Agriculture is experiencing a technological inflection point in its history, while also facing
unprecedented challenges posed by human population growth and global climate changes …

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 …

Generation of stable gene-edited plant lines using clustered regularly interspaced short
palindromic repeats (CRISPR)–CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) requires a lengthy …

Of the more than 370 000 species of higher plants in nature, fewer than 0.1% can be
genetically modified due to limitations of the current gene delivery systems. Even for those …

CRISPR/Cas genome-editing tools provide unprecedented opportunities for basic plant
biology research and crop breeding. However, the lack of robust delivery methods has …

The development of plant varieties with desired traits is imperative to ensure future food
security. The revolution of genome editing technologies based on the clustered regularly …

Plant natural products (PNPs) are specialized metabolites with diverse bioactivities. They
are extensively used in the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical and food industries. PNPs are …

Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum, genome BBAADD) is a young hexaploid species formed
only 8,500–9,000 years ago through hybridization between a domesticated free-threshing …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an RNA-mediated reverse genetics technology that
has evolved into an indispensable approach for analyzing the function of genes. It …

Key message Host resistance conferred by Pm genes provides an effective strategy to
control powdery mildew. The study of Pm genes helps modern breeding develop toward …