V. Chinnusamy

KAMALA: improved yield by finetuning cytokinin oxidase activity in rice

Increasing crop yield is of major importance for food security worldwide. Knock out mutants in the rice cytokinin oxidase gene CKX2 had shown potential for yield improvement. Here we explored whether the Indian mega variety Samba Mahsuri could be improved by introducing mutations into CKX2 by simultaneous editing of tw...

CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing of OsSD1 and OsDEP1 Improves Plant Architecture and Yield in Indigenous Black Rice Cultivar Chakhao Amubi

Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) sustains over half of the global population. The black rice landraces of North-East India are agronomically limited by tall stature, lodging, and low yield. We employed CRISPR/Cas9 -mediated multiplex genome editing to improve the elite aromatic black rice cultivar Chakhao Amubi by targeting thr...

QTL mapping for root traits during post-tillering stage under moisture-deficit stress in wheat