The discovery of the CRISPR/Cas genome-editing system has revolutionized our
understanding of the plant genome. CRISPR/Cas has been used for over a decade to …

During the last years, a great effort has been dedicated at the development and employment
of diverse approaches for achieving more stress‐tolerant and climate‐flexible crops and …

Increasing crop production to meet the demands of a growing population depends largely
on crop improvement through new plant-breeding techniques (NPBT) such as genome …

Can gene editing and agroecology be complementary? Various formulations of this question
now animate debates over the future of food systems, including in the UN Committee on …

The major drawbacks of biofuel production at the commercial level are its low yield,
nonavailability of feedstock, feedback inhibition, presence of inhibitory pathways in various …

Soil salinization is among the most critical threats to agriculture and food security. Excess of
salts adversely affects soil structure and fertility, plant growth, crop yield, and …

The world's human population is increasing exponentially, increasing the demand for high-
quality food sources. As a result, there is a major global concern over hunger and …

The aim of this survey is to identify and characterize new products in plant biotechnology
since 2015, especially in relation to the advent of New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) such as …

Genetic vulnerability refers to (sometimes catastrophic) actual or potential losses in the
production of a crop (in quantity and/or quality), attributable to spatial or temporal reduction …

Phytoremediation is currently an active field of research focusing chiefly on identifying and
characterizing novel and high chelation action super-accumulators. In the last few years …