DOI: 10.1111/pce.70834 ISSN: 0140-7791
A One‐Step Strategy Achieves Lignin Reduction Without Biomass Penalty in Poplar
Xun Tang, Jiaxing Zhang, Yuelin Fu, Mengqi Sun, Zekun Qi, Yunjun Zhao, Chang Liu, Hasi YuSummary statement
A one‐step CRISPR editing strategy targeting C3H in hybrid poplar ‘Nanlin 895’ reduces lignin content and doubles saccharification yield while maintaining normal biomass growth, successfully overcoming the traditional yield penalty in a commercially relevant tree species.