Virus-Induced Genome Editing in the Parasitic Plant Phtheirospermum japonicum.
Phtheirospermum japonicum is a genetic model for parasitic Orobanchaceae, a family that includes agriculturally important weeds such as Striga , Orobanche , and Phelipanche . Functional genetic studies in these species are limited by the lack of stable transgenesis protocols, restricting heritable CRISPR/Cas...