Crop genetic engineering in sustainable agriculture
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission deadline
Climate change and an accelerated population growth impose a major threat to crop production around the world. In order to ensure food availability and minimise the environmental impact associated with agriculture, it is imperative to increase production, while simultaneously reducing the use of pesticides and fertilisers, as well as water consumption. In addition, in order to preserve ecosystems and biodiversity, these goals should be achieved without expanding the area of farmed land, which already exceeds 35% of the global land area. Crop genetic engineering allows for the generation of new plant varieties within a significantly shorter time frame than traditional breeding. Studies have shown that it can be used for the targeted manipulation of specific features, whether directly associated with increased production, or through the generation of plants more resistant to pests and highly variable climate conditions, thus making it an attractive strategy to ensure food security for future generations.
This Collection invites original research on plant genetic engineering as a tool towards a more sustainable agriculture, from the generation of new plant varieties, to more complex field trials.
This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 6, SDG 10, SDG 12, SDG 13, SDG 15.
Editors
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Abdelhafid Bendahmane
University of Paris-Saclay, France
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Yinghua Huang
Oklahoma State University, USA
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Prasanta Kumar Subudhi
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, USA
