The complex structure of wood, one of the most abundant biomaterials on Earth, has been
optimized over 270 million years of tree evolution. This optimization has led to the highly …

CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing has gained rapidly increasing attentions in recent years,
however, the translation of this biotechnology into therapy has been hindered by efficient …

Major advances in crop yields are needed in the coming decades. However, plant breeding
is currently limited by incremental improvements in quantitative traits that often rely on …

To address food security, agricultural yields must increase to match the growing human
population in the near future. There is now a strong push to develop low-input and more …

Citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), is severely damaging to the
global citrus industry. Targeted editing of host disease‐susceptibility genes represents an …

Programmable DNA cleavage using CRISPR–Cas9 enables efficient, site-specific genome
engineering in single cells and whole organisms. In the research arena, versatile CRISPR …

Drought stress restricts plant growth and development by altering metabolic activity and
biological functions. However, plants have evolved several cellular and molecular …

Genome editing in plants has been boosted tremendously by the development of
CRISPR/Cas9 (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology …

Soybean (Glycine max) serves as a major source of protein and edible oils worldwide. The
genetic and genomic bases of the adaptation of soybean to tropical regions remain largely …

Increased planting densities have boosted maize yields. Upright plant architecture facilitates
dense planting. Here, we cloned UPA1 (Upright Plant Architecture1) and UPA2, two …