Agriculture is facing many challenges due to climate change and a rapid growth of the global population. Harnessing the potential of orphan plants could help to mitigate these effects. These plant species are already adjusted to local conditions and often resilient to stress. Genome editing is the most efficient way to convert crops into reliable production systems. This might include the removal of off-taste components or increasing the crop size. Genome editing is an invaluable asset for these modifications. High continuity genome sequences, which are crucial to genome editing, can be routinely generated with long-read sequencing.
Conventional breeding of plants, generally clonally generated by grafting, is a long and complex process controlled by high heterozygosity, delayed growth, long blooming periods. Genomics and genetic engineering can avoid many of the necessitates associated with conventional breeding. With tremendous possibilities, CRISPR makes new requests to be discussed before genome editing technology is fully recognized as an accurate plant breeding tool. Though negligible in plants, the concerns must be directed to guarantee public acceptance of genomics and gene editing to fast approval of products generated.
This research topic will collect articles dealing with genome sequences of orphan plants, or the genome editing of these species. We invite scientists worldwide to contribute their genomics and genome editing research to this research topic. Original research papers, perspectives, hypotheses, opinions, reviews, modelling approaches, and methods contributing to gene editing and genomics in genetic improvements, including techniques, applications, trait development, dedicated databases, and computational software, are suitable. This research topic aims to highlight recent approaches made in genomics and gene editing CRISPR-mediated which includes:
- Gene transformation and efficient gene delivery
- Genetic improvement of orphan plants
- Gene expression, profiling, and characterization
- Importance of off-target reduction in genome editing in plants
- CRISPR–Cas-accelerated domestication
- Gene drive systems
- CRISPR mediated detection (Next-generation pathogen diagnosis)
- CRISPR mediated biosensing
- Mutagenesis and directed evolution
- Haploid induction edit and haploid-inducer mediated genome editing
- Biosafety concerns and future challenges about genome-edited plants
Please note that descriptive studies and those defining gene families or descriptive collection of transcripts, proteins, or metabolites, will not be considered for review unless they are expanded and provide mechanistic and/or physiological insights into the biological system or process being studied.
Agriculture is facing many challenges due to climate change and a rapid growth of the global population. Harnessing the potential of orphan plants could help to mitigate these effects. These plant species are already adjusted to local conditions and often resilient to stress. Genome editing is the most efficient way to convert crops into reliable production systems. This might include the removal of off-taste components or increasing the crop size. Genome editing is an invaluable asset for these modifications. High continuity genome sequences, which are crucial to genome editing, can be routinely generated with long-read sequencing.
Conventional breeding of plants, generally clonally generated by grafting, is a long and complex process controlled by high heterozygosity, delayed growth, long blooming periods. Genomics and genetic engineering can avoid many of the necessitates associated with conventional breeding. With tremendous possibilities, CRISPR makes new requests to be discussed before genome editing technology is fully recognized as an accurate plant breeding tool. Though negligible in plants, the concerns must be directed to guarantee public acceptance of genomics and gene editing to fast approval of products generated.
This research topic will collect articles dealing with genome sequences of orphan plants, or the genome editing of these species. We invite scientists worldwide to contribute their genomics and genome editing research to this research topic. Original research papers, perspectives, hypotheses, opinions, reviews, modelling approaches, and methods contributing to gene editing and genomics in genetic improvements, including techniques, applications, trait development, dedicated databases, and computational software, are suitable. This research topic aims to highlight recent approaches made in genomics and gene editing CRISPR-mediated which includes:
- Gene transformation and efficient gene delivery
- Genetic improvement of orphan plants
- Gene expression, profiling, and characterization
- Importance of off-target reduction in genome editing in plants
- CRISPR–Cas-accelerated domestication
- Gene drive systems
- CRISPR mediated detection (Next-generation pathogen diagnosis)
- CRISPR mediated biosensing
- Mutagenesis and directed evolution
- Haploid induction edit and haploid-inducer mediated genome editing
- Biosafety concerns and future challenges about genome-edited plants
Please note that descriptive studies and those defining gene families or descriptive collection of transcripts, proteins, or metabolites, will not be considered for review unless they are expanded and provide mechanistic and/or physiological insights into the biological system or process being studied.