genome search | EU-SAGE

Viral resistance: resistance to pepper mottle virus (PepMoV), causing considerable damage to crop plants.
(Yoon et al., 2020)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Seoul National University
National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, South Korea

Fungal resistance: increased resistance to Erysiphe necator, causing powdery mildew in grape cultivar. The pathogen infects all green tissues and berries, leading to dramatic losses in yield and berry quality.
(Malnoy et al., 2016)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy
ToolGen Inc.
Institute for Basic Science
Seoul National University, South Korea

Rapid detection of toxigenic Fusarium verticillioides, a phytopathogenic fungus that causes Fusarium ear and stalk rot and poses a threat to maize yields. This accurate and portable detection equipment has great potential for detection of the pathogen, even in areas lacking proper lab equipment.
( Liang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Institute of Food Science and Technology
North Minzu University
School of Food Science and Engineering, China
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Belgium

Fungal resistance: enhanced resistance against powdery mildew disease.
(Xu et al., 2023)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kyungpook National University
Rural Development Administration
Sunchon National University, South Korea
Lingnan Normal University, China

Viral and fungal resistance: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and powdery mildew (Oidium neolycopersici), diseases which reduce tomato crop yields and cause substantial economic losses each year.
(Pramanik et al., 2021)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Gyeongsang National University
Pusan National University
R&
D Center, Bunongseed Co., South Korea

Viral resistance: increased resistance to turnip mosaic virus (TuMV).
(Lee et al., 2023)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Rural Development Administration
Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, South Korea
North Carolina State University, USA

Bacterial resistance: Increased resistance to Erwinia amylovora, causing fire blight disease that threatens the apple and a wide range of ornamental and commercial Rosaceae host plants.
(Malnoy et al., 2016)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy
ToolGen Inc.
Institute for Basic Science
Seoul National University, South Korea

Fungal resistance: Reduced susceptibility to the powdery mildew pathogen (Oidium neolycopersici), a world-wide disease threatening the production of greenhouse- and field-grown tomatoes.
(Santillán Martínez et al., 2020)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Wageningen University &
Research, The Netherlands

Bacterial resistance: enhanced resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae, causing bacterial blight, a devastating rice disease resulting in yield losses.
(Kim et al., 2019)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Sejong University, South Korea

Fungal resistance: increased resistance against powdery mildew, a destructive disease that threatens cucumber production globally.
(Dong et al., 2023)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
University of California Davis, USA
Wageningen University &
Research, The Netherlands

Fungal resistance: Resistance against the blast fungus Mangaporthe oryzae.
(Bundó et al., 2024)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científcas (CSIC), Spain
Academia Sinica No 128, Taiwan

Significantly enhanced resistance to V. dahliae, and furthermore also to Verticillium albo-atrum and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol), despite severe growth defects.
( Hanika et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Wageningen University &
Research, The Netherlands

Fungal and bacterial resistance: increased resistance towards the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola (Psm) and fungal pathogen Alternaria brassicicola.
(Yung Cha et al., 2023)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Gyeongsang National University, South Korea

Herbicide resistance: pds (phytoene desaturase), ALS (acetolactate synthase), and EPSPS (5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase)
(Yang et al., 2022)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chonnam National University, South Korea

Fungal resistance: Reduced susceptibility to necrotrophic fungi. Necrotrophic fungi, such as Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria solani, cause severe damage in tomato production.
(Ramirez Gaona et al., 2023)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Wageningen University &
Research, The Netherlands
Takii &
Company Limited, Japan

Fungal resistance: Enhanced resistance against powdery mildew, caused by Oidium neolycopersici, which is a major concern for the productivity of tomato plants.
(Li et al., 2024)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

University of Torino, Italy
Wageningen University &
Research, The Netherlands
Shanxi Agricultural University, China

Bacterial resistance: Enhanced resistance against hemibiotrophic pathogens M. oryzae and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (but increased susceptibility to Cochliobolus miyabeanus)
(Kim et al., 2022)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Seoul National University
Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Pennsylvania State University, USA

