A comparison of three different delivery methods for achieving CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing in Cichorium intybus L.

Root chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. sativum) is used to extract inulin, a fructose polymer used as a natural sweetener and prebiotic. However, bitter tasting sesquiterpene lactones, giving chicory its known flavour, need to be removed during inulin extraction. To avoid this extraction and associ...

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Main Authors: Umberto Salvagnin, Katharina Unkel, Thorben Sprink, Paul Bundock, Robert Sevenier, Milica Bogdanović, Slađana Todorović, Katarina Cankar, Johanna Christina Hakkert, Elio Schijlen, Ronald Nieuwenhuis, Maria Hingsamer, Veronika Kulmer, Michael Kernitzkyi, Dirk Bosch, Stefan Martens, Mickael Malnoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1111110/full