CRISPR-Adventskalender

The watermelon belongs to the pumpkin family. Pumpkins require a lot of space to grow, which renders their plant density in the field relatively low. As a result, watermelon fields are highly susceptible to weeds. Chinese scientists at China Agricultural University have used base editing to create a targeted point mutation in a gene responsible for herbicide tolerance in plants. This made the cultivated plants tolerant to the herbicide tribenuron.