Worldwide food security is under threat in the actual scenery of global climate change
because the major staple food crops are not adapted to hostile climatic and soil conditions …

Highlights•Efficient genome editing (GE) accelerates the domestication of crop wild
relatives.•New crops can be rapidly created to withstand drought, flooding, and soil …

The PEBP gene family is crucial for the growth and development of plants, the transition
between vegetative and reproductive growth, the response to light, the production of …

The tomato is a convenient object for studying reproductive processes, which has become a
classic. Such complex processes as flowering and fruit setting require an understanding of …

Flowering is a crucial process in the life cycle of most plants as it is essential for the
reproductive success and genetic diversity of the species. There are situations in which …

The use of gene-editing tools, such as zinc finger nucleases, TALEN, and CRISPR/Cas,
allows for the modification of physiological, morphological, and other characteristics in a …