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ArticleJournal of integrative plant biology2026

Engineering glyphosate-resistant watermelon by prime editing.

Shouwei Tian, Yu Lu, Jingchao Chen, Guoyi Gong, Haiying Zhang, Jie Zhang, Changlong Wen, Yong Xu

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Article in Journal of integrative plant biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Shouwei TianState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Design and Intelligent Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, 100097, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2749-2354
Yu LuState Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8520-4722
Jingchao ChenState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3515-8663
Guoyi GongState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Design and Intelligent Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, 100097, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5535-3765
Haiying ZhangState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Design and Intelligent Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, 100097, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-3628
Jie ZhangState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Design and Intelligent Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, 100097, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9922-2145
Changlong WenState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Design and Intelligent Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, 100097, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6154-922X
Yong XuState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Design and Intelligent Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, 100097, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3278-5215

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Editing the watermelon EPSPS gene using a prime editing platform with visible markers created a non-transgenic glyphosate-resistant line. These robust heterozygous mutants tolerate field-level herbicide doses without growth penalties, serving as ideal parental lines for crop breeding.

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CitrullusGene EditingGlycineHerbicide ResistanceGlyphosateHerbicidesMutationPlants, Genetically ModifiedGlycineGlyphosateHerbicides

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PMID42403160
PMCPMC13545817

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