Feeding the ever-growing population is a major challenge, especially in light of rapidly
changing climate conditions. Genome editing is set to revolutionize plant breeding and …

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated systems
have revolutionized genome engineering by facilitating a wide range of targeted DNA …

Plant genomes are characterized by large and complex gene families that often result in
similar and partially overlapping functions. This genetic redundancy severely hampers …

Male sterility represents an important trait for hybrid breeding and seed production in crops.
Although the genes required for male fertility have been widely studied and characterized in …

Sustainable agriculture in the future will depend on crops that are tolerant to biotic and
abiotic stresses, require minimal input of water and nutrients and can be cultivated with a …

CRISPR/Cas9 technology has evolved as the most powerful approach to generate genetic
models both for fundamental and preclinical research. Despite its apparent simplicity, the …

The two-line pollination control system, which usually depends on the utilization of
thermosensitive or photoperiod genic male-sterile lines, has been widely used in various …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple crop with agricultural traits that have been intensively
investigated. However, despite the variety of mutant population and multiomics data that …

Statistical criteria have long been the standard for selecting the best model for phylogenetic
reconstruction and downstream statistical inference. Although model selection is regarded …

Maize (Zea mays) is one of the most important cereal crops to secure food supplies in the
world. A growing world population requires new approaches to facilitate and accelerate …