Generating an oilseed rape mutant with non-abscising floral organs using CRISPR/Cas9 technology
Jian Wu, Huimin Liu, Sichao Ren, Panpan Li, Xue Li, Lin Li, Qinfu Sun, Long Zhang, Chen Lin, Youping Wang
Abstract
Oilseed rape plants with abscission-defective floral organs acquired through genome editing show less susceptibility to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection and longer flowering-period for flower tourism.
Topics & Concepts
CRISPRMutantBiologyGenome editingGeneGeneticsBiotechnologyBotanyCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringPlant pathogens and resistance mechanismsPlant Virus Research Studies