Transgenic barley plants overexpressing a 13-lipoxygenase to modify oxylipin signature

Chimeric gene constructs comprising the full length cDNA of a lipoxygenase from barley were used to generate transgenic barley plants by biolistics of scutella. Constitutive overexpression of LOX-100 led to a modified oxylipin signature and indicated a link between occurrence of LOX-100 and senescence.