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Research Project: Gene Discovery and Trait Improvement in Soybean, Alfalfa, and Other Legumes by Gene Editing

Location: Plant Science Research

Title: Gene editing in soybean: promise to products

Author
item STUPAR, ROBERT - University Of Minnesota
item Curtin, Shaun

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/15/2023
Publication Date: 2/1/2024
Citation: Stupar, R.M., Curtin, S.J. 2024. Gene editing in soybean: Promise to products. In: Bansal, K.C., Lakra, W.S., Pathak, H. (eds). Transformation of Agri-Food Systems. Springer, Singapore. p. 287-296. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8014-7_21.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8014-7_21

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Legume crops are a vital feedstock for food, feed, fuel, and industrial products. Soybean, as the most cultivated legume crop in the world, has been subject to intense selection and breeding over the past century. The recent emergence of gene editing technology has enabled more efficient and focused studies of soybean gene function, along with the potential to develop new traits and/or novel functions. This chapter provides a brief history of gene editing applications in soybean research, including initial and ongoing applications in gene functional characterization. Furthermore, it discusses new gene editing modalities that may increase the range and flexibility of traits development. Related to these advances in gene knowledge and editing capacity, we discuss the traits that have been targeted for product development in recent years and the traits most likely to be targeted in the future.