Highlights•Uncontrolled physiological processes may result in crop losses.•Shattering,
abscission, and reduced dormancy are responsible for losses in the field.•Overripening and …

Postharvest waste and loss of horticultural crops exacerbates the agricultural problems
facing humankind and will continue to do so in the next decade. Fruits and vegetables …

The world faces an invisible health crisis in the form of hidden hunger and micronutrient
deficiency, and the concomitant global demand for food is rising continuously. The …

Artificial domestication and improvement of the majority of crops began approximately
10,000 years ago, in different parts of the world, to achieve high productivity, good quality …

The advent of genome editing has opened new avenues for targeted trait enhancement in
fruit, ornamental, industrial, and all specialty crops. In particular, CRISPR-based editing …

Genome editing technology encompasses a revolutionary set of molecular tools that holds
the potential to improve human health, unlocking improvements in medicine and agriculture …

Fruits are one of the major sources of vitamins, essential nutrients, antioxidants and fibers in
human diet. During the last two–three decades, genetic engineering methods based on the …

It is now well-documented that gene knockout (loss-of-function) alleles have played a
prominent role in crop evolution during domestication, diversification, and improvement. This …

Vegetables include high-value crops with health-promoting effects and reduced
environmental impact. The availability of genomic and biotechnological tools in certain …

Food security and crop production are challenged worldwide due to overpopulation,
changing environmental conditions, crop establishment failure, and various kinds of post …