Genetically engineered crops for sustainably enhanced food production systems

M Abdul Aziz, F Brini, H Rouached… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Engineering crops of the future: CRISPR approaches to develop climate-resilient and disease-resistant plants

SSA Zaidi, A Mahas, H Vanderschuren, MM Mahfouz - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
To meet increasing global food demand, breeders and scientists aim to improve the yield
and quality of major food crops. Plant diseases threaten food security and are expected to …

Advantage of nanotechnology-based genome editing system and its application in crop improvement

S Ahmar, T Mahmood, S Fiaz, F Mora-Poblete… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture is an important source of human food. However, current agricultural practices
need modernizing and strengthening to fulfill the increasing food requirements of the …

Generation of the transgene-free canker-resistant Citrus sinensis using Cas12a/crRNA ribonucleoprotein in the T0 generation

H Su, Y Wang, J Xu, AA Omar, JW Grosser… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) is a destructive citrus disease
worldwide. Generating disease-resistant cultivars is the most effective, environmentally …

A reporter for noninvasively monitoring gene expression and plant transformation

Y He, T Zhang, H Sun, H Zhan, Y Zhao - Horticulture research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Reporters have been widely used to visualize gene expression, protein localization, and
other cellular activities, but the commonly used reporters require special equipment …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR/Cas genome editing technologies for plant improvement against biotic and abiotic stresses: advances, limitations, and future perspectives

Y Wang, N Zafar, Q Ali, H Manghwar, G Wang, L Yu… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crossbreeding, mutation breeding, and traditional transgenic breeding take much time to
improve desirable characters/traits. CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing (GE) is a game …

Transgene-free genome editing of vegetatively propagated and perennial plant species in the T0 generation via a co-editing strategy

X Huang, H Jia, J Xu, Y Wang, J Wen, N Wang - Nature Plants, 2023 - nature.com
Transgene-free plant genome editing in the T0 generation is highly desirable but
challenging,. Here we achieved such a goal using a co-editing strategy via Agrobacterium …

Current insights and advances into plant male sterility: new precision breeding technology based on genome editing applications

S Farinati, S Draga, A Betto, F Palumbo… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plant male sterility (MS) represents the inability of the plant to generate functional anthers,
pollen, or male gametes. Develo** MS lines represents one of the most important …

GMOs or non-GMOs? The CRISPR conundrum

A Ahmad, A Jamil, N Munawar - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
CRISPR-Cas9, the “genetic scissors”, is being presaged as a revolutionary technology,
having tremendous potential to create designer crops by introducing precise and targeted …

An outlook on global regulatory landscape for genome-edited crops

A Ahmad, N Munawar, Z Khan, AT Qusmani… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The revolutionary technology of CRISPR/Cas systems and their extraordinary potential to
address fundamental questions in every field of biological sciences has led to their …