genome search | EU-SAGE

Genome-editing techniques are promising tools in plant breeding. To facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the use of genome editing, EU-SAGE developed an interactive, publicly accessible online database of genome-edited crop plants as described in peer-reviewed scientific publications.
The aim of the database is to inform interested stakeholder communities in a transparent manner about the latest evidence about the use of genome editing in crop plants. Different elements including the plant species, traits, techniques, and applications can be filtered in this database.
Regarding the methodology, a literature search in the bibliographic databases and web pages of governmental agencies was conducted using predefined queries in English. Identifying research articles in other languages was not possible due to language barriers. Patents were not screened.
Peer-reviewed articles were screened for relevance and were included in the database based on pre-defined criteria. The main criterium is that the research article should describe a research study of any crop plant in which a trait has been introduced that is relevant from an agricultural and/or food/feed perspective. The database does neither give information on the stage of development of the crop plant, nor on the existence of the intention to develop the described crop plants to be marketed.
This database will be regularly updated. Please contact us via the following webpage in case you would like to inform us about a new scientific study of crops developed for market-oriented agricultural production as a result of genome editing

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Traits related to abiotic stress tolerance

Drought tolerance.
( Zhao et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hebei Normal University
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Lower water loss rate under drought conditions.
( Wang et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Gansu Agricultural University
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Increased tolerance to low temperatures.
( Wang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Nankai University
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

Enhances adaptation to direct-seeding on wet land and tolerance to drought stress in rice. Water stress is the most important factor limiting rice agriculture by either floods or drought.
( Zhang et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Huazhong Agricultural University
Shanghai Agrobiological Gene Center, China

Increased drought tolerance.
( Xu et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

R&
D Center of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co. Ltd.
Sichuan Agriculture University, China

Enhanced cadmium resistance with reduced cadmium accumulation in roots and shoots. Cadmium is a heavy metal, harmful for human health.
( Dang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Shenyang Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Northern geng Super Rice Breeding, China

Salt tolerance.
( Duan et al,. 2016 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Broad-spectrum stress tolerance: enhanced low temperature, salinity, Pseudoperonospora cubensis and water-deficit tolerance.
(Dong et al., 2023)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

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

Enhanced tolerance to heat stress involving ROS homeostasis. Less severe wilting and less membrane damage, lower reactive oxygen species (ROS) contents and higher activities and transcript levels of antioxidant enzymes, as well as higher expression of heat shock proteins and genes encoding heat stress transcription factors.
( Yu et al., 2019 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

China Agricultural University
Renmin University of China, China

Reduction in cadmium accumulation. Cadmium is a heavy metal, harmful for human health.
( Yao et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Sichuan University
Science and Technology Innovation Center of Sichuan Modern Seed Industry Group, China

Better salinity tolerance.
( Ma et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Reduced cadmium content. Cadmium poses a health treat, as it is a highly toxic heavy metal for most living organisms.
( Hao et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hunan University of Arts and Science
Hunan Normal University, China

Improved drought and salt tolerance.
( Zhang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Northeast Forestry University
Chinese Academy of Forestry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nanjing Forestry University, China

Improved yield and cold tolerance. High yield and high cold tolerance were often antagonistic to each other.
( Zeng et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, China

Enhanced tolerance to drought and salt stress.
( Shen et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chongqing University
Yunnan Agricultural University, China

Improved Cadmium (Cd)-tolerance by reducing the Cd transport from vacuole to cytosol in tobacco leaves.
( Jia et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Henan Agricultural University
Xiamen University, China

Improved drought tolerance and yield.
( Usman et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Guangxi University
South China Agricultural University, China

Enhanced resistance to drought stress with increased osmotic adjustment, antioxidant activity, photosynthetic efficiency and decreased water loss rate.
( Liu et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Tobacco Research Institute
Key Laboratory of Tobacco Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology
Shenzhen Yupeng Technology Co.
Sichuan Tobacco Corporation, China

Potassium deficiency tolerance and contribution to stomatal closure.
( Mao et al., 2016 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
National Center of Rice Improvement of China
National Engineering Laboratory of Rice
South Base of National Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice of China, China

