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. 2018 Jul 17;9:985. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00985

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Copyright © 2018 Jaganathan, Ramasamy, Sellamuthu, Jayabalan and Venkataraman.

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Application of CRISPR/Cas9 approach in plants: In 2013, CRISPR was demonstrated on rice, wheat, and maize. Whereas, in 2014, the technique was applied to tomato, soybean, and citrus. It was adopted in cotton and potato during 2015. Followed by watermelon, grapes, and alfalfa in 2016. CRIPSR/Cas was also applied to cassava, ipomoea, and legumes during 2017. Its is also applied to carrot, cacao, salvia, and lettuce during 2018 and many more crops yet to be reported.