Mit ein wenig Hilfe von Bakterien wachsen gentechnisch veränderte Pflanzen schneller: „Wissenschaftler nutzten die eingebaute Regenerationsfähigkeit von Pflanzen, um veränderte Pflanzen in Wochen statt in Monaten zu züchten und boten damit ein neuartiges Werkzeug in der Pflanzenbiotechnologie.“ »
https://www.the-scientist.com/gene-edited-crops-grow-faster-with-a-little-help-from-bacteria-73708
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« With the conventional method, we need to grow soybeans in tissue culture for at least three to four months, so reducing that time to three and a half weeks is a huge advancement. »
Reference: Kshetry, Arjun Ojha et al., A synthetic transcription cascade enables direct in planta shoot regeneration for transgenesis and gene editing in multiple plants, Molecular Plant, Online November 06, 2025. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1674205225003223
A problem with past modified fruits and vegetables is the increase in size didn’t result in a similar increase in vitamins, minerals, etc. So a melon feeding two people provides each person half of the micronutrients.
I would be curious to know if growing faster not bigger will offset this.