Gene Editing Supplement

A study published in Frontiers in Plant Science shows that editing the SlHyPRP1 and SlDEA1 genes of tomato improves its biotic and abiotic stress responses. This study has evaluated the drought, salinity, bacterial leaf spot, and bacterial wilt tolerance response of tomatoes.

Researchers Discover Temperature Tolerance Gene in Wheat

Researchers in the group of Professor Graham Moore at the John Innes Centre (JIC) have discovered a temperature tolerance factor that may protect wheat from the increasingly unpredictable challenges of climate change. The researchers made the discovery during experiments looking at wheat fertility in plants exposed to either high or low temperatures.

Disease Resistant Gene-edited Rice Offers Hope for Small-scale Farmers in Africa

Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (RYMV) is responsible for high crop losses in Africa, particularly among small-scale farmers. A research team from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) has now developed rice lines that are resistant to the disease using genome editing.

Gene Editing of Medicinal Plant Enhances Active Compounds

Scientists used CRISPR-Cas9 on Red Sage to boost its capability as a medicinal plant. Their research may help patients with heart disease.

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