Bacterial diseases are a constant threat to crop production globally. Current management
strategies rely on an array of tactics, including improved cultural practices; application of …

Plants rely on multiple immune systems to protect themselves from pathogens. When pattern-
triggered immunity (PTI)—the first layer of the immune response—is no longer effective as a …

Crossbreeding, mutation breeding, and traditional transgenic breeding take much time to
improve desirable characters/traits. CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing (GE) is a game …

Breeding has been used successfully for many years in the fruit industry, giving rise to most
of today's commercial fruit cultivars. More recently, new molecular breeding techniques have …

Anthocyanins are plant secondary metabolites that have a variety of biological functions,
including pigmentation. The accumulation of anthocyanins is regulated by both …

Firmness is one of the most important fruit quality traits in strawberries. The postharvest shelf
life of this soft fruit is highly limited by the loss of firmness, where cell wall disassembly plays …

Climate change, large monocultures of disease-susceptible cultivars, overuse of pesticides,
and the emergence of new pathogens or pathogenic strains causing economic losses are all …

Despite recent progress, the application of CRISPR/Cas9 in perennial plants still has many
obstacles to overcome. Our previous results with CRISPR/Cas9 in apple and pear indicated …

Fruit crops cultivated in almost all countries and regions around the world serve as important
agricultural commodities of significant economic value because they contribute to overall …

The application of plant biotechnology to enhance beneficial traits in crops is now
indispensable because of food insecurity due to increasing global population and climate …