Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Altpeter Lab
Led by Fredy Altpeter · Agronomy
What we study
The Altpeter Lab uses precision genome editing and metabolic engineering to improve crops like sugarcane, focusing on enhancing productivity, stress resistance, and biofuel quality. They study plant architecture, photosynthesis, and stress response pathways to create sustainable agricultural solutions.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Plants
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Power plants: Engineering biomass crops as oil factories
2026 · One Earth
- mTREX2 co-expression promotes large deletions in CRISPR/Cas12a editing of the highly polyploid sugarcane genome
2026 · Plant Cell Reports
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- Lessons From CABBI : Advancing Vegetative Oil Production in C 4 Crops Through a Vertically Integrated DBTL Framework
2026 · Plant Biotechnology Journal
Tests how to grow more oil in grasses using a team approach.
- Brachypodium SPEECHLESS2 Promoter Drives Expression of a Synthetic EPF to Reduce Stomatal Density in Sugarcane Without Pleiotropic Effects
2025 · Plant Biotechnology Journal
Finds a way to reduce stomata in sugarcane without side effects.
- Gene editing to enhance biotic stress tolerance in sugarcane
2025 · Frontiers in Plant Science
Uses gene editing to make sugarcane resist diseases faster.
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How to reach out
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