Gene Editing Supplement

Climate change continues to exacerbate various challenges in crop production. Rising global temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns necessitate solutions such as developing crops with enhanced resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses. In a study published in Nature, the researchers aimed to improve the stress resilience of potatoes through gene editing.

Scientists Develop Multi-resistant and High-yield Rice Variety

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reports that up to 40% of crop production is lost due to plant pests and diseases. The challenges brought about by pests demand better breeding techniques to develop varieties with increased resistance to pests and herbicides. The study published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal demonstrates the use of multigene transformation and gene editing in developing a multi-resistant and high-yield (MR&HY) rice.

Researchers to Improve Wheat Tolerance to Heat Using CRISPR

A research team at South Dakota State University (SDSU) led by Professor Wanlong Li is set to modify the genetic code of wheat plants using gene editing to make them more tolerant to heat stress.

CRISPR Makes Rice More Resilient to Bacterial Leaf Streak

Guangxi University researchers and partners successfully used gene editing in a rice gene, which conferred resistance to bacterial leaf streak caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc) in rice. Their findings are published in The Plant Journal.

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