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SUBMITTER: Zhang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8525366 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Xiaoyu X Low Yee Chen YC Lawton Michael A MA Simon James E JE Di Rong R
Frontiers in genome editing 20210512
Sweet basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i> L.) downy mildew disease (DM) caused by <i>Peronospora belbahrii</i> is a worldwide threat to the basil industry due to the lack of natural genetic resistance in sweet basil germplasm collections. In this study, we used CRISPR-gene editing to modify the sweet basil DM susceptibility gene <i>homoserine kinase</i> (<i>ObHSK</i>). Gene-edited plants challenged with <i>P. belbahrii</i> displayed a significantly reduced susceptibility to DM, based on phenotypic di ...[more]