"Texas Tech's New Method Revolutionizes Rapid Crop Development Without Tissue Culture"

Texas Techs Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance has developed a revolutionary method for creating transgenic and gene-edited crops without tissue culture, accelerating agricultural innovation.

• This new method significantly reduces the development time for gene-edited crops like soybean and tomato, cutting months from the traditional process of regeneration (biology).
• By eliminating the reliance on specialized tissue culture, the technique enhances accessibility for more research institutions and diverse plant species, broadening the scope of biotechnology applications.
• The innovative approach allows for faster gene discovery and implementation, facilitating the creation of transgenes that can improve crop resilience to abiotic stresses.