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Technology Development
For the past few years, we’ve been exploring novel technologies to advance our understanding of the biochemical mechanisms governing seed oil accumulation.Find out more about our Technology Development.
Canola Improvement
Generating up to $15.4b in economic activity each year, with a high seed oil content, Canola is Canada’s most important oilseed crop, valued for its nutritional value and non-food applications. Find out how Phytola researchers are leading exploration into Canola improvement.
Bioactive Oils
Many seed oils, including Canola and Flax, contain high quantities of Bioactive Oils, compounds which are recognized to have significant health benefits. Find out more about our research into Bioactive Oils.

Phytola is an Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions centre based at the University of Alberta. Phytola's mission is to undertake research in oilseed crops and develop tools and technologies of value to our stakeholders.

Phytola Science Meeting

The 2015 Phytola Science Meeting was held on September 16 to 17, 2015, at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta. Attendees were informed of the advancements made in oilseed sciences and biotechnology through Phytola’s research. There were two excellent keynote presentations from Dr. Ivo Feussner (Georg-August-University, Germany) and from the 2015 Eminent Scientist Award winner and Phytola Scientific Advisor Dr. Wolfgang Friedt.

This year's celebration of Phytola science will be posted here when the details have been confirmed.

Recent Publications

Canola Improvement

Brassica napus TT16 homologs with different genomic origins and expression levels encode proteins that regulate a broad range of endothelium-associated genes at the transcriptional level.

DGAT structure/function

Acyl-CoA: diacyglycerol acyltransferase: Molecular biology, biochemistry and biotechnology.

Specialty Oil Development (Bioactive or Industrial Oils)

Identification of a pair of Phospholipid:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferases from developing Flax.

Technology Development

Site saturation mutagenesis: methods and applications in protein engineering.

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Dr. Wolfgang Friedt Receives Eminent Scientist Award