Genetic modification of crops has substantially focused on improving traits for desirable
outcomes. It has resulted in the development of crops with enhanced yields, quality, and …

During the last years, a great effort has been dedicated at the development and employment
of diverse approaches for achieving more stress‐tolerant and climate‐flexible crops and …

Climate change is a threat to global food security due to the reduction of crop productivity
around the globe. Food security is a matter of concern for stakeholders and policymakers as …

Cereal crops, including triticeae species (barley, wheat, rye), as well as edible cereals
(wheat, corn, rice, oat, rye, sorghum), are significant suppliers for human consumption …

Genome editing technology has rapidly evolved to knock-out genes, create targeted genetic
variation, install precise insertion/deletion and single nucleotide changes, and perform large …

Sugars are the major source of energy in living organisms and play important roles in
osmotic regulation, cell signaling and energy storage. SWEETs (Sugars Will Eventually be …

Sustainable intensification of agriculture in Africa is essential for accomplishing food and
nutritional security and addressing the rising concerns of climate change. There is an urgent …

Rice is one of the most important food crops in the world. However, stable rice production is
constrained by various diseases, in particular rice blast, sheath blight, bacterial blight, and …

Background In recent years, major advance in molecular biology and genomic technologies
have led to an exponential growth in biological information. As the deluge of genomic …

Food crop production and quality are two major attributes that ensure food security. Rice is
one of the major sources of food that feeds half of the world's population. Therefore, to feed …