Generating an oilseed rape mutant with non-abscising floral organs using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

Jian Wu; Huimin Liu; Sichao Ren; Panpan Li; Xue Li; Li Lin; Qinfu Sun; Long Zhang; Chen Lin; Youping Wang

doi:10.1093/plphys/kiac364

Generating an oilseed rape mutant with non-abscising floral organs using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

Plant Physiol. 2022 Oct 27;190(3):1562-1565. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiac364.

Authors

Jian Wu¹, Huimin Liu¹, Sichao Ren¹, Panpan Li¹, Xue Li¹, Li Lin¹, Qinfu Sun¹, Long Zhang¹, Chen Lin¹, Youping Wang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
² Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Brassica napus* / genetics
CRISPR-Cas Systems* / genetics
Technology