Knockout of a key gene of the nicotine biosynthetic pathway severely affects tobacco growth under field, but not greenhouse conditions

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  • who: William A. Smith from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the research: Knockout of a key gene of the nicotine biosynthetic pathway severely affects tobacco growth under field, but not greenhouse conditions, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: This study evaluated the utility of knocking out QPT2 function as a means for producing alkaloid tobacco plants.
  • how: In this study genome editing was used to introduce frame-shift mutations in the QPT2 genes of two commercial tobacco varieties and alkaloid profiles and growth characteristics were measured in plants grown in both a greenhouse and field . . .

     

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