Highlights•New toolkits allow increased precision and control over gene expression in
planta.•The workflow of synthetic biology includes the phases of design, build, and …

The ability to engineer plant form will enable the production of novel agricultural products
designed to tolerate extreme stresses, boost yield, reduce waste, and improve …

Rapid expansion in the emerging field of synthetic biology has to date mainly focused on the
microbial sciences and human health. However, the zeitgeist is that synthetic biology will …

Population growth, climate change, and dwindling finite resources are amongst the major
challenges which are facing the planet. Requirements for food, materials, water, and energy …

Emerging trends in molecular biology have progressed the knowledge of plant specialized
metabolites with respect to diversity in structure, function and biosynthetic pathways. Being …

Since the discovery that nucleases of the bacterial CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced
palindromic repeat)‐associated (Cas) system can be used as easily programmable tools for …

Many exciting discoveries in recent decades have contributed new knowledge to our
understanding of the mechanisms that regulate various stages of plant growth and …

Thirty years after the production of the first generation of genetically modified plants we are
now set to move into a new era of recombinant crop technology through the application of …

Plant metabolism and development are a reflection of the orderly expression of genetic
information intertwined with the environment interactions. Genome editing is the cornerstone …

Plants have provided humans with useful products since antiquity, but in the last 30 years
they have also been developed as production platforms for small molecules and …