Genome engineering for crop improvement and future agriculture

Feeding the ever-growing population is a major challenge, especially in light of rapidly changing climate conditions. Genome editing is set to revolutionize plant breeding and could help secure the global food supply. Here, I review the development and application of genome editing tools in plants w...

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Published in:Cell 2021-03, Vol.184 (6), p.1621-1635
Main Author: Gao, Caixia
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Feeding the ever-growing population is a major challenge, especially in light of rapidly changing climate conditions. Genome editing is set to revolutionize plant breeding and could help secure the global food supply. Here, I review the development and application of genome editing tools in plants while highlighting newly developed techniques. I describe new plant breeding strategies based on genome editing and discuss their impact on crop production, with an emphasis on recent advancements in genome editing-based plant improvements that could not be achieved by conventional breeding. I also discuss challenges facing genome editing that must be overcome before realizing the full potential of this technology toward future crops and food production. Gao reviews the development and application of genome editing tools in plants and discusses their impact on crop production.
ISSN:0092-8674
1097-4172
DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2021.01.005