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    • Figure 1. 

      The timeline of CRISPR/Cas9 development and use in ornamental plants.

    • Plant speciesTarget traitTarget geneMaterialMethodPhenotypeReferences
      Torenia fournieriFlower typeRAD1Agrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      A violet pigment pattern on dorsal petals[23]
      Phalaenopsis equestris
      Flower typeMADSExplantAgrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Influence floral organ initiation and development[25]
      Torenia fournieriColorF3HLeafAgrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Faint blue (almost white) and pale violet flowers[26]
      PetuniaColorF3HProtoplastPEG-mediated
      transformation
      Pale purplish pink flower[27]
      PetuniaColorCCD4Embryo-derived secondary embryoAgrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Pale yellow petals[28]
      Japanese GentianColorGST1LeafAgrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Almost white or pale blue[29]
      Ipomoea nilColorDFR-BEmbryoAgrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Green stems and white flowers[30]
      Ipomoea nilVase lifeEPH1EmbryoAgrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Petal senescence delay[31]
      Rosa hybridaVase lifeEIN2Somatic embryos
      Agrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Flower opening completely blocked[32]
      Petunia hybridaVase lifeACO1ProtoplastPEG-mediated transformationIncreased flower vase life[33]
      ChrysanthemumMarker geneYGFPYoung leafAgrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      GFP fluorescence[34]
      Lilium
      Longiflorum & Lilium pumilum
      Marker gene
      PDSEmbryogenic
      calli and scales
      Agrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Albino, pale yellow and albino green[35]
      Dendrobium officinalelignin synthesisC3H, C4H, 4CL,
      CCR, IRX
      ProtocormAgrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Affected the lignin biosynthesis[36]
      Petunia inflatareproductionSSK1LeavesAgrobacterium-mediated
      transformation
      Inhibit the growth of pollen tubes[37]

      Table 1. 

      List of current research of gene editing in ornamental plants.