Genome editors take on crops

Efficient DNA-free genome editing of bread wheat using CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes

(2017) Zhen Liang et al.   Nature Communications

High-fidelity CRISPR–Cas9 nucleases with no detectable genome-wide off-target effects

(2016) Benjamin P. Kleinstiver et al.   NATURE

Variation in the flowering gene SELF PRUNING 5G promotes day-neutrality and early yield in tomato

(2016) Sebastian Soyk et al.   NATURE GENETICS

ARGOS8 variants generated by CRISPR-Cas9 improve maize grain yield under field drought stress conditions

(2016) Jinrui Shi et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Simultaneous editing of three homoeoalleles in hexaploid bread wheat confers heritable resistance to powdery mildew

(2014) Yanpeng Wang et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Targeted genome modification of crop plants using a CRISPR-Cas system

(2013) Qiwei Shan et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Demonstration of CRISPR/Cas9/sgRNA-mediated targeted gene modification in Arabidopsis, tobacco, sorghum and rice

(2013) Wenzhi Jiang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems

(2013) L. Cong et al.   SCIENCE

A Programmable Dual-RNA-Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity

(2012) M. Jinek et al.   SCIENCE

Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of agriculture

(2011) D. Tilman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA