana  SDP1 promoter (SEQ ID NO: 175) (Kelly et al., 2013), followed by the coding region for the  A. thaliana  WRI1 polypeptide and the  G. max  lectin terminator/polyadenylation region. This fragment was inserted between the SacI and NotI sites of pJP3303. The resulting vector was designated pOIL050, which was then used to transform cells from the  N. tabacum  plants homozygous for the T-DNA from pJP3502 by  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation. Transgenic plants were selected for hygromycin resistance and a total of 86 independent transgenic plants were grown to maturity in the glasshouse. Samples were taken from transgenic leaf and stem tissue at seed setting stage and contain increased TAG levels compared to the  N. tabacum  parental plants transformed with pJP3502. 
     Example 11. Effect of Oil Body Protein Expression on Plant Traits 
       N. tabacum  plants transformed with the T-DNA of pJP3502 and expressing transgenes encoding  A. thaliana  WRI1, DGAT1 and  S. indicum  Oleosin had increased TAG levels in vegetative tissues. As shown in Example 2 above, when the endogenous gene encoding SDP1 TAG lipase was silenced in those plants, the leaf TAG levels further increased, which indicated to the inventors that substantial TAG turnover was occurring in the plants that retained SDP1 activity. Therefore, the level of expression of the transgenes in the plants was determined. While Northern hybridisation blotting confirmed strong WRI1 and DGAT1 expression and some oleosin mRNA expression, expression analysis by digital PCR and qRT-PCR detected only very low levels of oleosin transcripts. The expression analysis revealed that the gene encoding the Oleosin was poorly expressed compared to the WRI1 and DGAT1 transgenes. From these experiments, the inventors concluded that the oil bodies in the leaf tissue were not completely protected from TAG breakdown because of inadequate production of Oleosin protein when encoded by the T-DNA in pJP3502. To improve stable accumulation of TAG throughout plant development, several pJP3502 modifications were designed in which the Oleosin gene was substituted. These modified constructs were as follows.
         1. pJP3502 contains a gene (SEQ ID NO:176 provides the sequence of its complement) encoding the  S. indicum  oleosin which was poorly expressed. That gene has an internal UBQ10 intron which might be reducing the expression level. To test this, a 502 bp synthetic DNA fragment containing the  S. indicum  oleosin gene and lacking the internal UBQ10 intron was synthesized and inserted into pJP3502 as a NotI fragment, to substitute the oleosin gene containing the intron in pJP3502. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL040.   2. The Rubisco small subunit (SSU) promoter driving expression of the oleosin gene in pJP3502 was replaced by the constitutive enTCUP2 promoter. To this end, a 232 lbp fragment containing the enTCUP2 promoter, Oleosin protein coding region,  G. max  lectin terminator/polyadenylation region and the first 643 bp of the downstream SSU promoter driving wri1 expression was synthesized and subcloned into the AscI and SpeI sites of pJP3502 resulting in pOIL038.   3. A similar strategy was followed for the expression of an engineered version of the  S. indicum  oleosin gene containing 6 introduced cysteine residues (o3-3) under the control of the enTCUP2 promoter (Winichayakul et al., 2013). A 2298 bp fragment containing the enTCUP2 promoter, Oleosin o3-3 protein coding region,  G. max  lectin terminator/polyadenylation region and the first 643 bp of the downstream SSU promoter driving wri1 expression was synthesized and subcloned into the AscI and SpeI sites of pJP3502 resulting in pOIL037.   4. The NotI sites flanking the  S. indicum  oleosin gene in pJP3502 were used to exchange the protein coding region for one encoding peanut Oleosin3 (Accession No. AAU21501.1) (Parthibane et al., 2012a; Parthibane et al., 2012b). A 528 bp fragment containing the oleosin3 gene, flanked by NotI sites, was synthesized and subcloned into the respective site of pJP3502. The resulting vector was designated pOIL041.   5. Similarly, a 1077 bp NotI flanked fragment containing the gene coding for the  A. thaliana  steroleosin (Arab-1) (Accession No. AAM10215.1) (Jolivet et al., 2014) was synthesized and subcloned into the NotI site of pJP3502, resulting in pOIL043.   6. The  Nannochloropsis  oceanic lipid droplet surface protein (LDSP) (Accession No. AFB75402.1) (Vieler et al., 2012) was synthesized as a 504 bp NotI-flanked fragment and subcloned into the NotI site of pJP3502, yielding pOIL044.   7. Finally, the  A. thaliana  caleosin (CLO3) (Accession No. 022788.1) (Shimada et al., 2014) was synthesized as a 612 bp NotI flanked fragment and subcloned into pJP3502, resulting in pOIL042.       
     Each of these constructs was introduced into  N. benthamiana  leaf cells as described in Example 1. Transient expression of both pJP3502 and pOIL040 in  N. benthamiana  leaf tissue resulted in elevated TAG levels and similar changes in the TAG fatty acid profile but pOIL040 increased the TAG level more (1.3% compared to 0.9%). Each of the constructs pOIL037, pOIL038, pOIL041, pOIL042 and pOIL043 were used to stably transform  N. tabacum  plants (cultivar W38) by  Agrobacterium -mediated methods. Transgenic plants were selected on the basis of kanamycin resistance and are grown to maturity in the glasshouse. Samples are taken from transgenic leaf tissue at different stages during plant development and contain increased TAG levels compared to wild-type  N. tabacum  and  N. tabacum  plants transformed with pJP3502. 
     Cloning and Characterisation of LDAP Polypeptides from  Sapium sebiferum    
     Oleosins are not highly expressed in non-seed oil accumulating plant tissues such as the mesocarp of olive, oil palm, and avocado (Murphy, 2012). Instead, lipid droplet associated proteins (LDAP) have been identified in these tissues that may play a similar role to that of oleosin in seed tissues (Horn et al., 2013). The inventors therefore considered it possible that oleosin might not be the optimal packaging protein to protect the accumulated oil from TAG lipase or other cytosolic enzyme activities in vegetative tissues of plants. LDAP polypeptides were therefore identified and evaluated for enhancement of TAG accumulation, as follows. 
     The fruit of Chinese tallow tree,  Sapium sebiferum , a member of the family Euphorbiaceae, was of particular interest to the inventors as it contains an oil-rich tissue outside of the seed. A recent study (Divi et al, submitted for publication) indicated that this oleoginous tissue, called a tallow layer, might be derived from the mesocarp of its fruit. Therefore, the inventors queried the transcriptome of  S. sebiferum  for LDAP sequences. A comparative analysis of expressed genes in the fruit coat and seed tissues revealed a group of three previously unidentified LDAP genes which were highly expressed in the tallow layer. 
     Nucleotide sequences encoding the three LDAPs were obtained by RT-PCR using RNAs derived from tallow tissue using three pairs of primers. The primer sequences were based on the DNA sequences flanking the entire coding region of each of the three genes. The primer sequences were: for LDAP1, 5′-TTTTAACGATATCCGCTAAAGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 236) and 5′-AATGAATGAACAAGAATTAAGTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 237) AT-3′; LDAP2, 5′-CTTTTCTCACACCGTATCTCCG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 238) and 5′-AGCATGATATA CTTGTCGAGAAAGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 239); LDAP3, 5′-GCGACAGTGTAGCGTTTT-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 240) and 5′-ATACATAAAATGAAAACTATTGTGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 241). 
     Analysis of the  S. sebiferum  transcriptome revealed multiple orthologs for each of the LDAP genes, including eight LDAP1, six LDAP2, and six LDAP3 genes, with less than 10% sequence divergence within each gene family. The putative peptide sequences were aligned and a phylogenetic tree was constructed using Genious software ( FIG. 16 ), together with LDAPs homologs from other plant species, including two from avocado (Pam), one from oil palm, one from  Parthenium  argentatum (Par), two from  Arabidopsis (Ath), five from  Taraxacum brevicorniculatum  (Tbr), three from Hevea brasihensis (Hbr), as presented in  FIG. 16 . The phylogenetic tree was revealed that the SsLDAP3 shared greater amino acid sequence identity to the LDAP1 and LDAP2 polypeptides from avocado and the LDAP from oil palm, while the SsLDAP1 and SsLDAP2 polypeptides were more divergent. 
     Genetic Constructs for Over-Expression of LDAP 
     In order to test the function of the LDAPs from  S. sebiferum , expression vectors were made to express each of these polypeptides under the control of the 35S promoter in leaf cells. The full length SsLDAP cDNA sequences were inserted into the pDONR207 destination vector by recombination reactions, replacing the CcdB and Cm(R) regions of the destination vector with the SsLDAP cDNA fragments. Following confirmation by restriction digestion analysis and DNA sequencing, the constructs were introduced into  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  strain AGL1 and used for both transient expression in  N. benthamiana  leaf cells and stable transformation of  N. tabacum.    
     The expression of each of the three SsLDAP genes under the transcriptional control of the 35S promoter in  N. benthamiana  leaves in combination with the expression of 35S:AtDGAT1 and 35S:AtWRI1 yielded substantially higher levels of TAG accumulation relative to the cells infiltrated with the 35S:AtDGAT1 and 35S:AtWRI1 genes without the LDAP construct. The TAG level was increased about 2-fold above the TAG level in the control cells. A significant increase in the level of α-linolenic acid (ALA) and a reduced level of saturated fatty acids was observed in the cells receiving the combination of genes, relative to the control cells. 
     Co-Localisation of YFP Fused LDAP Polypeptides with Lipid Droplets in Leaf Cells 
     In order to characterise SsLDAPs in vivo and observe their dynamic behaviour, expression constructs were made for expression of fusion polypeptides consisting of the LDAP polypeptides fused to yellow fluorescent protein (YFP). For each fusion polypeptide, the YFP was fused in-frame to the C-terminus of the SsLDAP. The full open reading frame of each of the three LDAP genes without a stop codon, at its 3′ end, was fused to the YFP sequence and the chimeric genes inserted into pDONR207. Following confirmation of the resultant constructs by restriction digestion and DNA sequencing, the constructs were introduced into  A. tumefaciens  strain AGL1 and used for both transient expression in  N. benthamiana  leaf cells and stable transformation of  N. tabacum . Three days following infiltration of the leaf cells with the LDAP-YFP constructs, leaf discs from the infiltrated zones were stained with Nile Red, which positively stained lipid droplets, and observed under a confocal microscope to detect both the red stain (lipid droplets) and fluorescence from the YFP polypeptide. Co-localisation of LDAP-YFP with the lipid droplets was observed, indicating that the LDAP associated with the lipid droplets in the leaf cells. 
     Example 12. Silencing of TGD Genes in Plants 
     Li-Beisson et al. (2013) estimated that in  Arabidopsis  leaves (a 16:3 plant), approximately 40% of the fatty acids synthesized in chloroplasts enter the prokaryotic pathway, whereas 60% were exported to enter the eukaryotic pathway. After they were desaturated in the ER, about half of these exported fatty acids are returned to the plastid to support galactolipid synthesis for thylakoid membranes. The transport (import) of the fatty acids as DAG or phospholipids into the plastid involves TGD1, a permease-like protein of the inner chloroplast envelope. The  Arabidopsis  ABC lipid transporter comprising TGD1, 2, and 3 proteins was identified by Benning et al. (2008 and 2009) and more recently by Roston et al. (2012). This protein complex is localized in the inner chloroplast envelope membrane and is proposed to mediate the transfer of phosphatidate across this membrane. TGD2 polypeptide is a phosphatidic-binding protein, and TGD3 an ATPase. A novel  Arabidopsis  protein, TGD4, was identified by a genetic approach (Xu et al., 2008) and inactivation of the TGD4 gene also blocked lipid transfer from the ER to plastids. Recent biochemical data indicate that TGD4 is phosphatidate binding protein residing in the outer chloroplast envelope membrane (Wang and Benning, 2012). 
     Xu et al. (2005) described leaky tgd1 alleles in  A. thaliana  resulting in reduced plant growth and high occurrence of embryo abortion. Leaf tissue of  A. thaliana  tgd1 mutants contained increased TAG levels, likely as cytosol oil droplets. In addition, elevated TAG levels were also found in roots of tgd1 mutants. No difference in seed oil content was detected. Similar TAG accumulation in leaf tissue has been reported for  A. thaliana  tgd2 (Awai et al., 2006), tgd3 (Lu et al., 2007) and tgd4 mutants (Xu et al., 2008). All tgd mutant alleles were either sufficiently leaky or severely impairing in plant development. 
     TGD1 Silencing 
     A silencing construct directed against the TGD1 plastidial importer was generated based on a full length mRNA transcript identified in the  N. benthamiana  transcriptome. A 685 bp fragment was amplified from  N. benthamiana  leaf cDNA while incorporating a PmlI site at the 5′ end. The TGD1 fragment was first cloned into pENTR/D-TOPO (Invitrogen) and subsequently inserted into the pHELLSGATE12 destination vector via LR cloning (Gateway). The resulting expression vector was designated pOIL025 and is transiently expressed in  N. benthamiana  to assess the effect of TGD1 gene silencing on leaf TAG levels. The TGD1 hairpin construct is placed under the control of the  A. niger  inducible alcA promotor by subcloning as a PmlI-EcoRV fragment into the NheI (klenow)-SfoI sites of pOIL020 (below). The resulting vector, designated pOIL026, is super-transformed into a homozygous  N. tabacum  pJP3502 line to further increase leaf oil levels. 
     Further constructs are made for expressing hairpin RNA for reducing expression of the TGD-2, -3, -4 and -5 genes. Transformed plants are produced using these constructs and oil content determined in the transformants. The transformed plants are crossed with the transformants generated with pJP3502 or other combinations of genes as described above. 
     Example 13. Expression of Gene Combinations in Potato Tubers 
     Construction of pJP3506 
     A genetic construct containing three genes for expression in potato tubers was made and used for potato transformation. This construct was designated as pJP3506 and was based on an existing vector pJP3502 (WO2013/096993) with replacement of promoters to provide for tuber-specific expression. pJP3506 contained (i) an NPTII kanamycin resistance gene driven by 35S promoter with duplicated enhancer region (e35S) as the selectable marker gene and three gene expression cassettes, which were (ii) 35S:AtDGAT1 encoding the  Arabidopsis thaliana  DGAT1, (iii) B33:AtWRI1 encoding the  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI1, and (iv) B33:sesame oleosin, encoding the oleosin from  Sesame indicum . The nucleotide sequences encoding these polypeptides were as in pJP3502. The patatin B33 promoter (B33) was a tuber specific promoter derived from  Solanum tuberosum , which was provided by Dr Alisdair Fernie, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany. A circular plasmid map of pJP3506 is presented in  FIG. 17 . 
