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Silencing of the Nonspecific Phospholipase C6 (NPC6) Gene Induces Ricinoleic Acid Accumulation in Castor Seeds

Yong Zhao^2,#, Lili Li^1,#, Rui Luo¹, Mu Peng¹, Tongtong Jiang¹, Mingda Yin¹, Yanpeng Wen¹, Zihan Wang¹, Fenglan Huang^1,4,5,6,7,*, Fanjuan Meng^3,*

1 College of Life Science and Food, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, China
2 College of Life Science, Baicheng Normal University, Baicheng, 137000, China
3 College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
4 Key Laboratory of Castor Breeding of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028043, China
5 Inner Mongolia Industrial Engineering Research Center of Universities for Castor, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028043, China
6 Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Castor Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, China
7 Inner Mongolia Engineering Research Center of Industrial Technology Innovation of Castor, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, China

* Corresponding Authors: Fenglan Huang. Email: ; Fanjuan Meng. Email:
# Yong Zhao and Lili Li contributed equally to this work and shared co-first authorship