| Literature DB >> 33619356 |
Lei Liu1, Joseph Gallagher2, Edgar Demesa Arevalo1, Richelle Chen1, Tara Skopelitis1, Qingyu Wu1,3, Madelaine Bartlett2, David Jackson4.
Abstract
Several yield-related traits selected during crop domestication and improvement1,2 are associated with increases in meristem size3, which is controlled by CLE peptide signals in the CLAVATA-WUSCHEL pathway4-13. Here, we engineered quantitative variation for yield-related traits in maize by making weak promoter alleles of CLE genes, and a null allele of a newly identified partially redundant compensating CLE gene, using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing. These strategies increased multiple maize grain-yield-related traits, supporting the enormous potential for genomic editing in crop enhancement.Entities:
Year: 2021 PMID: 33619356 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-021-00858-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Plants ISSN: 2055-0278 Impact factor: 15.793