CRISPR/Cas9-gene editing approaches in plant breeding

H Saini, R Thakur, R Gill, K Tyagi, M Goswami - GM Crops & Food, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system is recently developed robust genome
editing technology for accelerating plant breeding. Various modifications of this editing …

Genome Editing for Grass Improvement and Future Agriculture

B Muhammad, J Geng, L Chen… - Horticulture …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Grasses, including turf and forage, cover most of the earth's surface; predominantly
important for land, water, livestock feed, soil and water conservation, as well as carbon …

Mutating alfalfa COUMARATE 3-HYDROXYLASE using multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 leads to reduced lignin deposition and improved forage quality

TW Wolabu, K Mahmood, F Chen… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) forage quality is adversely affected by lignin deposition in cell
walls at advanced maturity stages. Reducing lignin content through RNA interference or …

MsTFL1A delays flowering and regulates shoot architecture and root development in Medicago sativa

CD Lorenzo, P García-Gagliardi, ML Gobbini… - Plant Reproduction, 2024 - Springer
Key message MsTFL1A is an important gene involved in flowering repression in alfalfa
(Medicago sativa) which conditions not only above-ground plant shoot architecture but also …

Unlocking Nature's Clock: CRISPR Technology in Flowering Time Engineering

A Hodaei, SPO Werbrouck - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Flowering is a crucial process in the life cycle of most plants as it is essential for the
reproductive success and genetic diversity of the species. There are situations in which …

Gene-edited Mtsoc1 triple mutant Medicago plants do not flower

A Poulet, M Zhao, Y Peng, FF Tham, M Jaudal… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Optimized flowering time is an important trait that ensures successful plant adaptation and
crop productivity. SOC1-like genes encode MADS transcription factors, which are known to …

Phospholipid Signaling in Crop Plants: A Field to Explore

L Amokrane, I Pokotylo, S Acket, A Ducloy… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
In plant models such as Arabidopsis thaliana, phosphatidic acid (PA), a key molecule of lipid
signaling, was shown not only to be involved in stress responses, but also in plant …

Functional Characterization of the MsFKF1 Gene Reveals Its Dual Role in Regulating the Flowering Time and Plant Height in Medicago sativa L.

X Jiang, L Zhang, Y Li, R Long, Q Yang, J Kang - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Alfalfa (M. sativa), a perennial legume forage, is known for its high yield and good quality. As
a long-day plant, it is sensitive to changes in the day length, which affects the flowering time …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic Analysis of Alfalfa Flowering and the Dual Roles of MsAP1 in Floral Organ Identity and Flowering Time

X Jiang, H Cui, Z Wang, R Long, Q Yang, J Kang - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Flowering, the transition from the vegetative to the reproductive stage, is vital for
reproductive success, affecting forage quality, the yield of aboveground biomass, and seed …

Morpho-biochemical and nutritional value of some early- and late-bolting spinach (Spinacia oleracea) accessions

R Abolghasemi, M Haghighi, N Etemadi… - Acta Physiologiae …, 2024 - Springer
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is a well-known leafy plant with valuable nutritional
properties. The nutritional and marketing values of vegetables are highly affected by bolting …