Table 2. .
Gene-edited crops
| Crop | Development company, method | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Virus-resistant tomato |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
Calyxt, TALEN |
Approved by USDA in 2016 |
|
Corn with high starch content (waxy corn) |
DuPont, CRISPR |
Nonregulated status by USDA in 2016 |
|
Drought-resistant maize |
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 |