#CAAS researchers combined k-mer GWAS and autotetraploid #CRISPR editing in #alfalfa to decode the #MsCBF8-MsGolS2 module, which coordinates dynamic stomatal closure, ROS scavenging, and raffinose synthesis for enhanced #drought survival with zero yield penalty. 🌿🤖 #ForageBreeding

CAS researchers assembled a 568.88 Mb #T2T gapless genome of Medicago lupulina and established its first #CRISPR/Cas9 editing platform, targeting MlPINNA1 to generate a 5-leaflet pentafoliate mutant phenotype. 🌿🤖
#MedicagoLupulina #JIPB2026 #LegumeGenomics #ForageBreeding #AgBiotech