Genome editing of an African elite rice variety confers resistance against endemic and emerging Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strains

Genome editing of an African elite rice variety confers resistance against endemic and emerging Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strains

Bacterial leaf blight (BB) of rice, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), threatens global food security and the livelihood of small-scale rice producers. Analyses of Xoo collections from Asia, Africa and the Americas demonstrated complete continental segregation, despite robust global rice...

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Main Authors: Van Schepler-Luu, Coline Sciallano, Melissa Stiebner, Chonghui Ji, Gabriel Boulard, Amadou Diallo, Florence Auguy, Si Nian Char, Yugander Arra, Kyrylo Schenstnyi, Marcel Buchholzer, Eliza PI Loo, Atugonza L Bilaro, David Lihepanyama, Mohammed Mkuya, Rosemary Murori, Ricardo Oliva, Sebastien Cunnac, Bing Yang, Boris Szurek, Wolf B Frommer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-06-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Oryza sativa
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
pathogen
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/84864
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