     The  S. tuberosum  Patatin B33 promoter sequence used in the pJP3506 construct was a truncated version having 183 nucleotides deleted from the 5′ end and 261 nucleotides deleted from the 3′ end relative to GenBank Accession No. X14483. The nucleotide sequence of the patatin B33 promoter as used in pJP3506 is given as SEQ ID NO: 202. 
     Transformation of Potato 
     Potato seedlings ( Solanum tuberosum ) of cultivar Atlantic which had been grown asceptically in tissue culture were purchased from Toolangi Elite, Victorian Certified Seed Potato Authority (ViCSPA), Victoria, Australia. Stem internodes were excised into pieces of approximately 1 cm in length under a suspension of  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  strain LBA4404 containing pJP3506. The  Agrobacterium  cells had been grown to an OD of 0.2 and diluted with an equal volume MS medium. Excess  Agrobacterium  suspension was removed by brief blotting the stem pieces on sterile filter paper, which were then plated onto MS medium and maintained at 24° C. for two days (co-cultivation). The internodes were then transferred onto fresh MS medium supplemented with 200 μg/L NAA, 2 mg/L BAP and 250 mg/L Cefetaxime. Selection of transgenic calli was initiated 10 days later when the internodes were transferred onto fresh MS medium supplemented with 2 mg/L BAP, 5 mg/L GA3, 50 mg/L kanamycin and 250 mg/L Cefetaxime. Shoots regenerated from calli were excised and placed onto plain MS medium for root induction prior to transplanting into a 15 cm diameter pot containing potting mix and grown in the greenhouse until plant maturity including tuber growth. 
     DNA Extraction and Molecular Identification of the Transgenic Plants by PCR 
     Disks of about 1 cm in diameter were obtained from potato leaves from the plants in the greenhouse. These were placed in a deep-well microtiter plate and freeze dried for 48 hr. The freeze dried leaf samples were then ground into powder by adding a steel ball bearing to each well and shaking the plate in a Reicht tissue lyser (Qiagen) at a maximum frequency of 28/sec for 2 min each side of the microtiter plate. 375 μL of extraction buffer containing 0.1 M Tris-HCl pH8.0, 0.05 M EDTA and 1.25% SDS was added to each well containing the powdered leaf tissue. Following 1 hr incubation at 65° C., 187 μL of 6M ammonium acetate was added to each well and the mixtures stored at 4° C. for 30 min prior to centrifugation of the plates for 30 min at 3000 rpm. 340 μL supernatant from each well was transferred into a new deep well microtiter plate containing 220 μL isopropanol and maintained for 5 min at room temperature prior to centrifugation at 3000 rpm for 30 min. The precipitated DNA pellets were washed with 70% ethanol, air dried and resuspended in 225 μL H 2 O per sample. 
     Two μL from each leaf sample DNA preparation was added to a 20 μL PCR reaction mix using the HotStar PCR system (Qiagen). A pair of oligonucleotide primers based on 5′ and 3′ sequences from the  Arabidopsis thaliana  WRI1 gene, codon-optimized for tobacco, was used in the PCR reactions. Their sequences were: Nt-Wri-P3: 5′-CACTCGTGCTTTCCATCATC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 203) and Nt-Wri-P1: 5′-GAAGGCTGAGCAACAAGAGG-3′(SEQ ID NO: 204). A pair of oligonucleotide primers based on the  Arabidopsis thaliana  DGAT1 gene, codon-optimized for tobacco, was also used in a separate PCR reaction on each DNA sample. Their sequences were: Nt-DGAT-P2: 5′-GGCGATTTTGGATTCTGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 205) and Nt-DGAT-P3: 5′-CCCAACCCTTCCGTATACAT-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 206). Amplification was carried out with an initial cycle at 95° C. for 15 min, followed by 40 cycles of 95° C. for 30 sec, 57° C. for 30 sec and 72° C. for 60 sec. The PCR products were electrophoresed on a 1% agarose gel to detect specific amplification products. 
     Lipid Analysis of Potato Tubers 
     Thin slices of tubers harvested from regenerated potato plants, for confirmed transgenic plants and non-transformed controls, were freeze-dried for 72 hr and analysed for lipid content and composition. Total lipids were extracted from the dried tuber tissues using chloroform:methano1:0.1 M KCl (2:1:1 v/v/v) as follows. The freeze-dried tuber tissues were first homogenized in chloroform:methanol (2:1, v/v) in an eppendorf tube containing a metallic ball using a Reicht tissue lyser (Qiagen) for 3 min at a frequency of 29 per sec. After mixing each homogenate with a Vibramax 10 (Heidolph) at 2,000 rpm for 15 min, 1/3 volume of 0.1 M KCl solution was added to each sample and mixed further. Following centrifugation at 10,000 g for 5 min, the lower phase containing lipids from each sample was collected and evaporated completely using N 2  flow. Each lipid preparation was dissolved in 3 μL of CHCl 3  per milligram of tuber dry weight. Aliquots of the lipid preparations were loaded on a thin layer chromatography (TLC) plate (20 cm×20 cm, Silica gel 60, Merck) and developed in hexane:diethyl ether:acetic acid (70:30:1, v/v/v). The TLC plate was sprayed with Primuline and visualized under UV to show lipid spots. TAG and PL were recovered by scraping the silica of the appropriate bands and converted to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) by incubating the material in 1 N methanolic-HCl (Supelco, Bellefonte, Pa.) at 80° C. for 2 hr together with known amount of Triheptadecanoin (Nu-Chek PREP, Inc. USA) as internal standard for lipid quantification. FAME were analysed by GC-FID (7890A GC, Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto, Calif.) equipped with a 30 m BPX70 column (0.25 mm inner diameter, 0.25 mm film thickness, SGE, Austin, USA) as described previously (Petrie et al., 2012). Peaks were integrated with Agilent Technologies Chem Station software (Rev B.04.03). 
     Among the approximately 100 individual transgenic lines regenerated, analysis of lipids derived from young potato tubers of about 2 cm in diameter revealed increased levels in total lipids, TAG and phospholipids fractions in tubers from many of the transgenic plants, with a range observed between no increase to substantial increases. The first analysis of the potato tuber lipids indicated that a typical wild-type potato tuber at its early stage of development (about 2 cm in diameter) contained about the 0.03% TAG on dry weight basis. 
     The content of total lipids was increased to 0.5-4.7% by weight (dry weight) in tubers of 21 individual transgenic plants, representing 16 independently transformed lines (Table 29). Tubers of line #69 showed the highest TAG accumulation at an average 3.3% on dry weight basis. This was approximately a 100-fold increase relative to the wild-type tubers at the same developmental stage. Tubers of the same transgenic line also accumulated the highest observed levels of phospholipids at 1.0% by weight in the young tubers on a dry weight basis (Table 30). The enhanced lipid accumulation was also accompanied by an altered fatty acid composition in transgenic tubers. The transgenic tubers consistently accumulated higher percentages of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and lower level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in both the total fatty acid content and in the TAG fraction of the total fatty acid content (Table 29), particularly a reduced level of 18:3 (ALA) which was reduced from about 17% in the wild-type to less than 10% in the transgenic tubers. The level of oleic acid (18:1) in the total fatty acid content increased from about 1% in the wild-type to more than 5% in many of the lines and more than 15% in some of the tubers. Although palmitic acid levels were increased, the stearic acid (18:0) levels decreased in the best transgenic lines (Tables 28 and 29). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 28 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Total lipid yield (% weight of potato tuber dry weight) and its fatty acid composition in representative young potato  
               
               
                 tubers transformed with the T-DNA of pJP3506, prior to flowering of the plants. Tubers of line 65 were equivalent  
               
               
                 to the wild-type (non-transgenic) tubers. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Sample 
                 C14:0 
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 C16:3 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:1d11 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3 
                 C20:0 
                 C20:1 
                 C22:0 
                 C24:0 
                 % TFA 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                  4-2 
                 0.2 
                 16.1 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
                 5.8 
                 0.5 
                 11.7 
                 55.5 
                 5.5 
                 2.1 
                 0.2 
                 0.6 
                 1.5 
                 1.4 
               
               
                  19 
                 0.2 
                 18.1 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
                 5.8 
                 0.4 
                 12.9 
                 52.2 
                 5.9 
                 2.0 
                 0.2 
                 0.7 
                 1.5 
                 1.5 
               
               
                  27-2 
                 0.2 
                 18.9 
                 0.3 
                 0.0 
                 6.5 
                 0.5 
                 5.5 
                 55.0 
                 8.0 
                 2.0 
                 0.2 
                 0.8 
                 2.1 
                 0.7 
               
               
                  27-4 
                 0.2 
                 19.0 
                 0.3 
                 0.0 
                 6.5 
                 5.4 
                 0.5 
                 57.0 
                 7.9 
                 1.6 
                 0.0 
                 0.5 
                 1.1 
                 0.6 
               
               
                  27-5 
                 0.2 
                 17.8 
                 0.6 
                 0.0 
                 6.4 
                 2.2 
                 0.4 
                 57.6 
                 11.7 
                 1.5 
                 0.0 
                 0.4 
                 1.2 
                 0.7 
               
               
                  27-6 
                 0.2 
                 18.7 
                 0.4 
                 0.0 
                 6.9 
                 6.3 
                 0.5 
                 55.9 
                 8.2 
                 1.6 
                 0.0 
                 0.4 
                 0.9 
                 0.8 
               
               
                  55 
                 0.2 
                 17.8 
                 0.6 
                 0.0 
                 6.4 
                 7.9 
                 0.5 
                 55.7 
                 8.6 
                 1.4 
                 0.0 
                 0.3 
                 0.7 
                 1.0 
               
               
                  65 
                 0.2 
                 19.4 
                 0.4 
                 0.0 
                 5.7 
                 1.2 
                 0.5 
                 53.6 
                 17.2 
                 0.9 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.0 
                 0.5 
               
               
                  69 
                 0.3 
                 19.8 
                 0.1 
                 0.0 
                 3.2 
                 16.5 
                 0.9 
                 53.2 
                 3.7 
                 1.1 
                 0.3 
                 0.4 
                 0.6 
                 4.7 
               
               
                  78 
                 0.2 
                 19.5 
                 0.5 
                 0.0 
                 5.3 
                 4.9 
                 0.5 
                 54.7 
                 11.7 
                 1.2 
                 0.0 
                 0.4 
                 1.0 
                 0.9 
               
               
                  83 
                 0.2 
                 16.7 
                 0.4 
                 0.0 
                 6.5 
                 7.3 
                 0.5 
                 56.2 
                 8.5 
                 1.7 
                 0.6 
                 0.5 
                 0.9 
                 1.3 
               
               
                  95-1 
                 0.3 
                 21.0 
                 0.2 
                 0.1 
                 3.1 
                 15.2 
                 0.8 
                 52.8 
                 4.2 
                 1.1 
                 0.2 
                 0.3 
                 0.7 
                 3.0 
               
               
                  95-2 
                 0.4 
                 21.3 
                 0.3 
                 0.1 
                 4.1 
                 7.1 
                 1.0 
                 56.1 
                 7.3 
                 1.2 
                 0.2 
                 0.3 
                 0.7 
                 2.7 
               
               
                  95-3 
                 0.4 
                 21.4 
                 0.3 
                 0.0 
                 4.3 
                 8.5 
                 0.9 
                 54.5 
                 7.4 
                 1.3 
                 0.0 
                 0.3 
                 0.7 
                 1.5 
               
               
                 100 
                 0.4 
                 19.0 
                 0.5 
                 0.0 
                 5.4 
                 7.6 
                 0.8 
                 55.5 
                 7.3 
                 1.4 
                 0.5 
                 0.5 
                 0.9 
                 1.0 
               
               
                 104 
                 0.2 
                 18.0 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
                 6.1 
                 0.5 
                 6.8 
                 56.1 
                 7.6 
                 2.3 
                 0.1 
                 0.6 
                 1.5 
                 0.9 
               
               
                 106 
                 0.2 
                 19.7 
                 0.2 
                 0.1 
                 4.6 
                 0.9 
                 10.7 
                 54.1 
                 5.7 
                 1.7 
                 0.1 
                 0.6 
                 1.3 
                 1.3 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 29 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 TAG yield (% weight of potato tuber dry weight) and its fatty acid composition in representative young potato  
               
               
                 tubers, transformed with the T-DNA of pJP3506, prior to flowering of the plants. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Sample 
                 C14:0 
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 C16:3 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:1d11 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3 
                 C20:0 
                 C20:1 
                 C22:0 
                 C24:0 
                 % TAG 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 WT 
                 0.4 
                 13.4 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 4.6 
                 5.5 
                 0.5 
                 59.9 
                 15.7 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.03 
               
               
                  4-2 
                 0.3 
                 15.4 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
                 7.0 
                 0.6 
                 16.4 
                 52.5 
                 3.1 
                 2.6 
                 0.2 
                 0.6 
                 1.1 
                 0.5 
               
               
                  19 
                 0.2 
                 16.3 
                 0.1 
                 0.0 
                 7.2 
                 18.0 
                 0.5 
                 50.9 
                 3.6 
                 1.9 
                 0.2 
                 0.4 
                 0.6 
                 0.8 
               
               
                  27-2 
                 0.0 
                 19.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 11.2 
                 9.8 
                 0.0 
                 52.8 
                 4.4 
                 2.8 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.2 
               
               
                  27-4 
                 0.4 
                 17.4 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 10.2 
                 9.4 
                 0.0 
                 55.4 
                 4.7 
                 2.6 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.2 
               
               
                  27-5 
                 0.0 
                 17.9 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 12.5 
                 4.4 
                 0.0 
                 54.9 
                 7.1 
                 3.2 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.1 
               
               
                  27-6 
                 0.0 
                 17.1 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 9.9 
                 10.6 
                 0.0 
                 55.0 
                 4.9 
                 2.5 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.2 
               
               
                  55 
                 0.3 
                 17.6 
                 0.5 
                 0.0 
                 8.5 
                 12.5 
                 0.6 
                 52.5 
                 5.2 
                 1.9 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.6 
                 0.5 
               
               
                  65 
                 0.0 
                 18.1 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 12.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 55.6 
                 14.4 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
               
               
                  69 
                 0.3 
                 20.1 
                 0.6 
                 0.0 
                 3.8 
                 20.3 
                 1.0 
                 49.4 
                 2.2 
                 1.3 
                 0.2 
                 0.3 
                 0.5 
                 3.3 
               
               
                  78 
                 0.0 
                 19.1 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 8.2 
                 9.4 
                 0.0 
                 52.5 
                 8.4 
                 2.4 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.2 
               
               
                  83 
                 0.3 
                 16.4 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
                 8.7 
                 11.1 
                 0.6 
                 53.4 
                 5.4 
                 2.6 
                 0.0 
                 0.5 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
               
               
                  95-1 
                 0.3 
                 21.7 
                 0.4 
                 0.1 
                 3.6 
                 18.5 
                 1.0 
                 50.1 
                 2.8 
                 0.9 
                 0.2 
                 0.2 
                 0.3 
                 2.2 
               
               
                  95-2 
                 0.6 
                 23.4 
                 0.4 
                 0.0 
                 5.1 
                 10.1 
                 1.2 
                 51.9 
                 5.3 
                 1.4 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.5 
                 0.9 
               
               
                  95-3 
                 0.3 
                 17.2 
                 0.3 
                 0.0 
                 7.7 
                 0.6 
                 11.6 
                 49.7 
                 8.9 
                 2.5 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.1 
                 0.1 
               
               
                 100 
                 0.0 
                 18.8 
                 0.5 
                 0.0 
                 8.0 
                 12.0 
                 0.8 
                 54.0 
                 3.9 
                 2.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.4 
               
               
                 104 
                 0.3 
                 17.7 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 8.4 
                 0.6 
                 11.0 
                 52.1 
                 4.7 
                 3.2 
                 0.0 
                 0.7 
                 1.3 
                 0.3 
               
               
                 106 
                 0.4 
                 20.1 
                 0.3 
                 0.0 
                 5.4 
                 15.5 
                 1.1 
                 51.8 
                 3.6 
                 1.4 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.4 
                 0.7 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 30 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Phospholipids yield (% weight of potato tuber dry weight) and its fatty acid composition in representative young  
               
