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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hua, Kai
• Zhang, Jinshan
• Botella, Jose Ramon
• Ma, Changle
• Kong, Fanjiang
• Liu, Baohui
• Zhu, Jian-Kang

Titel

Perspectives on the Application of Genome-Editing Technologies in Crop Breeding

Ist Teil von

• Molecular plant, 2019-08, Vol.12 (8), p.1047-1059

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

EZB-FREE-00999 freely available EZB journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Most conventional and modern crop-improvement methods exploit natural or artificially induced genetic variations and require laborious characterization of the progenies of multiple generations derived from time-consuming genetic crosses. Genome-editing systems, in contrast, provide the means to rapidly modify genomes in a precise and predictable way, making it possible to introduce improvements directly into elite varieties. Here, we describe the range of applications available to agricultural researchers using existing genome-editing tools. In addition to providing examples of genome-editing applications in crop breeding, we discuss the technical and social challenges faced by breeders using genome-editing tools for crop improvement. Most conventional and modern crop-improvement methods exploit natural or artificially induced genetic variations and require laborious characterization of the progeny of multiple generations of time-consuming genetic crosses. Genome-editing systems, in contrast, provide the means to rapidly modify genomes in a precise and predictable way, making it possible to introduce improvements directly into elite varieties. Here, we describe the range of applications available to agricultural researchers using existing genome-editing tools. In addition to providing examples of genome-editing applications in crop breeding, we discuss the technical and social challenges faced by breeders using genome-editing tools for crop improvement.