How could the use of crop wild relatives in breeding increase the adaptation of crops to marginal environments?
Alongside the use of fertilizer and chemical control of weeds, pests, and diseases modern
breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural …
breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural …
Engineering disease resistant plants through CRISPR-Cas9 technology
Plants are susceptible to phytopathogens, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, which
cause colossal financial shortfalls (pre-and post-harvest) and threaten global food safety. To …
cause colossal financial shortfalls (pre-and post-harvest) and threaten global food safety. To …
Revisiting Alternaria-host interactions: New insights on its pathogenesis, defense mechanisms and control strategies
Necrotrophic fungal pathogens of the genus Alternaria are globally recognized as one of the
most destructive plant pathogens in most of the industrially and agriculturally important crops …
most destructive plant pathogens in most of the industrially and agriculturally important crops …
Nanocarrier-mediated delivery of miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas for plant protection: current trends and future directions
M Mujtaba, D Wang, LB Carvalho… - … Agricultural Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Current trends in plant genetic transformation technologies, ie, designing and applying
molecules like miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas, largely enable researchers to target specific …
molecules like miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas, largely enable researchers to target specific …
Breeding and biotechnological interventions for trait improvement: status and prospects
Main conclusion Present review describes the molecular tools and strategies deployed in
the trait discovery and improvement of major crops. The prospects and challenges …
the trait discovery and improvement of major crops. The prospects and challenges …
Harnessing genome editing techniques to engineer disease resistance in plants
Modern genome editing (GE) techniques, which include clustered regularly interspaced
short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) system …
short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) system …
Recent progress in CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing for enhancing plant disease resistance
H Boubakri - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, agricultural production is strongly affected by both climate change and pathogen
attacks which seriously threaten global food security. For a long time, researchers have …
attacks which seriously threaten global food security. For a long time, researchers have …
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing: an unexplored frontier for forest pathology
EN Dort, P Tanguay, RC Hamelin - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has taken the scientific community by storm since its
development in 2012. First discovered in 1987, CRISPR/Cas systems act as an adaptive …
development in 2012. First discovered in 1987, CRISPR/Cas systems act as an adaptive …
Novel strategies to combat the emerging drug resistance in human pathogenic microbes
The major health-care burden for the developing world are infectious diseases where
antimicrobial agents prove to be the magical drugs to combat this. But the phenomenon of …
antimicrobial agents prove to be the magical drugs to combat this. But the phenomenon of …
Strategies to combat the problem of yam anthracnose disease: Status and prospects
Abstract Yam (Dioscorea spp.) anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum alatae, is the most
devastating fungal disease of yam in West Africa, leading to 50%–90% of tuber yield losses …
devastating fungal disease of yam in West Africa, leading to 50%–90% of tuber yield losses …