Highlights•Banana production is severely constrained by many pests and pathogens,
particularly where several of them are co-existing.•The advances in genome editing (GE) …

Cassava is crucial for food security of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The crop has
great potential to contribute to African development and is increasing its income-earning …

CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated editing of DMR6 orthologue in banana (Musa spp.) confers enhanced
resistance to bacterial disease - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access …

Sustainable intensification of agriculture in Africa is essential for accomplishing food and
nutritional security and addressing the rising concerns of climate change. There is an urgent …

Banana is an important staple food crop and a source of income for smallholder farmers in
about 150 tropical and sub-tropical countries. Several bacterial diseases, such as banana …

Plant breeding aims to develop improved crop varieties. Many crops have a polyploid and
often highly heterozygous genome, which may make breeding of polyploid crops a real …

Viral diseases are significant biotic constraints for banana (Musa spp.) production as they
affect the yield and limit the international movement of germplasm. Among all the viruses …

The CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing system has been used extensively to engineer
targeted mutations in a wide variety of species. Its application in banana, however, has been …

Abstract Yam (Dioscorea spp.) anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum alatae, is the most
devastating fungal disease of yam in West Africa, leading to 50%–90% of tuber yield losses …

Among the New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs), the CRISPR/Cas9 system represents
a useful tool for target gene editing, improving the traits of the plants rapidly. This technology …