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Improving maize productivity under water scarcity using precise genome editing

Submitted by admin on February 22, 2026
Institution(s)
Cairo University Faculty of Agriculture
Area of Focus
Egypt
Target Organisms
Maize
Start Year
2024
Status
Ongoing
Stage
Research & Development (R&D)
Project GEd Technique
Base Editors (BEs)
CRISPR/Cas9
Amount (USD)
0.20Million
Countries Active
Egypt
Trait(s)
Drought tolerance and improving productivity
Project Description
This project focuses on improving maize productivity under water-scarce conditions through precise genome-editing techniques.

Developing Drought-Tolerant Chickpea Using Gene Editing

Submitted by admin on February 22, 2026
Institution(s)
Cairo University Faculty of Agriculture
Area of Focus
Egypt-USA
Start Year
2024
End Year
2027
Status
Ongoing
Stage
Research & Development (R&D)
Project GEd Technique
Base Editors (BEs)
CRISPR/Cas9
Amount (USD)
0.40Million
Countries Active
Egypt
Trait(s)
Drought tolerance
Project Description
This project aims to develop drought-tolerant chickpea varieties using advanced gene-editing approaches. It is a joint public research collaboration involving the Faculty of Agriculture at Cairo University, the Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research In

Genome Editing in Sorghum for Improving Biofuel Production and Forage Quality

Submitted by admin on February 22, 2026
Area of Focus
Egypt-USA
Target Organisms
Sorghum
Start Year
2018
End Year
2023
Status
Completed
Stage
Research & Development (R&D)
Project GEd Technique
CRISPR/Cas9
Amount (USD)
0.40Million
Countries Active
Egypt
Trait(s)
Biofuel Production and Forage Quality
Project Description
This project focused on applying genome-editing techniques to sorghum to enhance biofuel production and improve forage quality

Developing Abiotic Stress Tolerant Wheat Using Gene Editing

Submitted by admin on February 22, 2026
Institution(s)
Cairo University Faculty of Agriculture
Area of Focus
Egypt-USA
Start Year
2018
End Year
2022
Status
Completed
Stage
Research & Development (R&D)
Project GEd Technique
CRISPR/Cas9
Amount (USD)
0.40Million
Countries Active
Egypt
Trait(s)
Drought tolerance
Project Description
This project focused on developing abiotic stress-tolerant bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) with enhanced drought tolerance using CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology (SDN1)
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October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA)

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Galala University

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Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST)

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+20 2 2865 0400
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