               
                 potato tubers, transformed with the T-DNA of pJP3506, prior to flowering. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Sample 
                 C14:0 
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 C16:3 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:1d11 
                 C18:2 
                 C18:3 
                 C20:0 
                 C20:1 
                 C22:0 
                 C24:0 
                 % PL 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                  4-2 
                 0.2 
                 21.2 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
                 4.6 
                 0.4 
                 3.8 
                 57.8 
                 9.3 
                 0.9 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.7 
                 0.3 
               
               
                  19 
                 0.1 
                 22.7 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
                 4.4 
                 5.1 
                 0.3 
                 54.9 
                 8.9 
                 0.7 
                 1.0 
                 0.5 
                 1.2 
                 0.4 
               
               
                  27-2 
                 0.2 
                 21.0 
                 0.3 
                 0.0 
                 5.2 
                 2.8 
                 0.4 
                 56.9 
                 9.3 
                 0.9 
                 1.3 
                 0.4 
                 1.4 
                 0.4 
               
               
                  27-4 
                 0.0 
                 22.9 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 6.0 
                 2.3 
                 0.0 
                 57.2 
                 8.8 
                 1.1 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.6 
                 0.3 
               
               
                  27-5 
                 0.0 
                 19.6 
                 0.5 
                 0.0 
                 5.0 
                 1.2 
                 0.0 
                 58.7 
                 12.6 
                 1.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.4 
                 0.4 
               
               
                  27-6 
                 0.0 
                 22.9 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 6.3 
                 2.6 
                 0.0 
                 56.3 
                 9.3 
                 1.2 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.5 
                 0.3 
               
               
                  55 
                 0.1 
                 21.2 
                 0.4 
                 0.0 
                 5.1 
                 2.1 
                 0.0 
                 57.8 
                 11.4 
                 0.7 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.0 
                 0.4 
               
               
                  65 
                 0.0 
                 21.4 
                 0.4 
                 0.0 
                 5.9 
                 1.1 
                 0.0 
                 53.2 
                 15.7 
                 1.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.3 
                 0.3 
               
               
                  69 
                 0.2 
                 21.5 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
                 2.3 
                 3.7 
                 0.6 
                 61.9 
                 7.9 
                 0.6 
                 0.0 
                 0.4 
                 0.8 
                 1.0 
               
               
                  78 
                 0.0 
                 22.1 
                 0.4 
                 0.0 
                 4.4 
                 2.7 
                 0.4 
                 55.6 
                 12.2 
                 0.8 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.3 
                 0.4 
               
               
                  83 
                 0.2 
                 21.1 
                 0.3 
                 0.0 
                 5.0 
                 2.9 
                 0.4 
                 57.1 
                 10.7 
                 0.8 
                 0.0 
                 0.4 
                 1.1 
                 0.5 
               
               
                  95-1 
                 0.2 
                 24.8 
                 0.5 
                 0.0 
                 2.6 
                 3.5 
                 0.6 
                 59.1 
                 7.6 
                 0.6 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.6 
                 0.6 
               
               
                  95-2 
                 0.3 
                 22.1 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 2.7 
                 2.1 
                 0.6 
                 61.0 
                 9.6 
                 0.7 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.9 
                 0.6 
               
               
                  95-3 
                 0.2 
                 23.2 
                 0.5 
                 0.0 
                 3.1 
                 3.6 
                 0.7 
                 57.7 
                 9.3 
                 0.7 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.9 
                 0.5 
               
               
                 100 
                 0.0 
                 23.3 
                 0.5 
                 0.0 
                 4.6 
                 3.0 
                 0.4 
                 57.2 
                 9.0 
                 0.8 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.1 
                 0.4 
               
               
                 104 
                 0.0 
                 21.3 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 4.8 
                 2.7 
                 0.0 
                 58.3 
                 10.1 
                 1.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 1.7 
                 0.4 
               
               
                 106 
                 0.2 
                 23.2 
                 0.2 
                 0.0 
                 3.8 
                 3.0 
                 0.6 
                 57.1 
                 8.6 
                 0.7 
                 1.0 
                 0.4 
                 1.1 
                 0.4 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The transgenic potato plants were maintained in the glasshouse to allow for continued growth of the tubers. Larger tubers of line #69 contained greater levels of TFA and TAG than the tubers of about 2 cm in diameter. 
     Further increased levels of TFA and TAG are obtained in potato tubers by addition of a chimeric gene that encodes a silencing RNA for down-regulating the expression of the endogenous SDP1 gene, in combination with the WRI1 and DGAT genes. 
     Further Gene Combinations for Transformation of Potato 
     Total RNA from fresh developing potato ( Solanum tuberosum  L. cv. Atlantic) tubers was extracted by the TRIzol method (Invitrogen). Selected regions of the cDNAs encoding potato AGPase small subunit and SDP1 were obtained through RT-PCR using the following primers: st-AGPs1: 5′-ACAGACATGTCTAGACCCAGATG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 242), st-AGPa1: 5′-CACTCTCATCCCAAGTGAAGTTGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 243); st-SDP1-s1: 5′-CTGAGATGGAAGTGAAGCACAGATG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 244), and st-SDP1-a1: 5′-CCATTGTTAGTCCTTTCAGTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 245). The PCR products were then purified and ligated to pGEMT Easy. 
     Following verification by DNA sequencing, the cloned PCR products were either directly used as the target gene sequence to make a hairpin RNAi construct or fused by overlapping PCR. Three PCR fragments (SDP1, AGPase, SDP+AGP) were subsequently cloned into the pKannibal vector that contained specific restriction sites to clone the desired fragment in sense and antisense orientation. The restriction sites selected were BamHI and HindIII for cloning the fragment in the sense orientation and KpnI and XhoI for inserting the fragment in the antisense orientation. Primers sets used for amplification of the three target gene fragments were altered by addition of restriction sites which direct the fragment into cloning sites of pKannibal. The expression cassettes containing the target DNA fragment between the 35S promoter and OCS terminator in pKannibal were released with NotI and cloned into a binary vector pWBVec2 with hygromycin as the plant selectable marker. Such binary vectors were introduced into  A. tumefaciens  AGL1 strain and used for potato transformation as described above. 
     Example 14. Modifying Traits in Monocotyledonous Plants 
     Expression in Endosperm 
     The oil content in the endosperm of the monocotyledonous plant species  Triticum aestivum  (wheat) and therefore in the grain of the plants was increased by expressing a combination of genes encoding WRI1, DGAT and Oleosin in the endosperm during grain development using endosperm-specific promoters. The construct (designated pOIL-Endo2) contained the chimeric genes: (a) the promoter of the Glu1 gene of  Brachypodium distachyon :protein coding region of the  Zea mays  gene encoding the ZmWRI1 polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:35):terminator/polyadenylation region from the  Glycine max  lectin gene, (b) the promoter of the Bx17 glutenin gene of  Triticum aestivum :protein coding region of the  A. thaliana  gene encoding the AtDGAT1 polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:1):terminator/polyadenylation region from the  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  Nos gene, (c) the promoter of the GluB4 gene of  Oryza sativa :protein coding region of the  Sesame indicum  gene encoding the Oleosin polypeptide:terminator/polyadenylation region from the  Glycine max  lectin gene and (d) a 35S promoter:hygromycin resistance coding region as a selectable marker gene. The construct was used to transform immature embryos of  T. aestivum  (cv. Fielder) by  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation. The inoculated immature embryos were exposed to hygromycin to select transformed shoots and then transferred to rooting medium to form roots, before transfer to soil. 
     Thirty transformed plants were obtained which set T1 seed and contained the T-DNA from pOIL-Endo2. Mature seeds were harvested from all 30 plants, and 6 seed of each family cut in half. The halves containing the embryo were stored for later germination; the other half containing mainly endosperm was extracted and tested for oil content. The T-DNA inserted into the wheat genome was still segregating in the T1 seeds from these plants, so the T1 seeds were a mixture of homozygous transformed, heterozygous transformed and nulls for the T-DNA. Increased oil content was observed in the endosperm of some of the grains, with some grains showing greater than a 5-fold increase in TAG levels. The endosperm halves of six wild-type grains (cv. Fielder) had a TAG content of about 0.47% by weight (range 0.37% to 0.60%), compared to a TAG content of 2.5% in some grains. Some families had all six grains with TAG in excess of 1.7%; others were evidently segregating with both wild type and elevated content of TAG. In endosperms with elevated TAG content the fatty acid composition was also altered, showing increases in the percentages of oleic acid and palmitic acid, and a decrease in the percentage of linoleic acid (Table 31). The T1 grain germinated without difficulty at the same rate as the corresponding wild-type grain and plants representing both high oil and low oil individuals from 14 TO families were grown to maturity. These plants were fully male and female fertile. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 C14:0 
                 C16:0 
                 C16:1 
                 C16:3 
                 C18:0 
                 C18:1 
                 C18:1d11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Control 1 
                 0.3 
                 16.9 
                 0.1 
                 0.0 
                 1.6 
                 15.6 
                 0.6 
               
