Global trends in pesticides: A looming threat and viable alternatives
Pesticides are widely used chemical compounds in agriculture to destroy insects, pests and
weeds. In modern era, they form an indispensable part of agricultural and health practices …
weeds. In modern era, they form an indispensable part of agricultural and health practices …
Plant genome engineering for targeted improvement of crop traits
To improve food security, plant biology research aims to improve crop yield and tolerance to
biotic and abiotic stress, as well as increasing the nutrient contents of food. Conventional …
biotic and abiotic stress, as well as increasing the nutrient contents of food. Conventional …
Genome editing—principles and applications for functional genomics research and crop improvement
Genome editing technologies are powerful tools for studying gene function and for crop
improvement. The technologies rely on engineered endonucleases to generate double …
improvement. The technologies rely on engineered endonucleases to generate double …
The development of herbicide resistance crop plants using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing
H Dong, Y Huang, K Wang - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid increase in herbicide-resistant weeds creates a huge challenge to global food
security because it can reduce crop production, causing considerable losses. Combined …
security because it can reduce crop production, causing considerable losses. Combined …
RNA-Seq analysis of rye-grass transcriptomic response to an herbicide inhibiting acetolactate-synthase identifies transcripts linked to non-target-site-based resistance
Non-target-site resistance (NTSR) to herbicides that disrupts agricultural weed control is a
worldwide concern for food security. NTSR is considered a polygenic adaptive trait driven by …
worldwide concern for food security. NTSR is considered a polygenic adaptive trait driven by …
CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology and its application prospect in medicinal plants
M Guo, H Chen, S Dong, Z Zhang, H Luo - Chinese medicine, 2022 - Springer
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas gene editing
technology has opened a new era of genome interrogation and genome engineering …
technology has opened a new era of genome interrogation and genome engineering …
Genome editing technologies for rice improvement: progress, prospects, and safety concerns
Rice (Oryza sativa) is an important staple food crop worldwide; to meet the growing
nutritional requirements of the increasing population in the face of climate change …
nutritional requirements of the increasing population in the face of climate change …
Phytotoxicity, environmental and health hazards of herbicides: challenges and ways forward
M Hasanuzzaman, SM Mohsin, MHMB Bhuyan… - … detection, treatment and …, 2020 - Elsevier
From the beginning of the Green Revolution, the use of herbicides has started to control
weeds in cropland. The use of herbicides became very much popular due to its efficacy in …
weeds in cropland. The use of herbicides became very much popular due to its efficacy in …
Genome editing: a promising approach for achieving abiotic stress tolerance in plants
The susceptibility of crop plants towards abiotic stresses is highly threatening to assure
global food security as it results in almost 50% annual yield loss. To address this issue …
global food security as it results in almost 50% annual yield loss. To address this issue …
Impairment of carbon metabolism induced by the herbicide glyphosate
L Orcaray, A Zulet, A Zabalza, M Royuela - Journal of plant physiology, 2012 - Elsevier
The herbicide glyphosate reduces plant growth and causes plant death by inhibiting the
biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids. The objective of this work was to determine whether …
biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids. The objective of this work was to determine whether …