Generation of parthenocarpic tomato plants in multiple elite cultivars using the CRISPR/Cas9 system.

ABSTRACT: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important crops in the world for its fruit production. Advances in cutting-edge techniques have enabled the development of numerous critical traits related to the quality and quantity of tomatoes. Genetic engineering techniques, such as gene transformation and gene editing, have emerged as powerful tools for generating new plant varieties with superior traits. In this study, we induced parthenocarpic traits in a population of elite tomato (ET) lines. At first, the adaptability of ET lines to genetic transformation was evaluated to identify the best-performing lines by transforming the SlANT1 gene overexpression cassette and then later used to produce the SlIAA9 knockout lines using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. ET5 and ET8

SUBMITTER: Nguyen CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838257 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature