Use of CRISPR/Cas9 for Crop Improvement in Maize and Soybean

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Volumn 149, Issue , 2017, Pages 27-46

  Chilcoat, Doane ^a   Liu, Zhan Bin ^a   Sander, Jeffry ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced breeding; ALS; Cas; Cas9; Complex trait loci; Corn; CRISPR; Gene editing; Genome editing; Glycine max; Maize; Soy; Waxy; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL;

BREEDING METHOD; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DNA REPAIR; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; GENE EDITING; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HERBICIDE TOLERANCE; MAIZE; PLANT GENOME; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; SOYBEAN; CROP; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROCEDURES;

BASE SEQUENCE; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85019656076     PISSN: 18771173     EISSN: 18780814     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2017.04.005     Document Type: Chapter

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