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CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Knockout of the OsbHLH024 Transcription Factor Improves Salt Stress Resistance in Rice

Submitted by admin on February 22, 2026
Institution(s)
Area of Focus
Saudi Arab, Egypt
Target Organisms
Start Year
2022
End Year
2022
Status
Completed
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Salt tolerance
Project Description
This project aimed to improve salt stress resistance in rice (Oryza sativa) by knocking out the OsbHLH024 transcription factor using CRISPR/Cas9 technology.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of FT/TFL1 in petunia improves plant architecture and early flowering

Submitted by admin on February 22, 2026
Area of Focus
Egypt – Turkey
Start Year
2024
Status
Ongoing
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Compact flowers, smaller plants with high flower abundance
Project Description
This project focuses on improving plant architecture and promoting early flowering in petunia through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of the FT/TFL1 genes.

Improved starch quality by reducing the levels of amylose, thus increasing the amylopectin content.

Submitted by admin on February 22, 2026
Area of Focus
Egypt
Target Organisms
Start Year
2023
End Year
2023
Status
Completed
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Starch quality
Project Description
This project aimed to improve starch quality in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by reducing amylose levels and increasing amylopectin content using genome-editing technology.

Decreasing of Monosaccharide Contents Resulted from Cold- Induced Sweetening in Tetraploid Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Using Genome Editing.

Submitted by admin on February 22, 2026
Area of Focus
Egypt
Target Organisms
Start Year
2023
End Year
2023
Status
Completed
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Cold- Induced Sweetening
Project Description
This project focused on reducing monosaccharide accumulation caused by cold-induced sweetening in tetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) using genome-editing technology.

Improving maize productivity under water scarcity using precise genome editing

Submitted by admin on February 22, 2026
Area of Focus
Egypt
Target Organisms
Start Year
2024
Status
Ongoing
Project GEd Technique
Amount (USD)
0.20Million
Countries Active
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
Area of Focus
Egypt-USA
Start Year
2024
End Year
2027
Status
Ongoing
Project GEd Technique
Amount (USD)
0.40Million
Countries Active
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
Start Year
2018
End Year
2023
Status
Completed
Project GEd Technique
Amount (USD)
0.40Million
Countries Active
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
Area of Focus
Egypt-USA
Start Year
2018
End Year
2022
Status
Completed
Project GEd Technique
Amount (USD)
0.40Million
Countries Active
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)

Rice — Bacterial Blight Resistance

Submitted by admin on February 21, 2026
Area of Focus
Research and trials focus on major rice-growing zones
Target Organisms
Start Year
2003
Project GEd Technique
Amount (USD)
86000.00Million
Countries Active
Trait(s)
resistance to bacterial leaf blight
Project Description
Bacterial blight resistance in rice refers to the plant's ability to withstand infections caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, a major bacterial pathogen. Resistant rice varieties carry specific genes that prevent disease development, reducing yield l