Due to an increase in the consumption of food, feed, and fuel and to meet global food
security needs for the rapidly growing human population, there is a necessity to obtain high …

Increased understanding of plant genetics and the development of powerful and easier-to-
use gene editing tools over the past century have revolutionized humankind's ability to …

Parasitic plants pose a significant threat to global agriculture, causing substantial crop
losses and hampering food security. In recent years, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly …

Spontaneous chromosomal rearrangements (CRs) play an essential role in speciation,
genome evolution and crop domestication. To be able to use the potential of CRs for …

Previously, it has been shown that mutagenesis frequencies can be improved by directly
fusing the human exonuclease TREX2 to Cas9, resulting in a strong increase in the …

Sex chromosomes have evolved in many plant species with separate sexes. Current plant
research is shifting from examining the structure of sex chromosomes to exploring their …

Worldwide food security is under threat in the actual scenery of global climate change
because the major staple food crops are not adapted to hostile climatic and soil conditions …

After receiving the invitation to co-edit this special issue, we both thought that over two
decades in would be a good timepoint to provide an 'on the fly'assessment of 21st century …

Simple Summary Pests and diseases, along with environmental factors, significantly
contribute to yield losses in crop production. Considering the detrimental impact of …

The CRISPR-Cas system's applications in biotechnology offer a promising avenue for
addressing pressing global challenges, such as climate change, environmental pollution …