Decreased Cadmium (Cd) accumulation. Consumption of crops that absorb Cd from the soil can cause serious health problems in humans.
( He et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Yunnan Agricultural University, China

Enhanced the tolerance of plants to salt (NaCl), the stress hormone abscisic acid (ABA), dehydration and polyethylene glycol (PEG) stresses.
( Yue et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Zhejiang University
Hunan Agricultural University, China

Removal of harmful pericarp character of weedy rice while increasing drought tolerance. Weedy rice has the potential of domestication into direct-seeding rice with strong drought tolerance.
( Kong et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Improved salt stress resistance. Significant increase in the shoot weight, the total chlorophyll content, and the chlorophyll fluorescence under salt stress. Also high antioxidant activities coincided with less reactive oxygen species (ROS).
( Shah Alam et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Zhejiang University, China
Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Alexandria University, Egypt

Increased water-deficit tolerance.
( Lv et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chongqing University, China

Enhanced drought tolerance.
( Liu et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

China Agricultural University, China

Enhanced drought tolerance.
( Qiu et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Southwest University, China

Drought resistance.
( Zhang et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Jilin Agricultural University, China

Salt tolerance during the seedling stage.
( Chen et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Huazhong Agriculture University
Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, China

Enhanced drought tolerance.
( Wang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico

Drought tolerance and abscisic acid sensitivity.
( Lou et al., 2017 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Enhanced rice salinity tolerance and absisic acid hypersensitivity.
( Yan et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Nanchang University, China

Modulate aluminium resistance. Aluminum (Al) toxicity is the main factor inhibiting plant root development and reducing crops yield in acidic soils.
( Zhang et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
China Agricultural University, China
University of California, USA

Enhanced chilling tolerance at seedling stage without yield loss.
( Deng et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hunan Agricultural University
Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Yuelushan Laboratory, China

Increased root length, which can restore good performance under water stress.
( Gabay et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

University of California
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
University of Haifa, Israel
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)
Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Argentina
Fudan University
China Agricultural University, China
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

More tolerant to chilling stress: increased survival rate, decreased membrane permeability, and reduced lipid peroxidation.
(Xu et al., 2022)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Henan University of Science and Technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Reduced uptake of lead (Pb). Lead is one of the most toxic metals affecting human health globally and food is an important source of chronic Pb exposure in humans.
( Chang et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Fruits insensitive to the effectss of high temperature stress and with reduced browning phenotype caused by high temperatures.
( Wang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Northwest A &
F University
College of Horticultural Science and Engineering, China

Enhanced resistance to salt and oxidative stress and increased grain yield.
( Alfatih et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Early heading phenotype that escapes from cold stress and achieves high yield potential.
( Zhou et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Nanjing Agricultural University
Institute of Lianyungang Agricultural Science of Xuhuai Area/Lianyungang Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Enhanced salinity stress tolerance.
( Wang et al., 2021 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Northeast Normal University
Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Linyi University
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Improved rice growth with increased plant height, biomass, and chlorophyll content but with a lower degree of oxidative injury and Cd accumulation.
( Cao et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Nanjing Agricultural University
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Improved drought tolerance.
( Linghu et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province
Northwest A &
F University, China

Improved drought tolerance and larger grain yield under drought stress.
( Feng et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China
Maize Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, China

Salt-tolerant plants.
( Jingfang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Lianyungang Academy of Agricultural Science
Nanjing Agricultural University
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Curled leaf phenotype and improved drought tolerance.
( Liao et al., 2019 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Guangxi University
South China Agricultural University, China

Reduced cadmium (Cd) accumulation and enhanceed Cd resistance. Cd accumulation in the edible parts of the plant pose potential risks to human health.
( Zheng et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC
China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co. LTD
Beijing Life Science Academy (BLSA)
Zhengzhou University, China

Reduced arsenic content and increased arsenic tolerance. Arsenic is toxic to organisms and elevated its accumulation may pose health risks to humans.
( Wang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Henan Agricultural University
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Henan Agricultural University, China

