true12/09/2022Helping an oilseed take off as a sustainable fuel sourceMSU earns $2M DOE grant to improve the oilseed yield of Camelina sativa, a common plant that could provide cleaner jet fuels and teach us about other important cropsMatt DavenportThe Camelina Team at Michigan State University, working to better understand the genetics and improve the yield of an oilseed crop that could provide a sustainable fuel source. Pictured from left to right are undergraduate student researcher Meadow Maturen, research associate Rajneesh Singhal, doctoral student Fabio Gomez Cano, lab manager Mariel Cruz Gomez, research associate Suresh Kumar Gupta, research technologist Emily Pawlowski, Professor Erich Grotewold, Associate Professor Patrick Edger, research assistant Oliver Tessmer and postdoctoral scholar Jordan Brock.Camelina sativa has the potential to provide a sustainable source of jet fuel and help scientists better understand other crops. MSU researchers are probing the plant’s genetics to help realize that potential. Credit: Suresh Kumar Guptabmbhot topics