Brassica napus, commonly known as rapeseed or canola, is a major oil crop contributing
over 13% to the stable supply of edible vegetable oil worldwide. Identification and …

The global population continues to rise, as does the likelihood of reduced yields of major
food crops due to the changing climate, thus making the development of genetically …

Yellow seed is a desirable trait with great potential for improving seed quality in Brassica
crops. Unfortunately, no natural or induced yellow seed germplasms have been found in …

Plant height and branch number are essential components of rapeseed plant architecture
and are directly correlated with its yield. Presently, improvement of plant architecture is a …

Key message Genomic editing with CRISPR/Cas9 system can simultaneously modify
multiple copies of the BnaFAD2 gene to develop novel variations in fatty acids profiles in …

Targeted genome editing is a desirable means of basic science and crop improvement. The
clustered, regularly interspaced, palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas9 (CRISPR-associated 9) …

Background Within the last decades, genome-editing techniques such as CRISPR/Cas,
TALENs, Zinc-Finger Nucleases, Meganucleases, Oligonucleotide-Directed Mutagenesis …

Plant‐based oils are valuable agricultural products, and seed oil content (SOC) is the major
yield component in oil crops. Increasing SOC has been successfully targeted through the …

Horticultural crops provide humans with many valuable products. The improvement of the
yield and quality of horticultural crops has been receiving increasing research attention …

Targeted genome editing (GE) technology has brought a significant revolution in fictional
genomic research and given hope to plant scientists to develop desirable varieties. This …