Plant geneticists develop a new application of CRISPR to break yield barriers in crops

Plant geneticists develop a new application of CRISPR to break yield barriers in crops 09/22/2017 05:54 PM EDT Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have harnessed the untapped power of genome editing to improve agricultural crops. In tomato, they have mobilized CRISPR to rapidly generate variants of the plant displaying a continuum of three agriculturally important traits: fruit size, branching architecture and overall plant shape. All are major components in determining yield. The method is designed to work in all food, feed, and fuel crops. Full story at http://www.cshl.edu/news-and-features/plant-geneticists-develop-a-new-application-of-crispr-to-break-yield-barriers-in-crops.html Source Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111