Ensuring food security for an ever-growing global population while adapting to climate
change is the main challenge for agriculture in the 21st century. Although new technologies …

Here, we report a form of oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis for precision genome editing
in plants that uses single-stranded oligonucleotides (ssODN s) to precisely and efficiently …

Gene editing provides precise, heritable genome mutagenesis without permanent
transgenesis, and has been widely demonstrated and applied in planta. In the past decade …

One of the greatest challenges for agricultural science in the 21st century is to improve yield
stability through the progressive development of superior cultivars. The increasing numbers …

Key message Improving crop resistance against insect pests is crucial for ensuring future
food security. Integrating genomics with modern breeding methods holds enormous …

Genome editing describes a variety of molecular biology applications enabling targeted and
precise alterations of the genomes of plants, animals and microorganisms. These rapidly …

Genome editing and modification techniques are tools for sequence-specific changes in the
plant genome. These techniques enable breeders to introduce single point mutations or new …

Genetic engineering is a molecular biology technique that enables a gene or genes to be
inserted into a plant's genome. The first genetically engineered plants were grown …

Highlights•CRISPR-based gene editing has revolutionized functional genomics of
insects.•Gene editing technologies are invaluable tools for advanced insect genome …

Genome-editing tools provide advanced biotechnological techniques that enable the
precise and efficient targeted modification of an organism's genome. Genome-editing …