Metabolic engineering in plants represents a powerful approach to address global challenges in agriculture, including food security, climate change adaptation, and sustainable production of valuable compounds . The world faces an unprecedented challenge of feeding a growing population, projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, while simultaneously mitigating the impacts of climate change on agriculture . Metabolic engineering offers a promising solution by enabling targeted modifications of plant metabolism to enhance crop performance and resilience. By manipulating metabolic pathways, researchers can enhance crop yield, improve nutritional quality, increase stress tolerance, and produce novel metabolites with industrial or pharmaceutical applications .