They've used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to create a rice plant variety that produces 25 to 31 percent more grain per plant in real world tests, or far more than you'd get through natural breeding.

Basically, it’s not feasible. This is a real accomplishment that could not have been done without CRISPR.” The improved rice plants created in these experiments come from a common research line. The ...

One brilliant approach to using CRISPR in plants is to edit the family of genes that confers susceptibility to bacterial blight in rice. Bacterial blight in rice, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. ...

June 7, 2024 — Scientists used CRISPR/Cas9 to increase gene expression in rice by changing its upstream regulatory DNA. While other studies have used the technology to knock out or decrease the ...

In a new study from the Innovative Genomics Institute at the University of California Berkeley (UCB), scientists applied CRISPR-Cas9 in rice crops to reach a different end goal: increased gene ...

Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and an international team of scientists used the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas to create disease resistant rice plants, according to a new study ...

Using a modified CRISPR-based mechanism, the team led by Prof. Pallob Kundu has developed a stress-activated gene switch that empowers plants to survive extreme heat and microbial attacks.

More information: Solmaz Khosravi et al, Epigenetic state and gene expression remain stable after CRISPR/Cas-mediated chromosomal inversions, New Phytologist (2025). DOI: 10.1111/nph.20403 ...

The emergence of CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing tools created new opportunities for enhancing plant and crop traits in agricultural biotechnology research. Now, multiplex genome-editing (MGE) technologies ...