               
                 Control 2 
                 0.3 
                 16.0 
                 0.1 
                 0.1 
                 1.6 
                 15.1 
                 0.6 
               
               
                 F5.3 
                 0.1 
                 20.1 
                 0.1 
                 0.1 
                 2.6 
                 23.5 
                 0.6 
               
               
                 F16.3 
                 0.1 
                 19.1 
                 0.1 
                 0.1 
                 2.8 
                 24.2 
                 0.6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
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                 C18:2 
                 C18:3n3 
                 C20:0 
                 C20:1 
                 C22:0 
                 C24:0 
                 wt. 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Control 1 
                 60.4 
                 4.0 
                 0.1 
                 0.4 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.5 
               
               
                 Control 2 
                 61.3 
                 4.3 
                 0.1 
                 0.3 
                 0.0 
                 0.0 
                 0.49 
               
               
                 F5.3 
                 48.5 
                 2.4 
                 0.8 
                 0.7 
                 0.3 
                 0.4 
                 2.5 
               
               
                 F16.3 
                 48.1 
                 2.9 
                 0.7 
                 0.5 
                 0.3 
                 0.4 
                 1.8 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     220 T2 seed from 22 selected T1 plants were analysed, plus 40 plants from 3 different parental Fielder plants. In most cases ten T2 seed from each T1 plant were tested. Some of the selected T1 plants were nulls with wild type endosperm TAG levels. Some of the results for endosperm half seed analyses are represented in  FIG. 18 . The high endosperm oil T1 plants produced T2 grain many of which had increased endosperm oil, whereas the control Fielder and null segregant T1 plants produced grain with similar levels of endosperm oil (total fatty acid, TFA). 
     The grain is useful for preparing food products for human consumption or as animal feed, providing grain with an increased energy content per unit weight (energy density) and resulting in increased growth rates in the animals such as, for example, poultry, pigs, cattle, sheep and horses. 
     The construct pOIL-Endo2 is also used to transform corn ( Zea mays ) and rice ( Oryza sativa ) to obtain transgenic plants which have increased TAG content in endosperm and therefore in grain. 
     Expression in Leaves and Stems 
     A series of binary expression vectors was designed for  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation of  sorghum  ( S. bicolor ) and wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) to increase the oil content in vegetative tissues. The starting vectors for the constructions were pOIL093-095, pOIL134 and pOIL100-104 (see Example 5). Firstly, a DNA fragment encoding the  Z. mays  WRI1 polypeptide was amplified by PCR using pOIL104 as a template and primers containing KpnI restriction sites. This fragment was subcloned downstream of the constitutive  Oryza sativa  Actin1 promoter of pOIL095, using the KpnI site. The resulting vector was designated pOIL154. The DNA fragment encoding the  Umbelopsis ramanniana  DGAT2a under the control of the  Z. mays  ubiquitin promoter (pZmUbi) was isolated from pOIL134 as a NotI fragment and inserted into the NotI site of pOIL154, resulting in pOIL155. An expression cassette consisting of the PAT coding region under the control of the pZmUbi promoter and flanked at the 3′ end by the  A. tumefaciens  NOS terminator/polyadenylation region was constructed by amplifying the PAT coding region using pJP3416 as a template. Primers were designed to incorporate BamHI and SacI restriction sites at the 5′ and 3′ ends, respectively. After BamHI+SacI double digestion, the PAT fragment was cloned into the respective sites of pZLUbi 1 casNK. The resulting intermediate was designated pOIL141. Next, the PAT selectable marker cassette was introduced into the pOIL155 backbone. To this end, pOIL141 was first cut with Nod, blunted with Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase I and subsequently digested with AscI. This 2622 bp fragment was then subcloned into the ZraI-AscI sites of pOIL155, resulting in pOIL156. Finally, the Actin1 promoter driving WRI1 expression in pOIL156 was exchanged for the  Z. mays  Rubisco small subunit promoter (pZmSSU) resulting in pOIL157. This vector was obtained by PCR amplification of the  Z. mays  SSU promoter using pOIL104 as a template and flanking primers containing AsiSI and PmJI restriction sites. The resulting amplicon was then cut with SpeI+MluI and subcloned into the respective sites of pOIL156. 
     These vectors therefore contained the following expression cassettes:
         pOIL156: promoter  O. sativa  Actin1 :Z. mays  WRI1, promoter  Z. mays  Ubiquitin:  U. rammaniana  DGAT2a and promoter  Z. mays  Ubiquitin:PAT   pOIL157: promoter  Z. mays  SSU: Z. mays  WRI1, promoter  Z. mays  Ubiquitin:  U. rammaniana  DGAT2a and  Z. mays  Ubiquitin:PAT.       

