Engineering compact Physalis peruviana (goldenberry) to promote its potential as a global crop

Domingo, Miguel Santo, Fitzgerald, Blaine, Robitaille, Gina, Ramakrishnan, Srividya, Swartwood, Kerry, Karavolias, Nicholas, Schatz, Michael, Van Eck, Joyce, Lippman, Zachary (August 2025) Engineering compact Physalis peruviana (goldenberry) to promote its potential as a global crop. bioRxiv. ISSN 2692-8205 (Submitted)

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Abstract

EN - Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) produces sweet, nutritionally-rich berries, yet like many minor crops, is cultivated in limited geographical regions and has not been a focus of breeding programs for trait enhancement. Leveraging knowledge of plant architecture-related traits from related species, we used CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing to generate a compact ideotype to advance future breeding efforts and agricultural production. Goldenberry growers will benefit from these compact versions because it optimizes per plot yield, facilitating larger-scale production to meet rising consumer popularity and demand. SP - La uchuva (Physalis peruviana) produce frutos dulces y ricos en nutrientes, pero, igual que muchos cultivos minoritarios, se cultiva en zonas geográficas limitadas y no ha sufrido un proceso de mejoram. Aprovechando conocimientos sobre rasgos relacionados con la arquitectura vegetal de especies relacionadas, hemos usado edición génica mediante CRISPR/Cas9 para generar un ideotipo compacto para promover futuros esfuerzos en su mejora y en producción agrícola. Los productores de uchuva se podrán beneficiar de estas versiones compactas ya que optimiza el rendimiento por parcela, facilitando así la producción a una mayor escala para cubrir la creciente popularidad y demanda de los consumidores.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: organism description > plant
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL labs > Lippman lab
SWORD Depositor: CSHL Elements
Depositing User: CSHL Elements
Date: 19 August 2025
Date Deposited: 09 Sep 2025 12:48
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2025 12:48
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/41957

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