A method of inducing genetic recombination, including: allowing a protein having DNA double-stranded cleavage activity to act in cells of a eukaryotic organism which is a polyploidy inherently possessed by a eukaryotic organism. In eukaryotic organisms, various genetic recombination generates new genome set composition. This is done to obtain a population of eukaryotic organisms that hold the modified genomic set.

A method of inducing genetic recombination, including: allowing a protein having DNA double-stranded cleavage activity to act in cells of a eukaryotic organism which is a polyploidy inherently possessed by a eukaryotic organism. In eukaryotic organisms, various genetic recombination generates new genome set composition. This is done to obtain a population of eukaryotic organisms that hold the modified genomic set.

An method of generating and selecting mutant Cannabis plants through mutagenesis of isolated Cannabis plant cells includes subjecting plant parts of one or more Cannabis plants to a pectinase treatment to obtain living cells of the one or more Cannabis plants, suspending the living cells in a mutagenic solution comprising methane sulfonate (EMS) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to obtain mutated Cannabis cells, centrifuging the mutated Cannabis cells to obtain pelleted cells, and providing the pelleted cells on culture media.

The invention is in the field of agriculture, in particular in the field of crop improvement for processing, more particularly in the field of sesquiterpene lactone (STL), squalene and phenolic compound biosynthesis by plants. A method for producing a plant having reduced STL levels, increased squalene levels and increased phenolic compound levels is disclosed, as well as a plant produced by such method.

This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying More Axillary Growth 1 (MAX1) genes in plants, optionally to improve plant architecture and/or improved yield traits. The invention further relates to plants having improved plant architecture and/or improved yield traits produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.

Compositions and methods are provided for large scale manipulation of genomic regions and chromosomal engineering of plant genomes. Portions of chromosomes may be deleted, translocated, duplicated or inverted, which are useful for various applications in plant breeding programs that relate to recombination, crossovers, and genetic gain. Site-specific directed DNA breaks enhance targeted recombination frequencies, crossover efficiency and movement of large chromosomal segments in crop plant cells. CRISPR-Cas systems enable targeted chromosomal engineering of crop plants.

The present invention relates to the use of Argonaute systems in plants for genome engineering, and compositions used in such methods.

The present invention relates to the use of Argonaute systems in plants for genome engineering, and compositions used in such methods.

The present invention relates to a mutant onion (Allium cepa) plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin. The mutant onion plant has a reduced level, reduced activity or complete absence of AcDMR6 protein as compared to a wild type onion plant.

The present invention relates to a mutant onion (Allium cepa) plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin. The mutant onion plant has a reduced level, reduced activity or complete absence of AcDMR6 protein as compared to a wild type onion plant.