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Author Spotlight: Streamlining Rice Breeding with CRISPR/Cas for Obtaining Optimal Phenotypic and Agronomic Traits
Published on: January 3, 2025
Per Hofvander1, Erik Andreasson2, Mariette Andersson1
1Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU Alnarp, Box 190, 234 22 Lomma, Sweden.
Genome editing technologies like transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALEN) and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) are advancing rapidly in plant science. These tools are progressing towards commercial application in crops such as potato, moving beyond research into field trials.
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