CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated editing of <i>GmTAP1</i> confers enhanced resistance to <i>Phytophthora sojae</i> in soybean
Tengfei Liu, Jing Ji, Yuanyuan Cheng, Sicong Zhang, Zeru Wang, Kaixuan Duan, Yuanchao Wang
Abstract
Soybean root rot disease caused by Phytophthora sojae seriously constrains soybean yield. Knocking out the susceptibility gene GmTAP1 in soybean created new soybean lines resistant to several P. sojae strains and these lines showed no agronomic penalties in the field.
Topics & Concepts
Phytophthora sojaeCRISPRGenome editingBiologyResistance (ecology)PhytophthoraGeneticsBotanyGeneAgronomyPlant Pathogens and ResistancePlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Virus Research Studies