Journal article
Application of CRISPR/Cas9 in crop quality improvement
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol.22(8), Article 4206
2021
Abstract
The various crop species are major agricultural products and play an indispensable role in sustaining human life. Over a long period, breeders strove to increase crop yield and improve quality through traditional breeding strategies. Today, many breeders have achieved remarkable results using modern molecular technologies. Recently, a new gene-editing system, named the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 technology, has also succeeded in improving crop quality. It has become the most popular tool for crop improvement due to its versatility. It has accelerated crop breeding progress by virtue of its precision in specific gene editing. This review summarizes the current application of CRISPR/Cas9 technology in crop quality improvement. It includes the modulation in appearance, palatability, nutritional components and other preferred traits of various crops. In addition, the challenge in its future application is also discussed.
Details
- Title
- Application of CRISPR/Cas9 in crop quality improvement
- Authors/Creators
- Q. Liu (Author/Creator) - Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural SciencesF. Yang (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ. Zhang (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityH. Liu (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityS. Rahman (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityS. Islam (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityW. Ma (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityM. She (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol.22(8), Article 4206
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Identifiers
- 991005542310407891
- Copyright
- © 2021 by the authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education; State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Citation topics
- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.54 Molecular & Cell Biology - Genetics
- 1.54.1401 Genome Editing
- Web Of Science research areas
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
- ESI research areas
- Chemistry