Creating a new oilseed crop, pennycress, by combining key domestication traits using CRISPR genome editing
Barsanti Gautam, Brice A. Jarvis, Maliheh Esfahanian, Michaela G. McGinn, Dalton Williams, Shengjun Liu, Mary E. Phippen, Nicholas J. Heller, Tad L. Wesley, Winthrop B. Phippen, Tim Ulmasov, M. David Marks, Ratan Chopra, John C. Sedbrook
This paper uses CRISPR to edit pennycress, reducing glucosinolates and weediness to create a high-yield, low-carbon crop for agricultural and fuel use.
Nature Plants · Jan 22, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics