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. 2021 Mar 12;57(2):271–279. doi: 10.1134/S000368382102006X

Table 2.  .

Gene-edited crops

Crop Development company, method Status

Virus-resistant tomato

https://www.nexgenplants.com/

Nexgen Plants (Australia) Approved by USDA for field trials in 2017

Micro-tomato

https://thecounter.org/international-space-station-gene-edited-tomato/

University of California,

Riverside, United States

CRISPR

For use on the International Space Station and

in enclosed spaces and other confined spaces

Grapevine leafroll disease-resistant grapes

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/09/21/are-we-ready-for-genetically-modified-wine/

Rutgers University, USA, CRISPR

Nonbrowning apples:

varieties Arctic Golden, Granny Smith and Fuji

https://www.arcticapples.com/how-did-we-make-nonbrowning-apple/

Okanagan Specialty Fruits, RNA interference. Approved by USDA

Salt-tolerant rice

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariellasimke/2020/02/21/you-may-find-salt-tolerant-rice-growing-in-the-ocean-by-2021/?subId1= xid:fr1582662210931gjd#1c4569ce4133

Agrisea, editing Floating ocean farms

High-fiber wheat

https://calyxt.com/calyxt-harvests-high-fiber-wheat-field-trials/

Calyxt,

editing

Approved by USDA

for field trials in 2018

Camelina (Brassicaceae family) with improved oil composition (omega-3)

https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt0118-6b.epdf?shared_access_ token=SS4V7V5nwo6_VHeVnriWkNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MwSccfXlkuLBszumLMvCj9t-ForwjJaKkVVBMsLKWESjOw0sSf 21kBJtFPCTmLUrUKqgSmVJpXParouCNHw0Ww98VQyz5Rr-Fyg2BDc5u16A%3D%3D

Yield10 Bioscience CRISPR

Approved by USDA

in 2017

Drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant soybean https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt0118-6b.epdf?shared_access_token=SS4V7V5nwo6_VHeVnriWkNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MwSccfXlkuLBszumLMvCj9t-ForwjJaKkVVBMsLKWESjOw0sSf2 1kBJtFPCTmLUrUKqgSmVJpXParouCNHw0Ww98VQyz5Rr-Fyg2BDc5u16A%3D%3D University of Minnesota, United States, CRISPR

Approved by USDA

in 2017

High-yielding tomato with increased fruit and reduced branching and amount of leaves

https://qz.com/989925/scientists-are-perfecting-salad-by-editing-mutated-tomato-genes/

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, editing Developed in 2017

Improved quality alfalfa

https://swseedco.com/press-release/calyxt-and-sws-gene-edited-alfalfa-plant-designated-as-non-regulated-by-usda/

Calyxt, TALEN

Nonregulated status

by USDA in 2017

Wheat with improved resistance to powdery mildew

https://www.nature.com/news/gene-editing-surges-as-us-ret-hinks-regulations-1.19724

Calyxt, TALEN

Nonbrowning potato

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/10/27/calyxts-bruise-resistant-non-browning-gmo-potato-cleared-sale/

Calyxt, TALEN

Approved by

USDA in 2016

Corn with high starch content (waxy corn)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/13/ how-one-company-plans-to-change-your-mind-about-genetically-edited-food/

DuPont, CRISPR

Nonregulated status

by USDA in 2016

Drought-resistant maize

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pbi.12603

DuPont, CRISPR Developed in 2016

Champignon

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gene-edited-crispr-mushroom-escapes-u-s-regulation/

Pennsylvania State University, United States, CRISPR

Nonregulated status

by USDA in 2016