Original ResearchPublished 21 September 2026CRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruption of OsPLDβ1 enhances salt stress tolerance in rice through modulation of antioxidant defenseSangeetha Karippadakam · V. Mohan M. Achary · Dalia Vishnudasan · Hemangini Parmar · Alexander Balamurugan · Mallesham Bulle · Ganesan Prakash · Malireddy K. ReddyFrontiers in Genome Editingdoi 10.3389/fgeed.2026.1904040