Giorgio Gambino, Floriana Nuzzo, Amedeo Moine, Walter Chitarra, Chiara Pagliarani, Annalisa Petrelli, Paolo Boccacci, Andrea Delliri, Riccardo Velasco, Luca Nerva, Irene Perrone
The main bottleneck in the application of biotechnological breeding methods to woody species is due to the in vitro regeneration recalcitrance shown by several genotypes. On the other side, woody species, especially grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), use most of the pesticides and other expensive inputs in agriculture, making the development of efficient approaches of genetic improvement absolutely urgent. Genome editing is an extremely promising technique particularly for wine grape genotypes, as it allows to modify the desired gene in a single step, preserving all the quality traits selected and appreciated in elite varieties...
April 22, 2024: Plant Journal