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Jul 2026
Engineering glyphosate-resistant watermelon by prime editing.
Editing the watermelon EPSPS gene using a prime editing platform with visible markers created a non-transgenic glyphosate-resistant line. These robust heterozygous mutants tolerate field-level herbicide doses without growth penalties, serving as ideal parental lines for crop breeding.
Shouwei Tian, Yu Lu, Jingchao Chen et al.
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