Gene-editing may lead to weather-resilient potatoes to be ready by 2025
A gene-editing potato project aims to boost the rate of photosynthesis in potato crops to promote yield, water use efficiency and drought tolerance. The project is known as PhotoBoost; it focuses on a 20-25% increase in photosynthetic performance, which could lead to a 30% increase in plant biomass.
The EU-funded project draws on a range of genetic engineering disciplines and
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