CRISPR/Cas9 -based genome editing to expedite the genetic improvement of palms: challenges and prospects

S V Ramesh; M K Rajesh; Alpana Das; K B Hebbar

doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1385037

CRISPR/Cas9 -based genome editing to expedite the genetic improvement of palms: challenges and prospects

Front Plant Sci. 2024 Mar 13:15:1385037. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1385037. eCollection 2024.

Authors

S V Ramesh¹, M K Rajesh², Alpana Das³, K B Hebbar¹

Affiliations

¹ ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala, India.
² ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute Regional Station, Vittal, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India.
³ ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Research Centre, Kahikuchi, Assam, India.

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Keywords: genome editing; genomics assisted breeding; palm improvement; palms; tree crops.

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Authors acknowledge the funding for this work from ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (ICAR-CPCRI Grant No: 1000766014) and ICAR-NEH fund of ICAR-CPCRI, Kahikuchi.