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    Gao, H., Gadlage, M.J., Lafitte, H.R., Lenderts, B., Yang, M., Schroder, M., Farrell, J., Snopek, K., Peterson, D., Feigenbutz, L., Jones, S., St Clair, G., Rahe, M., Sanyour-Doyel, N., Peng, C., Wang, L., Young, J.K., Beatty, M., Dahlke, B., Hazebroek, J., Greene, T.W., Cigan, A.M., Chilcoat, N.D., Meeley, R.B., (2020) Superior field performance of waxy corn engineered using CRISPR–Cas9. Nature 38, 579-581.

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 2020

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  • Abstract:

    We created waxy corn hybrids by CRISPR–Cas9 editing of a waxy allele in 12 elite inbred maize lines, a process that was more than a year faster than conventional trait introgression using backcrossing and marker-assisted selection. Field trials at 25 locations showed that CRISPR-waxy hybrids were agronomically superior to introgressed hybrids, producing on average 5.5 bushels per acre higher yield.