JOURNAL ARTICLES NARL 2025Biotechnology
Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing of phytoene desaturase in Musa-AAA: a critical step for genetic improvement of east African highland bananas
Frank Kalungi, Julius Mulindwa, Samwel Kariuki Muiruri, Valentine Otang Ntui, Abubakar Sadik Mustafa, Priver Bwesigye Namanya, Jerome Kubiriba, Alex Barekye, Jimmy Moses Tindamanyire
East African highland bananas (EAHBs), locally referred to as “matooke”, are an important staple crop in Uganda. The EAHBs have a triploid genome (AAA) with a large phenotypic diversity in the Great Lakes region of Africa and are challenge…