A research initiative of BioPlant Lab
WHAT WE DO
A research initiative for genome and molecular biology studies on sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.).
OUR RESEARCH
Publications and documents generated by the project.
THE TEAM
Researchers involved in this work.
edited potato
This video shows the browning progression in sliced potato tubers over a threeāday period. The CRISPRāedited lines targeting StPPO1 and StPPO2 display noticeably less discoloration than the wildātype ‘YaganaāINIA’, maintaining a lighter and cleaner appearance throughout the observation window. The transgeneāfree StPPO2āedited line shows a strong reduction in browning, offering a clear visual demonstration of how lowering PPO activity improves the postharvest quality of freshācut potato. More info here
Breaking Vernalization in the Arabidopsis Ediā0 Ecotype Using an Artificial microRNA from Sweet Cherry
We study how small RNAs regulate dormancy and flowering in temperate species. In sweet cherry, we identified miR396 during bud dormancy and tested its function by expressing an artificial version in Arabidopsis Ediā0. This molecule altered key flowering regulators and enabled flowering without vernalization, revealing miR396’s potential role in dormancy control. More here
Grapevine gene editing using geminivirus-derived vectors
Our first experiments for gene editing using CRISPR-Cas9 in the species began in 2014. Six years later we have published our first results and conclusions. More here
This video shows three DEL1āedited ‘Thompson Seedless’ prototypes. The plant on the left displays no visible powdery mildew symptoms, highlighting the impact of the DEL1 edit on disease response. The other plants provide a visual comparison of the variation observed among edited lines.
We are cover image of the Tree Physiology Journal-Dec'17´s issue
In Rothkegel et al. (Dec's issue, 1739-1751) we showed that during cold accumulation, siRNAs and DNA methylation participate in the regulation of MADS-box genes involved in dormancy. More here
Formulated as a spin-off experience, we developed Temporary Immersion Systems to massively clone sweet cherry varieties and rootstocks.
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Massive propagation systems
