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Preface: Genome editing in plants
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Genome editing in fruit, ornamental, and industrial crops
The advent of genome editing has opened new avenues for targeted trait enhancement in fruit, ornamental, industrial, and all specialty crops. In particular, CRISPR-based editing systems, derived from bacterial...
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Genome editing reagent delivery in plants
Genome editing holds the potential for rapid crop improvement to meet the challenge of feeding the planet in a changing climate. The delivery of gene editing reagents into the plant cells has been dominated by...
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CRISPR-associated nucleases: the Dawn of a new age of efficient crop improvement
The world stands at a new threshold today. As a planet, we face various challenges, and the key one is how to continue to produce enough food, feed, fiber, and fuel to support the burgeoning population. In the...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a highly efficient Axiom™ 70 K SNP array for Pyrus and evaluation for high-density map** and germplasm characterization
Both a source of diversity and the development of genomic tools, such as reference genomes and molecular markers, are equally important to enable faster progress in plant breeding. Pear (Pyrus spp.) lags far behi...
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Antisense expression of peach mildew resistance locus O (PpMlo1) gene confers cross-species resistance to powdery mildew in Fragaria x ananassa
Powdery mildew (PM) is one of the major plant pathogens. The conventional method of PM control includes frequent use of sulfur-based fungicides adding to production costs and potential harm to the environment....
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Open AccessRapid gene-based SNP and haplotype marker development in non-model eukaryotes using 3'UTR sequencing
Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), a non-model crop with narrow genetic diversity, is an important member of sub-family Amygdoloideae within Rosaceae. Compared to other important members like peach and apple, sweet ...
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Open AccessWhole genome sequencing of peach (Prunus persica L.) for SNP identification and selection
The application of next generation sequencing technologies and bioinformatic scripts to identify high frequency SNPs distributed throughout the peach genome is described. Three peach genomes were sequenced usi...
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The genome of the domesticated apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.)
Riccardo Velasco and colleagues report the genome sequence of the 'Golden Delicious' domesticated apple. These data shed new insight into the genomic events that preceded the origin of this crop.
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Open AccessASAP: Amplification, sequencing & annotation of plastomes
Availability of DNA sequence information is vital for pursuing structural, functional and comparative genomics studies in plastids. Traditionally, the first step in mining the valuable information within a chl...