Genetically engineered crops for sustainably enhanced food production systems

M Abdul Aziz, F Brini, H Rouached… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Genetic modification of crops has substantially focused on improving traits for desirable
outcomes. It has resulted in the development of crops with enhanced yields, quality, and …

Engineering drought and salinity tolerance traits in crops through CRISPR-mediated genome editing: Targets, tools, challenges, and perspectives

RM Shelake, US Kadam, R Kumar, D Pramanik… - Plant …, 2022 - cell.com
Prolonged periods of drought triggered by climate change hamper plant growth and cause
substantial agricultural yield losses every year. In addition to drought, salinity is one of the …

Melatonin alleviates arsenic (As) toxicity in rice plants via modulating antioxidant defense system and secondary metabolites and reducing oxidative stress

R Jan, S Asif, S Asaf, XX Du, JR Park, K Nari… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arsenic (As) load on the environment has increased immensely due to large-
scale industrial and agricultural uses of As in several synthetic products, such as fertilizers …

Understanding the salinity stress on plant and developing sustainable management strategies mediated salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and …

PK Chauhan, SK Upadhyay, M Tripathi… - Biotechnology and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Soil salinity is a worldwide concern that decreases plant growth performance in agricultural
fields and contributes to food scarcity. Salt stressors have adverse impacts on the plant's …

Fostering plant growth performance under drought stress using rhizospheric microbes, their gene editing, and biochar

PK Chauhan, SK Upadhyay, VD Rajput… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Stress due to drought lowers crop yield and frequently leads to a rise in food scarcity. Plants'
intricate metabolic systems enable them to tolerate drought stress, but they are unable to …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of CRISPR to mitigate drought and salinity stresses on plants

PB Angon, S Mondal, S Akter, MA Sakil, MA Jalil - Plant Stress, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural plants have a significant impact on the availability of food and energy for people,
but it is deteriorated by numerous abiotic stresses like salinity, and drought due to climate …

Strategies and methods for improving the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in plant molecular breeding

J Zhou, X Luan, Y Liu, L Wang, J Wang, S Yang, S Liu… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Following recent developments and refinement, CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has
become increasingly mature and is being widely used for crop improvement. The application …

Unclasping potentials of genomics and gene editing in chickpea to fight climate change and global hunger threat

C Singh, R Kumar, H Sehgal, S Bhati, T Singhal… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Genomics and genome editing promise enormous opportunities for crop improvement and
elementary research. Precise modification in the specific targeted location of a genome has …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement of rice production under drought conditions in West Africa: application of QTLs in breeding for drought resistance

KL Adjah, MD Asante, A Toure, M Aziadekey… - Rice Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Rice plays a paramount role in food and nutrition security in many West African countries.
Despite the doubling of production during the last decade, rice consumption has grown …

Advanced Biotechnological Interventions in Mitigating Drought Stress in Plants

Ö Şimşek, MA Isak, D Dönmez, A Dalda Şekerci, T İzgü… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive article critically analyzes the advanced biotechnological strategies to
mitigate plant drought stress. It encompasses an in-depth exploration of the latest …