Conferred thermotolerance and the stability of heat shock proteins.
( Huang et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Zhejiang University
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China
Shandong (Linyi) Institute of Modern Agriculture, China

Enhanced drought tolerance
( Wu et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Huazhong Agricultural University, China

Arsenic (As) tolerance. As is toxic to organisms and elevated As accumulation may pose health risks to humans.
( Duan et al., 2015 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Enhanced cold tolerance.
( Fan et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Liaocheng University, China

Enhanced salinity tolerance.
( Zhang et al., 2019 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Huazhong Agricultural University
Shanghai Agrobiological Gene Center, China

Chilling tolerance.
( Zhang et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Jilin University, China

Increased tolerance to cadmium toxicity.
( Yue et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Zhejiang University
Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Traits related to product color/flavour

Albino phenotype.
( Huang et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chinese Academy of Forestry, China

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

Adjusted fruit colors and flavours such as increased glucose or fructose content.
( Jia et al., 2024 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Jiangxi Agricultural University
Anhui Agricultural University
Research Centre for Biological Breeding Technology
Zhejiang University
Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Purple color.
( Xu et al., 2019 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Albino phenotype
( Fan et al., 2015 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Southwest University
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Color modification: pink tomatoes.
(Yang et al., 2019)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Huazhong Agricultural University
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, China

Tomatoes with different fruit colors, including yellow, brown, pink, light-yellow, pink-brown, yellow-green, and light green.
( Yang et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qingdao Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, China

Altered ornamental quality: Increased sensitivity to low temperature, thus affecting leaf margin coloration.
(Zhou et al., 2023)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Shenyang Agricultural University
Breeding and Cultivation of Liaoning Province
Dalian Minzu University
Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization, China

Albino phenotype. Diversity in fruit color. Watermelon is an important fruit croup throughout the world.
( Tian et al., 2016 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Improvement
China Agricultural University
Beijing University of Agriculture, China

Pale purple phenotype due to dramatic decrease of anthocyanins content.
( Duan et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

College of Horticulture, China

Altered color of petals and leaves.
( Li et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Huazhong Agricultural University
Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, China

Pink fruit color.
( Deng et al., 2018 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Color change of the taproot from orange to pink-orange and slightly higher content of α-carotene in the taproot.
( Li et al., 2022 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Nanjing Agricultural University
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, China

Red rice. The pigments of coloured rice contain high levels of proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins which have been recognized as health-promoting nutrients.
( Zhu et al., 2019 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Xiamen University
Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Minjiang University, China

Fine-tuning anthocyanin content.
( Yan et al., 2019 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

South China Agricultural University
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Improved fruit ripening and increased fruit firmness at the red ripe stage.
( Zhang et al., 2024 )

SDN2
CRISPR/Cas

Henan Agricultural University
Huazhong Agricultural University, China

Fruit coloration. Fruit color affects consumer preference and is one of the breeding objectives of great interests. For example, white-fruited cultivars are sold at a much higher price than red-fruited cultivars.
( Gao et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Huazhong Agricultural University, China
University of Maryland, USA

Albino phenotype.
( Wang et al., 2018 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Reduced citrate content. Citrate is a common primary metabolite which often characterizes fruit flavour.
( Fu et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Zhejiang University, China
University of Florida, USA
The New Zealand Institute for Plant &
Food Research Limited (Plant &
Food Research) Mt Albert
University of Auckland, New Zealand

Yellow stems and leaves.
( Sun et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Sichuan Agricultural University
Zhejiang University, China

Alleviated browning of freshly cut potatoes.
( Shi et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Shandong Agricultural University, China

Crop modification: albino phenotype.
(Wang et al., 2017)

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Huazhong Agricultural University, China
University of Pennsylvania, USA

Yellow colored seed.
( Huang et al., 2023 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Hunan University of Science and Technology
Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Brown seed-coat color.
( Jia et al., 2020 )

SDN1
CRISPR/Cas

Southern University of Science and Technology
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
South China Agricultural University, China
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
University of Missouri, USA

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Traits related to abiotic stress tolerance

Traits related to product color/flavour