Generation of a multi-herbicide-tolerant alfalfa by using base editing.
Authors: Bottero Emilia, Gómez Cristina, Stritzler Margarita, Tajima Hiromi, Frare Romina, Pascuan Cecilia, Blumwald Eduardo, Ayub Nicolás, Soto Gabriela
Journal: Plant cell reports (Plant Cell Rep), Vol.41(2), 2022‑Feb
DOI:
10.1038/s41477-019-0405-0
Abstract
We present the first report on base editing in alfalfa. Specifically, we showed edited alfalfa with tolerance to both sulfonylurea- and imidazolinone-type herbicides.
Publication Types
Journal Article
Keywords
ALS
Alfalfa
Base editing
CRISPR/Cas9
Herbicides
Grant Support
- Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (): PICT 2017#0484
- Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (): PICT-STARTUP 2020 #00004
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (): FVT 2017#39
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