CRISPR-Enhanced Wheat for Moroccan Climate Resilience
Funder/Donor
Institution(s)
Area of Focus
Yield Improvement
Start Year
2023
End Year
2026
Status
Ongoing
Project GEd Technique
Amount (USD)
3.50Million
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Yield improvement (up to +20%)
Project Description
This project is a high-tech agricultural initiative focused on securing Morocco’s food future. By utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology, the project aims to modify the DNA of native wheat varieties to make them more efficient and hardy.
Enhancing Tomato Longevity and Viral Resistance via CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing
Funder/Donor
Institution(s)
Start Year
2024
End Year
2028
Status
Ongoing
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Increased shelf life and Viral disease resistance
Project Description
This project is a high-impact biotechnological initiative based in Morocco and led by researchers at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), notably spearheaded by Ntui et al. (2024). Running from 2024 to 2028, the research focuses on one of the world'
De-extinction of Dodo (Raphus cacullatus) and conservation of Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri).
Start Year
2022
End Year
2023
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
De-extinction conservation
Project Description
A biotechnology and de‑extinction initiative led by Colossal Biosciences (USA) with genetic tools such as CRISPR‑Cas9 and primordial germ‑cell editing to recreate a bird genetically close to the extinct dodo.
Use of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to knock out flowering gene(s) in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)
Start Year
2018
Status
Ongoing
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Reduce flowering, & eventually to increase their sucrose content- sequencing of genes
Project Description
The project involves using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to knock out flowering genes in sugarcane (Saccharum species).
Eucalyptus
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
CRISPR disruption of LEAFY function
Vegetable crop including Bambara Groundnut
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Virus Resistance
Cassava
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Disease-Cassava Mosaic Virus (SACMV)
Vitis vinifera (Table grapes)
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Drought resistance
Triticum aestivum (Bread wheat)
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Crop yield