The control of prickle formation in Rubus
Brian St. Aubin, Thomas J. Poorten, Andrew S. Fister, Cherie A. Ochsenfeld, Joel Reiner, Allie Sandra Castillo, Rishi Aryal, Tomáš Brůna, Olga Dudchenko, Daniel James Sargent, Daniel G. Mead, Matteo Buti, Alexander Silva, Melanie Pham, David Weisz, , Brian C. W. Crawford
This study identifies WOX1 mutations as the genetic basis of the prickleless S locus in blackberry and red raspberry, enabling gene editing to create prickleless cultivars.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Jul 25, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology