Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation is the most dominant technique
for the transformation of plants. It is used to transform monocotyledonous and …

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 …

Crossbreeding, mutation breeding, and traditional transgenic breeding take much time to
improve desirable characters/traits. CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing (GE) is a game …

Genome-or gene-editing (abbreviated here as 'GEd') presents great opportunities for crop
improvement. This is especially so for the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home …

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated
protein (Cas) systems, especially type II (Cas9) systems, have been widely developed for …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important staple food crop after wheat and
rice. Several biotic and abiotic environmental factors hamper potato productivity worldwide …

Plant viruses infect a wide range of commercially important crop plants and cause significant
crop production losses worldwide. Numerous alterations in plant physiology related to the …

Biotic constraints, including pathogenic fungi, viruses and bacteria, herbivory insects, as well
as parasitic nematodes, cause significant yield loss and quality deterioration of crops. The …

Plant viruses pose significant threats to agricultural systems, jeopardizing food security
worldwide with a growing population. Owing to ineffective chemical interventions, the use of …

The increasing global population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 from the current 7.7
billion, which is going to significantly impact food availability. Therefore, current global …