Fungal resistance: effective reduction of susceptibility against downy mildew by increasing salicylic acid levels. The pathogen can devastate individual vineyards and in some cases also affect production from entire regions.
(Giacomelli et al., 2023)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Research and Innovation Centre
Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy
Enza Zaden
Hudson River Biotechnology, The Netherlands

Improved salinity tolerance.
( Wang et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

National Taiwan University, Taiwan
University of North Carolina, USA

Increased cuticular wax biosynthesis resulting in enhanced drought tolerance.
( Shim et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Seoul National University
Incheon National University
Kyung Hee University, South Korea

Increased drought-avoidance strategy.
( Maioli et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

University of Torino, Italy
Ingeniero Fausto Elio/n, Spain
Wageningen University &
Research, The Netherlands

Regulated circadian clock: circadian clock measures and conveys day length information to control rhythmic hypocotyl growth in photoperiodic conditions, to achieve optimal fitness. Mutants showed longer hypocotyls, lower core circadian clock morning component mRNA and protein levels, and a shorter circadian rhythm. Exposure to high temperature due to global warming.
(Kim et al., 2022)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

National Institute of Agricultural Science
Korea Polar Research Institute
Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea

Increased tolerance to drought trough reducing water loss. Tuber development.
( Gonzales et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología – CSIC
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain

Salinity tolerance. Salinity stress is one of the most important abiotic stress factors affecting rice production worldwide.
( Lim et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kangwon National University
Sangji University
Kyung Hee University, South Korea

Increased drought tolerance. Plants showed lower ion leakage and higher proline content upon abiotic stress.
( Kim et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chungbuk National University
Hankyong National University

Institute of Korean Prehistory, South Korea

Drought tolerance by modulating lignin accumulation in roots.
( Bang et al, 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Seoul National University, South Korea

Drought tolerance.
( Njuguna et al., 2018 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Ghent University
Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya

Cold tolerance.
( Park et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

National Institute of Crop Science
Kyungpook National University, South Korea

Tolerance to salt stress.
( Tran et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
College of Agriculture
Bac Lieu University, Vietnam

Important metabolic changes affecting tomato fruit quality. Reduced contents of the anti-nutrient oxalic acid.
( Gago et al., 2017 )

SDN1
ZFN

University of Algarve, Portugal
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Technological Educational Institution of Crete, Greece

Increased amylose content. Cereals high in amylose content (AC) and resistant starch (RS) offer potential health benefits and reduce risks of diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and certain colon and rectum cancers.
( Sun et al., 2017 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
University of California, USA
University of Liege, Belgium

Improvement of of functional compounds in tomato fruit, which satisfies the antioxidant properties requirements.
( Kim et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hankyong National University
Chungbuk National University, South Korea

High amylose content. High-amylose starches are digested slowly which could provide increased satiety and reduced risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer.
( Kim et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kyungpook National University
National Institute of Crop Science, South Korea

Reduced nicotine levels. Nicotine is the addictive component in tobacco.
( Jeong et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Nulla Bio Inc.
Gyeongsang National University
Gyeongsang National University 501 Jinju-daero, South Korea

Glucoraphanin(GR)-enriched broccoli. Broccoli contains important nutritional components and beneficial phytochemicals. GR, a major glucosinolate (GSL), protects the body against several chronic diseases.
( Kim et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Sejong University
Jeonbuk National University
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Asia Seed Company Limited, South Korea

Production of high amylose and resistant starch rice. Starch accounts for 80 to 90% of the total mass of rice seeds and is low in resistant starch (RS), which is beneficial in preventing various diseases. Starch with high amylose content (AC) and RS have a lower GI value. Foods with low GI value have beneficial effects on glycemic control.
( Wang et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

National Chiayi University
Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute Chiayi Agricultural Experiment Branch, Taiwan

Reduced phytic acid content in soybean seeds. Monogastric animals are unable to digest phytic acid, making phytic acid phosphorous in animal waste one of the major causes of environmental phosphorus pollution.
( Song et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Dong-A University
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience Biotechnology (KRIBB), South Korea

Improves complex traits such as yield and drought tolerance.
( Lorenzo et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Center for Plant Systems Biology
Ghent University
Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium

Increased total kernel number or kernel weight.
( Kelliher et al., 2019 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Research Triangle Park
University of Georgia, USA
Syngenta Crop Protection, The Netherlands

Optimum increase in phloem-transportation capacity leads to improved sink strength in tomato to increase agricultural crop production.
( Nam et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Pohang University of Science and Technology
Wonkwang University, South Korea

Delayed bolting.
( Shin et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kyung Hee University, South Korea

Production of enlarged, dome-shaped leaves. Enlarged fruits with increased pericarp thickness due to cell expansion.
( Swinnen et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Ghent University
Center for Plant Systems Biology, Vives, Belgium
Université de Bordeaux, France

Customize tomato cultivars for urban agriculture: increased compactness and decreased growth cycle of tomato plants.
(Kwon et al., 2020)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cornell University
University of Florida, USA
Wonkwang University, South Korea
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Altered root architecture with increased tillers and total grain weight.
( Rahim et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Quaid-e-Azam University
National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC)
The University of Haripur, Pakistan
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Nile University
Ain Shams University, Egypt
Chonnam National University, South Korea

Increased leaf yield of lettuce by delaying the onset of flowering.
( Choi et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Korea University of Science and Technology, South Korea

Generating male sterility lines (MLS). Using MLS in hybrid seed production for monoclinous crops reduces costs and ensures high purity of the varieties because it does not produce pollen and has exserted stigmas. Complete abolition of pollen development.
( Lee et al., 2016 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kyung Hee University, South Korea

Enhanced sink strength in tomato, improving fruit setting, and yield contents.
( Nam et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Pohang University of Science and Technology
Wonkwang University, South Korea

Altered spike architecture.
( de Souza Moraes et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Norwich Research Park, UK
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Germany

Increased grain yield without side effect.
( Gho et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kyung Hee University, South Korea
International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

Delayed bolting.
( Shin et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kyung Hee University, South Korea

Bioethanol production: Improved saccharification efficiency without compromising biomass yield.
(Kannan et al., 2017)

SDN1
TALENs

University of Florida
Novozymes North America Inc, USA
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea

Generating male sterility lines (MLS). Using MLS in hybrid seed production reduces costs and ensures high purity of the varieties because it does not produce pollen and has exserted stigmas.
( Jung et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hankyong National University
Hanyang University
Sunchon National University
Chungbuk National University
Tomato Research Center, South Korea

Jointless tomatoes. Pedicel abscission is an important agronomic factor that controls yield and post-harvest fruit quality. In tomato, floral stems that remain attached to harvested fruits during picking mechanically damage the fruits during transportation, decreasing the fruit quality for fresh-market tomatoes and the pulp quality for processing tomatoes.
( Roldan et al., 2017 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), France
University of Liège, Belgium

Increasing cross over frequency. Cross over formation during meiosis is essential for crop breeding to introduce favourable alleles controlling important traits from wild relatives into crops.
( de Maagd et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Wageningen University &
Research, The Netherlands

Generate self-compatible diploid potato lines for the application of efficient breeding methods.
( Eggers et al., 2021 )

SDN3
CRISPR/Cas

Solynta
Wageningen University &
Research, The Netherlands

Bio-fuel production: Reduced lignin content, improves cell wall composition for production of bio-ethanol.
(Jung et al., 2016)

SDN1
TALENs

Korea University, South Korea
University of Florida, USA

Tailoring poplar lignin without yield penalty. Reduced recalcitrance.
( De Meester et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Ghent University
VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology
VIB Metabolomics Core, Belgium

Establishment of maternal haploid induction. Doubled haploid technology is used to obtain homozygous lines in a single generation. This technique significantly accelerates the crop breeding trajectory.
( Zhong et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

China Agricultural University, China
Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands

Doubled haploids with increased leaf size. Doubled haploid technology is used to obtain homozygous lines in a single generation. This technique significantly accelerates the crop breeding trajectory.
( Impens et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Ghent University
VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium

Higher haploid induction rate. Haploid induction allows formation of doubled haploids, which can be used to rapidly fix genetic information.
( Jang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chonnam National University
Pusan National University
Kyung Hee University, South Korea

Delayed flowering time.
( Hong et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, South Korea

Reduced lignin content and increased sugar release upon saccharification.
( De Meester et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Ghent University
VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium

Establishment of maternal haploid induction. Doubled haploid technology is used to obtain homozygous lines in a single generation. This technique significantly accelerates the crop breeding trajectory.
( Zhong et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

China Agricultural University, China
Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands

Increased monounsaturated fatty acid contents (MUFAs). Due to their higher thermal-oxidative stability and viscosity relative to other common fatty acids, MUFAs are preferred for industrial uses, for example as biolubricants and biodiesel fuels.
( Lee et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

National Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Chonnam National University
Plant Engineering Research Institute, South Korea

Early-flowering.
( Jeong et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Department of Biological Science
Seoul National University
Chungnam National University
Institute for Basic Science
Kangwon National University
Kyunghee University, South Korea

35% reduction in lignin. Fourfold increase in cellulose-to-glucose conversion upon limited saccharification. Efficient saccharification is hindered by the presence of lignin in the secondary-thickened cell walls.
( de Vries et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Ghent University
VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium

Improve biofuel production by mediating lignin modification. Lignocellulosic biomasses are an abundant renewable source of carbon energy. Heterogenous properties of lignocellulosic biomass and intrinsic recalcitrance caused by cell wall lignification lower the biorefinery efficiency. Reduced lignin content is desired.
( Lee et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
University of Science and Technology (UST)
Daejeon, South Korea

Glycoproteins without plant-specific glycans. Plants or plant cells can be used to produce pharmacological glycoproteins, for example antibodies or vaccines. However these proteins carry N-glycans with plant-typical residues [β(1,2)-xylose and core α(1,3)-fucose]. This plant-specific glycans can greatly impact the immunogenicity, allergenicity, or activity of the protein.
( Mercx et al., 2017 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Université catholique de Louvain
Université de Liège, Belgium

Glyphosate & hppd inhibitor herbicides, for example tembotrione
( D'Halluin et al., 2013 )

SDN2
CRISPR/Cas

Bayer CropScience N.V, Belgium

Brown color and increased sugar content.
( Kim et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hankyong National University
Korea Polar Research Institute
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Chungbuk National University, South Korea

Tangerine color
( Kim et al., 2022 )

SDN2
CRISPR/Cas

Hankyong National University
Korea Polar Research Institute
Chungbuk National University
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Hankyong National University, South Korea

Colour shift. The poinsettia belongs to most economically important potted ornamental plants. Customers are willing to pay higher prices for unusual varieties.
( Nitarska et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Technische Universität Wien, Austria
Klemm+Sohn GmbH &
Co
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

Fine-tuned anthocyanin biosynthesis.
( )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Northeast Forestry University, Horticultural Sub-academy of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Wonsan University of Agriculture, South Korea

Flower color modification to a pale purplish pink flower color compared to the purple violet wild type.
( Yu et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hanyang University
Chungnam National University, South Korea

Delayed onset of riping.
( Jeon et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kyungpook National University
Sunchon National University, South Korea

Enhancement of flowering time. Petunia has become popular in the floriculture industry, however it is sensitive to ethylene, which causes flower senescence.
( Xu et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kyungpook National University
Kangwon National University, South Korea

Enhanced storage potential of ripening fruits.
( Do et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Kyungpook National University
Sunchon National University
Catholic University of Korea, South Korea

Traits categories

Genome Editing Technique

Countries

Plant

Sdn Type

Traits related to biotic stress tolerance

Traits related to abiotic stress tolerance

Traits related to improved food/feed quality

Traits related to increased plant yield and growth

Traits related to industrial utilization

Traits related to herbicide tolerance

Traits related to product color/flavour

Traits related to storage performance