In most crop breeding programs, the rate of yield increment is insufficient to cope with the
increased food demand caused by a rapidly expanding global population. In plant breeding …

Salinization of soils and freshwater resources by natural processes and/or human activities
has become an increasing issue that affects environmental services and socioeconomic …

A great portion of Earth's freshwater and land resources are salt-affected and thus have
restricted use or may become unsuitable for most human activities. Some of the recent …

Plants, due to their sessile nature, face several environmental adversities. Abiotic stresses
such as heat, cold, drought, heavy metals, and salinity are serious threats to plant production …

Abiotic stressors are major constraints that affect agricultural plant physio-morphological and
biochemical attributes, resulting in a loss of normal functioning and, eventually, a severe …

Salt stress severely limits the productivity of crop plants worldwide and its detrimental effects
are aggravated by climate change. Due to a significant world population growth, agriculture …

The revolutionary technology of CRISPR/Cas systems and their extraordinary potential to
address fundamental questions in every field of biological sciences has led to their …

Brassica genus comprises numerous cultivated brassica species with various economic
importance. Salt stress is an overwhelming problem causing serious losses in Brassica …

Soil salinity is a constraint for major agricultural crops leading to severe yield loss, which
may increase with the changing climatic conditions. Disruption in the cellular ionic …

Abstract Key message Integrating CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing into modern breeding
programs for crop improvement in cereals. Abstract Global climate trends in many …