In this project, we have engineered Camelina sativa, an oilseed crop, by overexpressing and RNAi knock down of several genes involved in the lipids biosynthesis pathway for increasing the oil and seed yield for biofuels production. Students will analyze these transgenic plants for physiological, biochemical and molecular levels by confirming gene expression, plant seed yield, oil contents and lipid composition. Students will learn the techniques- qPCR analysis of gene expression, biochemical and physiological analysis such as fatty acids profiling, antioxidant enzyme assays etc.