Genetically modified rutabagas seen as new source of biofuel

Researchers at Michigan State University are working to turn the rutabaga into an oil-producing powerhouse that could make the turnip-like vegetable a better source of biofuel than other food crops.

The idea is that the rutabaga — also known as the Swedish or yellow turnip — which stores oil in its seeds like some other biofuel crops, could be genetically modified to churn out more oil and store it throughout the plant.