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Nat Biotechnol
; 38(5): 579-581, 2020 05.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32152597
RESUMO
We created waxy corn hybrids by CRISPR-Cas9 editing of a waxy allele in 12 elite inbred maize lines, a process that was more than a year faster than conventional trait introgression using backcrossing and marker-assisted selection. Field trials at 25 locations showed that CRISPR-waxy hybrids were agronomically superior to introgressed hybrids, producing on average 5.5 bushels per acre higher yield.