Innovation in agriculture is pervasive. However, in spite of the success stories of twentieth
century plant breeding, the twenty-first century has ushered in a set of challenges that …

Genome‐editing technologies consisting of targeted mutagenesis and gene targeting
enable us to modify genes of interest rapidly and precisely. The discovery in 2012 of …

Highlights•Presentation and discussion of recently reported field trials using Genome Editing
in plants.•Comparison of natural double strand breaks and the ones induced by …

Recent advancements in gene editing provide unprecedented tools for plant biology
research and offer unlimited potential for improving existing crops and de novo …

Global food security is largely affected by factors such as environmental (eg drought,
flooding), social (eg gender inequality), socio‐economic (eg overpopulation, poverty) and …

Genome editing technology (GET) is a versatile approach that has progressed rapidly as a
mechanism to alter the genotype and phenotype of organisms. However, conventional …

Most conventional and modern crop-improvement methods exploit natural or artificially
induced genetic variations and require laborious characterization of the progenies of …

Genome editing of crop plants is a rapidly advancing technology whereby targeted
mutations can be introduced into a plant genome in a highly specific manner and with great …

Changeable biotic and abiotic stress factors that affect crop growth and productivity,
alongside a drive to reduce the unintended consequences of plant protection products, will …

Plant transformation has enabled fundamental insights into plant biology and revolutionized
commercial agriculture. Unfortunately, for most crops, transformation and regeneration …