Superior Field Performance of Waxy Corn Engineered Using CRISPR–Cas9
Nature biotechnology(2020)
Abstract
We created waxy corn hybrids by CRISPR–Cas9 editing of a waxy allele in 12 elite inbred maize lines, a process that was more than a year faster than conventional trait introgression using backcrossing and marker-assisted selection. Field trials at 25 locations showed that CRISPR-waxy hybrids were agronomically superior to introgressed hybrids, producing on average 5.5 bushels per acre higher yield.
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Biological techniques,Biotechnology,Molecular biology,Plant sciences,Life Sciences,general,Biomedicine,Agriculture,Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology,Bioinformatics
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