Every year, millions of poinsettias brighten up windowsills around the world. But behind the festive plant lies a hidden problem: the beautiful branching, which gives the poinsettia its decorative shape, is caused by a bacterial infection. Without the bacterium, the plant simply cannot be sold, which means that production has for decades relied on controlling this plant disease.
Gene-edited poinsettias branch naturally, eliminating need for bacterial infection and manual pruning
