With continuously improving knowledge of biochemical processes
of oil biosynthesis and the constantly increasing number of
the sequenced plant genomes, a new era of oil crops seems not
very far away. The successful engineering aimed at decreasing the
starch and sugar content and increasing the oil content makes it
possible to raise other edible crops, such as cassava (Manihot
esculenta), sorgum (Sorghum bicolor), sugarcane (Saccharum),
potato (Solanum tuberosum) that produce a small amount of oil.
This is a difficult task; therefore, plants that contain a relatively
large amount of oil and starch in seeds may serve as a source
of important information.