Gautam, Barsanti https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0949-8927
Jarvis, Brice A.
Esfahanian, Maliheh
McGinn, Michaela
Williams, Dalton
Liu, Shengjun
Phippen, Mary E. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5674-6251
Heller, Nicholas J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6851-2481
Wesley, Tad L.
Phippen, Winthrop B. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7437-5271
Ulmasov, Tim
Marks, M. David
Chopra, Ratan
Sedbrook, John C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4930-1627
Funding for this research was provided by:
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2018-67009-27374)
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2019-69012-29851)
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2019-69012-29851)
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2018-67009-27374)
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2019-69012-29851)
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2018-67009-27374)
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2019-69012-29851)
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2018-67009-27374)
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2019-69012-29851)
DOE | SC | Biological and Environmental Research (DE-SC0021286)
DOE | SC | Biological and Environmental Research (DE-SC0021286)
DOE | SC | Biological and Environmental Research (DE-SC0021286)
DOE | SC | Biological and Environmental Research (DE-SC0021286)
DOE | SC | Biological and Environmental Research (DE-SC0021286)
Article History
Received: 29 June 2025
Accepted: 2 December 2025
First Online: 22 January 2026
Competing interests
: Illinois State University (on behalf of B.G., B.A.J., M.M., M.E. and J.C.S.) and the University of Minnesota (on behalf of R.C. and M.D.M.) have entered a licensing agreement with CoverCress Inc. for the pennycress improved seed oil, low glucosinolate and low fibre traits; T.U., M.D.M., R.C., M.M., M.E., B.A.J. and J.C.S. hold related patents. S.L. and R.C. are employed by CoverCress Inc., and T.U. was formerly employed. The other authors declare no competing interests.