Improved soybean oil quality by targeted mutagenesis of the fatty acid desaturase 2 gene family

Summary Soybean oil is high in polyunsaturated fats and is often partially hydrogenated to increase its shelf life and improve oxidative stability. The trans‐fatty acids produced through hydrogenation pose a health threat. Soybean lines that are low in polyunsaturated fats were generated by introducing mutations in two fatty acid desaturase 2 genes ( FAD 2‐1A and FAD 2‐1B ), which in the seed convert the monounsaturated fat, oleic acid, to the...