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Plant Species

Target Gene

Target Traits Improved

References

Oryza sativa L.

OsHAK1

Inactivation of OsHAK1 reduces the

Nieves-Cordones et al.

uptake of 137Cs from soil

(2017)

Phoenix dactylifera L.

Pdpcs and Pdmt

Cadmium and chromium toxicity

Chaabene et al. (2018)

Phoenix dactylifera L.

Pdpcs and Pdmt

Heavy metal toxicity

Chaabene et al. (2018)

Saccharum officinarum L.

ScAPX6

Resistance to copper

Liu et al. (2017)

Saccharum officinarum L.

ScNsLTP

Resistance to drought and chilling

Chen et al. (2017)

Solanum lycopersicum L.

Mitogen-activated protein ki-

Absence of S1MAPK3 activity make Wang et al. (2017b)

nase 3 (S1MAPK3) in Solanum

plant susceptible to drought stress

lycopersicum

Triticum aestivum L. and Hor­

VRN1 at the FR1 locus and CBFs at Resistance to Low temperature

Dhillon et al. (2012); Stock­

deum vulgare L.

the FR2 locus

inger et al. (2007); Kinox

et al. (2010); Francia et al.

(2007)

Triticum aestivum L. and Oryza

TaHKT1;5

Saline soil

Dubcovsky et al. (1996)

sativa L.

Zea mays L.

MATE1

High Al3+

Maron et al. (2013)

CRISPR/Cas 12

Oryza sativa L.

OsEPFL9

Regulated stomatal density in rice

Yin et al. (2019)

leaves

Oryza sativa L.

OsDEP1, OsPDS, and OsEPFL9

Abiotic stress tolerance

Zhong et al. (2018)

Solanum lycopersicum L.

HKT1;2 HDR

Multiple-stress tolerance

Vu et al. (2020)

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