     A second series of binary expression vectors containing the  Z. mays  SEE1 senescence promoter (Robson et al., 2004, see Example 5),  Z. mays  LEC1 transcription factor (Shen et al., 2010) and a  S. bicolor  SDP1 hpRNAi fragment were constructed as follows. First, a matrix attachment region (MAR) was introduced into pORE04 by AatII+SnaBI digest of pDCOT and subcloning into the AatII+EcoRV sites of pORE04. The resulting intermediate vector was designated pOIL158. Next, the PAT selectable marker gene under the control of the  Z. mays  Ubiquitin promoter was subcloned into pOIL158. To this end, pOIL141 was first digested with NotI, treated with Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase I and finally digested with AscI. The resulting fragment was inserted into the AscI+ZraI sites of pOIL158, resulting in pOIL159. The original RK2 oriV origin of replication in pOIL159 was exchanged for the RiA4 origin by SwaI+SpeI restriction digestion of pJP3416, followed by subcloning into the SwaI+AvrII sites of pOIL159. The resulting vector was designated pOIL160. A 10.019kb ‘Monocot senescence part1’ fragment containing the following expression cassettes was synthesized:  O. sativa  Actin1 :A. thaliana  DGAT1, codon optimized for  Z. mays  expression,  Z. mays  SEE1: Z. mays  WRI1,  Z. mays  SEE1: Z. mays  LEC1. This fragment was subcloned as a SpeI-EcoRV fragment into the SpeI-StuI sites of pOIL160, resulting in pOIL161. A second 7.967kb ‘Monocot senescence part2’ fragment was synthesized and contains the following elements: MAR,  Z. mays  Ubiquitin:hpRNAi fragment targeted against  S. bicolor/T. aestivum  SDP1, empty cassette under the control of the  O. sativa  Actin1 promoter. The sequences of two  S. bicolor  SDP1 TAG lipases (Accession Nos. XM_002463620; SEQ ID NO:233 and XM_002458486; SEQ ID NO:169) and one  T. aestivum  SDP1 sequence (Accession No. AK334547) (SEQ ID NO: 234) were obtained by a BLAST search with the  A. thaliana  SDP1 sequence (Accession No. NM_120486). A synthetic hairpin construct (SEQ ID NO:235) was designed including four fragments (67 bp, 90 bp, 50 bp, 59 bp) of the  S. bicolor  XM_002458486 sequence that showed highest degree of identity with the  T. aestivum  SDP1 sequence. In addition, a 278 bp fragment originating from the  S. bicolor  XM_002463620 SDP1 lipase was included to increase silencing efficiency against both  S. bicolor  SDP1 sequences. The ‘Monocot senescence part2’ fragment is subcloned as a BsiWI-EcoRV fragment into the BsiWI-Fsp1 sites of pOIL161. The resulting vector is designated pOIL162. 
     The genetic constructs pOIL156 pOIL157, pOIL161 and pOIL162 are used to transform  S. bicolor  and  T. aestivum  using  Agrobacterium -mediated transformation. Transgenic plants are selected for hygromycin resistance and contain elevated levels of TAG and TFA in vegetative tissues compared to untransformed control plants. Such plants are useful for providing feed for animals as hay or silage, as well as producing grain, or may be used to extract oil. 
     Further genetic constructs are made for expression of combinations of polypeptides in leaves and stems of monocotyledonous plants, including the C4-photosynthesis plants  S. bicolor  and  Z. mays . Several constructs are made containing genes for expression of WRI1, DGAT and oleosin, with each gene under the control of a constitutive promoter such as a maize Ubiquitin gene promoter or a rice actin gene promoter, and containing an NPTII gene as selectable marker gene. In one particular construct, the WRI1 is  sorghum  WRI1. In another, the oleosin is SiOleosinL (see Example 17). In other particular constructs, the oleosin gene is replaced with a gene encoding either LDAP2 or LDAP3 from  S. sebiferum  (Example 11). These constructs are used as the “core constructs” for transformation of  S. bicolor  and  Z. mays  and are deployed on their own or in combination with genetic constructs for expression of a hairpin RNA targeting one or more SDP1 genes in  sorghum  or maize (see above), a construct encoding Lec2 under the control of a SEE1 promoter (senescence specific), or both. Another construct is made comprising three genes, namely for expression of a hairpin RNA targeting the endogenous TGD5 gene to reduce its expression, a FatA fatty acyl thioesterase and a PDAT, which is used to increase the level of TAG and/or the TTQ parameter for plants transformed with this construct. 
     Example 15. Extraction of Oil 
     Extraction of Lipid from Leaves 
     Transgenic tobacco leaves which had been transformed with the T-DNA from pJP3502 were harvested from plants grown in a glasshouse during the summer months. The leaves were dried and then ground to 1-3 mm sized pieces prior to extraction. The ground material was subject to soxhlet (refluxing) extraction over 24 hours with selected solvents, as described below. 5 g of dried tobacco leaf material and 250 ml of solvent was used in each extraction experiment. 
     Hexane Solvent Extraction 
     Hexane is commonly used as a solvent commercially for oil extraction from pressed oil seeds such as canola, extracting neutral (non-polar) lipids, and was therefore tried first. The extracted lipid mass was 1.47 g from 5 g of leaf material, a lipid recovery of 29% by weight. 1H NMR analysis of the hexane extracted lipid in DMSO was preformed. The analysis showed typical signals for long chain triglyceride fatty acids, with no aromatic products being present. The lipid was then subjected to GCMS for identification of major components. Direct GCMS analysis of the hexane extracted lipid proved to be difficult as the boiling point was too high and the material decomposed in the GCMS. In such situations, a common analysis technique is to first make methyl esters of the fatty acids, which was done as follows: 18 mg lipid extract was dissolved in 1 mL toluene, 3 mL of dry 3N methanolic HCL was added and stirred overnight at 60° C. 5 mL of 5% NaCl and 5 mL of hexane were added to the cooled vial and shaken. The organic layer was removed and the extraction was repeated with another 5 mL of hexane. The combined organic fractions were neutralized with 8 mL of 2% KHCO3, separated and dried with Na2SO4. The solvent was evaporated under a stream of N2 and then made up to a concentration of lmg/mL in hexane for GCMS analysis. The main fatty acids present were 16:0 (palmitic, 38.9%) and 18:1 (oleic, 31.3%). 
     
       
         
           
               
