Generating popcorn-like fragrant tomato using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing

doi:10.1016/j.jia.2026.01.033

Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2026, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (5): 2174-2177.DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2026.01.033

收稿日期:2025-12-26 修回日期:2026-01-24 接受日期:2026-01-23 出版日期:2026-05-20 发布日期:2026-04-11

Generating popcorn-like fragrant tomato using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing

Peng Zheng^1*, Wei Jiang^1*, Qionglin Chen^1*, Shouli Feng¹, Miaomiao Huang¹, Lu Yuan¹, Lingyun Chen³, Xiaoyuan Tao¹, Zhong-Hua Chen⁴, Jingyin Yu^1#, Shengchun Xu^{1, 2#}

¹Biotechnology Institute, Xianghu Laboratory, Hangzhou 311231, China
²Institute of Digital Agriculture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
³Hangzhou Seed Industry Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
⁴School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, Adelaide University, Glen Osmond, 5064 SA, Australia

Received:2025-12-26 Revised:2026-01-24 Accepted:2026-01-23 Online:2026-05-20 Published:2026-04-11
About author:#Correspondence Shengchun Xu, E-mail: xushengchun@xhlab.ac.cn; Jingyin Yu, E-mail: yujingyin@xhlab.ac.cn * These authors contributed equally to this study.
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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32401217), the Zhejiang Provincial “Three Rural Areas and Nine Parties” Science and Technology Collaboration Program, China (2024SNJF037), and the China Postdoctoral Foundation (2024M762711).

摘要/Abstract

Peng Zheng, Wei Jiang, Qionglin Chen, Shouli Feng, Miaomiao Huang, Lu Yuan, Lingyun Chen, Xiaoyuan Tao, Zhong-Hua Chen, Jingyin Yu, Shengchun Xu. [J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2026, 25(5): 2174-2177.

Peng Zheng, Wei Jiang, Qionglin Chen, Shouli Feng, Miaomiao Huang, Lu Yuan, Lingyun Chen, Xiaoyuan Tao, Zhong-Hua Chen, Jingyin Yu, Shengchun Xu. Generating popcorn-like fragrant tomato using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2026, 25(5): 2174-2177.

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