Engineering crops of the future: CRISPR approaches to develop climate-resilient and disease-resistant plants
To meet increasing global food demand, breeders and scientists aim to improve the yield
and quality of major food crops. Plant diseases threaten food security and are expected to …
and quality of major food crops. Plant diseases threaten food security and are expected to …
A detailed landscape of CRISPR-Cas-mediated plant disease and pest management
Genome editing technology has rapidly evolved to knock-out genes, create targeted genetic
variation, install precise insertion/deletion and single nucleotide changes, and perform large …
variation, install precise insertion/deletion and single nucleotide changes, and perform large …
New plant breeding technologies for food security
A world without hunger is possible but only if food production is sustainably increased and
distributed and extreme poverty is eliminated. Globally, most of the poor and …
distributed and extreme poverty is eliminated. Globally, most of the poor and …
Can genomics boost productivity of orphan crops?
MARS7 allows the improvement of polygenic traits by stacking favorable alleles at a large
number (10–40) of the most significant loci involved in the expression of the target traits …
number (10–40) of the most significant loci involved in the expression of the target traits …
Modeling suggests gene editing combined with vaccination could eliminate a persistent disease in livestock
GEL Petersen, JB Buntjer, FS Hely… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Recent breakthroughs in gene-editing technologies that can render individual animals fully
resistant to infections may offer unprecedented opportunities for controlling future epidemics …
resistant to infections may offer unprecedented opportunities for controlling future epidemics …
Efficient genetic transformation and regeneration of a farmer-preferred cassava cultivar from Ghana
W Elegba, E McCallum, W Gruissem… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cassava is an important staple crop that provides food and income for about 700 million
Africans. Cassava productivity in Africa is limited by viral diseases, mainly cassava mosaic …
Africans. Cassava productivity in Africa is limited by viral diseases, mainly cassava mosaic …
Unlocking the potential of tropical root crop biotechnology in east Africa by establishing a genetic transformation platform for local farmer-preferred cassava cultivars
Cassava genetic transformation capacity is still mostly restricted to advanced laboratories in
the USA, Europe and China; and its implementation and maintenance in African laboratories …
the USA, Europe and China; and its implementation and maintenance in African laboratories …
Building an alliance for biotechnology in Africa
R Schurman - Journal of Agrarian Change, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Scholars and activists working from within a political economy perspective often fail to
explore the distinct motives, interests and behaviours of powerful actors who appear to be …
explore the distinct motives, interests and behaviours of powerful actors who appear to be …
Examining Korean and Korean American older adults' perceived acceptability of home-based monitoring technologies in the context of culture
Objective: Despite the increasing use of home-based monitoring technologies by older
adults, few studies have examined older adults' acceptance of these technologies …
adults, few studies have examined older adults' acceptance of these technologies …
Farmers' knowledge and opinions towards bollgard II® implementation in cotton production in western Burkina Faso
EIR Sanou, G Gheysen, B Koulibaly, C Roelofs… - New …, 2018 - Elsevier
In 2008, the commercial cultivation of Genetically Modified (GM) cotton (Bollgard II®) started
in Burkina Faso. The adoption rate increased rapidly in subsequent years to reach around …
in Burkina Faso. The adoption rate increased rapidly in subsequent years to reach around …