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PRECISION EDITING OF TARCA2 FOR ENHANCED HEAT TOLERANCE IN WHEAT

Objective

Goal:Improve productivity and sustainability of wheat via precision genome editing.Objectives:Create novel TaRca2 alleles for enhanced thermostability.Evaluate mutation effect on photosynthetic efficiency and heat tolerance.Develop breeding-ready germplasm.

Investigators
Li, W.
Institution
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Start date
2024
End date
2026
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
SD00G716-24
Accession number
1032337
https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1032337.html