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October 20, 2011

The Sumner/Saito team will characterize metabolites related to plant biomass and oil production.

A plant called Medicago truncatula grows in the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation greenhouse in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The Sumner/Saito team will identify and characterize important metabolites related to biomass and oil production in plants.

Credit: Broderick Stearns, Noble Foundation


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