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 FA 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 16:0 
                 16:1 
                 18:0 
                 18:1 
                 18:2 
                 20:0 
                 22:0 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 % wt 
                 38.9 
                 4.6 
                 6.4 
                 31.3 
                 2.5 
                 1.5 
                 0.6 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Acetone Solvent Extraction 
     Acetone was used as an extraction solvent because its solvent properties should extract almost all lipid from the leaves, i.e. both non-polar and polar lipids. The acetone extracted oil looked similar to the hexane extracted lipid. The extracted lipid mass was 1.59 g from 5 g of tobacco leaf, i.e. 31.8% by weight. 1H NMR analysis of the lipid in DMSO was performed. Signals typical of long chain triglyceride fatty acids were observed, with no signal for aromatic products. 
     Hot Water Solvent Extraction 
     Hot water was attempted as an extraction solvent to see if it was suitable to obtain oil from the tobacco leaves. The water extracted material was gel like in appearance and gelled when cooled. The extracted mass was 1.9 g, or 38% by weight. This material was like a thick gel and was likely to have included polar compounds from the leaves such as sugars and other carbohydrates. The 1H NMR analysis of the material in DMSO was preformed. The analysis showed typical signals for long chain triglyceride fatty acids, with no aromatic products being extracted. The left over solid material was extracted with hexane, yielding 20% of lipid by weight, indicating that the water extraction had not efficiently extracted non-polar lipids. 
     Ethanol Solvent Extraction 
     Ethanol was used as an extraction solvent to see if it was suitable to obtain oil from the tobacco leaves. The ethanol extracted lipid was similar in appearance to both the water- and hexane-extracted lipid, being yellow-red in colour, had a gel-like appearance and gelled when cooled. The extracted lipid mass was 1.88 g from 5 g tobacco, or 37.6% by weight. The ethanol solvent would also have extracted some of the polar compounds in the tobacco leaves. 
     Ether Solvent Extraction 
     Diethyl ether was attempted as an extraction solvent since it was thought that it might extract less impurities than other solvents. The extraction yielded 1.4 g, or 28% by weight. The ether extracted lipid was similar to the hexane extracted material in appearance, was yellowish in colour, and it did appeared a little cleaner than the hexane extract. While the diethyl ether extraction appeared to have given the cleanest oil, the NMR analysis showed a mixture of more organic compounds. 
     Example 16. Feed Rations for Dairy Cows 
     Leaves and stems from  sorghum  or corn plants comprising increased TAG and TFA contents are harvested and chopped into pieces 1-2 cm in size. The processed plant parts are ensiled for at least two weeks and then mixed with other components to produce a feedstuff for dairy cows. The feed mixture for dairy cows comprises: 7.5-10 kg of  sorghum  or corn silage comprising increase TAG and TFA, 4-5 kg of alfalfa hay, 1 kg brewers grain (about 67% digestible dry matter), 1-2 kg seed meal (canola or soy) or cottonseed, 0.5 kg molasses and mineral supplements such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and sulfur. Lipid is optimally present at 5-7% of the total dry matter. Additional amino acids such as lysine and methionine or non-protein nitrogen supplies such as urea may be added, depending on the total protein content. The feedstuff has increased energy density, increased feed value, increased nutritive value and increased digestibility relative to a corresponding feedstuff made with an equivalent amount of wild-type  sorghum  or corn silage. The increased lipid in the high-oil  sorghum  or corn silage results in an additional milk production of up to 3 litres per day and an increase of 0.33% in milk fat for each kilogram of lipid eaten. 
     A heifer will eat the equivalent of about 2.3% of her body weight daily and an adult dry cow will eat the equivalent of about 1.5% of her body weight daily. For example, a 300 kg heifer can eat up to 7 kg dry matter and an adult, dry cow weighing 470 kg will eat about the same amount. Lactating cows have greater feed intakes, up to about 4% of body weight per day. Indeed, feed intake on a weight basis tends to increase with feed quality and palatability. 
     Example 17. Expression of Oil Body Proteins in Plant Vegetative Tissues 
     A protein coding region encoding a  Rhodococcus opacus  TadA lipid droplet associated protein (MacEachran et al. 2010; Accession number HM625859), codon optimized for expression in dicotyledonous plants such as  Nicotiana benthamiana , was synthesised as a NotI-SpeI DNA fragment. The fragment was inserted downstream of the 35S promoter in pJP3343 using the NotI-SpeI sites. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL380. A protein coding region encoding a  Sesame indicum  OleosinL lipid droplet associated protein (Tai et al. 2002; Accession number AF091840; SEQ ID NO:305) was synthesised as a NotI-SacI DNA fragment and inserted downstream of the 35S promoter in pJP3343 using the same sites. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL382. A protein coding region encoding a  Sesame indicum  OleosinH1 lipid droplet associated protein (Tai et al., 2002; Accession number AF302807) was synthesised as a NotI-SacI DNA fragment and cloned downstream of the 35S promoter in pJP3343 using the same sites. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL383. A variant of the protein coding region encoding  S. indicum  OleosinH1 having three amino acid substitutions to remove ubiquitination sites (K130R, K143R, K145R) (Hsiao and Tzen, 2011) was generated by targeted mutagenesis. The coding region was inserted downstream of the 35S promoter in pJP3343 as a NotI-SacI fragment. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL384. A protein coding region encoding a  Vanilla planifolia  leaf OleosinU1 lipid droplet associated protein (Huang and Huang, 2016; Accession number SRX648194) was codon optimized for expression in  N. benthamiana , synthesised as a SpeI-EcoRI DNA fragment and inserted downstream of the 35S promoter in pJP3343 using the same sites. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL386. A protein coding region encoding a  Persea americana  mesocarp OleosinM lipid droplet associated protein (Huang and Huang 2016; Accession number SRX627420) was codon optimized for expression in  N. benthamiana , synthesised as a SpeI-EcoRI DNA fragment and inserted downstream of the 35S promoter in pJP3343 using the same restriction sites. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL387. A protein coding region encoding an  Arachis hypogaea  Oleosin 3 lipid droplet associated protein (Parthibane et al., 2012a; Accession number AY722696) was codon optimized for expression in  N. benthamiana , flanked by NotI sites and inserted into the binary expression vector pJP3502. The resulting plasmid, pOIL041, was digested with NotI and the resultant 520 bp DNA fragment was inserted downstream of the 35S promoter of pJP3343. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL190. Similarly, the protein coding region for the  A. thaliana  Caleosin3 lipid droplet associated protein (Shen et al., 2014; Laibach et al., 2015; Accession number AK317039) was codon optimized for expression in  N. benthamiana , flanked by NotI sites and inserted into pJP3502. The resulting plasmid, pOIL042, was digested with NotI and the resulting 604 bp DNA fragment was inserted downstream of the 35S promoter of pJP3343. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL191. A protein coding region encoding an  A. thaliana  steroleosin lipid droplet associated protein (Accession number AT081653) was codon optimized for expression in  N. benthamiana , flanked by NotI sites and inserted into pJP3502. The resultant plasmid, pOIL043, was digested with NotI and the resultant 1069 bp DNA fragment was inserted downstream of the 35S promoter of pJP3343. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL192. A protein coding region encoding a  Nannochloropsis oceanica  LSDP oil body protein (Vieler et al., 2012; Accession number JQ268559) was codon optimized for expression in  N. benthamiana , flanked by NotI sites and inserted into the pJP3502 binary expression vector. The resultant plasmid, pOIL044, was digested with NotI and the 496 bp DNA fragment was inserted downstream of the 35S promoter of pJP3343. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL193. A protein coding region encoding a  Trichoderma reesei  HFBI hydrophobin (Linder et al., 2005; Accession number Z68124) was codon optimized for expression in  N. benthamiana , flanked by NotI sites and inserted into pJP3502. The resultant plasmid, pOIL045, was digested with NotI and the 313 bp DNA fragment was inserted downstream of the 35S promoter of pJP3343. The resultant plasmid was designated pOIL194. An ER-targeted variant of the  Trichoderma reesei  HFBI hydrophobin was created by amending the KDEL ER retention peptide to the C-terminus (Gutierrew et al., 2013). This variant was codon optimized for expression in  N. benthamiana  and cloned as a NotI fragment into pJP3502, resulting in pOIL046. Subsequently, pOIL046 was digested with NotI and the 325 bp fragment was inserted into pJP3343. The resulting vector was designated pOIL195. 
     Each of the genetic constructs encoding the lipid droplet associated polypeptides were introduced into  N. benthamiana  leaves in combination with genetic constructs encoding WRI1, DGAT1 and p19 as described in Example 1 with some minor modifications.  Agrobacterium tumefaciens  cultures containing the gene coding for the p19 silencing suppressor protein and the chimeric genes of interest were mixed such that the final OD600 of each culture was equal to 0.125 prior to infiltration. Samples being compared were located on the same leaf. After infiltration,  N. benthamiana  plants were grown for a further five days before leaf discs were harvested, pooled across three leaves from the same plant, freeze-dried, weighed and stored at −80° C. Total lipids were extracted from freeze-dried tissues using chloroform:methano1:0.1 M KCl (2:1:1 v/v/v) and aliquots loaded on a thin layer chromatography (TLC) plate and developed in hexane:diethyl ether:acetic acid (70:30:1, v/v/v). TAG was recovered, converted to FAME in the presence of a known amount of triheptadecanoin (Nu-Chek PREP, Inc. USA) as internal standard for lipid quantitation, and analysed by GC-FID. 
     The assays showed a range of TAG levels compared to the WRI1+DGAT1 control. Some constructs encoding lipid droplet associated polypeptides increased the TAG level relative to the control in some assays whereas others did not. A consistent and statistically significant increase in TAG content was observed when the construct expressing SiOleosinL (pOIL382) was introduced ( FIG. 20 ); this construct was superior to all the others tested in these assays. An increase in the levels of C18:2 and C18:1 and a decrease in C16:0 was also observed in the TAG for this construct, relative to the p19+WRI1+DGAT1 control ( FIG. 20 ). Microscopic analyses to visualise lipid droplets in the leaf cells expressing SiOleosinL showed a decrease in lipid droplet size and an increase in abundance compared to the control. 
     Further assays were carried out using radiolabelled [14C]-acetate to measure the rate of TAG synthesis for the different gene combinations including each of the lipid droplet associated polypeptides. The [14C]-acetate was infiltrated into the same leaf tissues at 3 days post-infiltration of the genetic constructs i.e. after the genes had been expressed for three days. Three hours later, leaf discs were harvested and total lipids in the tissues were extracted and fractionated by TLC. The amount of radioactivity in different lipid types was quantitated using a Fujifilm FLA-5000 phosphorimager. These assays demonstrated an increase in TAG synthesis rates in the leaves expressing SiOleosinL (pOIL382) as well as an increase in PC and PA synthesis rates over the three hours in leaves expressing SiOleosinL. In contrast, the genetic constructs encoding SiOleosinH, vanilla leaf and avocado mesocarp oleosins did not show a significant effect on TAG synthesis rate or content. 
     It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that numerous variations and/or modifications may be made to the invention as shown in the specific embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as broadly described. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. 
     All publications discussed and/or referenced herein are incorporated herein in their entirety. 
     Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles or the like which has been included in the present specification is solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It is not to be taken as an admission that any or all of these matters form part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present invention as it existed before the priority date of each claim of this application. 
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