Knockout of GRAIN WIDTH2 has a dual effect on enhancing leaf rust resistance and increasing grain weight in wheat

Plant Biotechnol J. 2024 Jul;22(7):2007-2009. doi: 10.1111/pbi.14320. Epub 2024 Mar 8.

¹ Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering Breeding, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
³ Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
⁴ Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.

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Keywords: GRAIN WIDTH2; gene editing; grain weight; leaf rust resistance; wheat.

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