Plant biotechnology articles within Nature Reviews Genetics

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  • Review Article |

    Targeted genome modification using CRISPR–Cas genome editing, base editing or prime editing is driving base research in plants and precise molecular breeding. The authors review the technological principles underlying these methods, approaches for their delivery in plants, and emerging crop-breeding strategies based on targeted genome modification.

    • Boshu Li
    • , Chao Sun
    •  & Caixia Gao

  • Comment |

    In April 2023, leading experts met with members of US Congress to discuss strategies to ensure global food security. Following on from this, Pamela Ronald emphasizes the role that plant genetics has in achieving these goals.

    • Pamela C. Ronald

  • Research Highlight |

    A recent paper in Nature describes how CRISPR-based engineering of wheat confers robust resistance to powdery mildew disease without negatively impacting crop growth and yields.

    • Xian Deng
    •  & Xiaofeng Cao

  • Journal Club |

    Qifa Zhang describes how a 2008 publication in Nature Biotechnology on transgenic purple tomatoes inspired him to tackle food security by improving the nutrient and culinary value of black rice.

    • Qifa Zhang

  • Research Highlight |

    Two studies in Science show that cytosine base editors, but not adenine base editors or CRISPR–Cas9, induce notable off-target single-nucleotide variants in rice and in mouse embryos.

    • Katharine H. Wrighton

  • Review Article |

    Fruit flavour is a complex phenotype that has been adversely affected by human intervention. Recent progress in defining the chemistry of consumer preferences and the availability of high-quality genome sequences are providing a foundation for defining the genetics underlying this trait and could be used for flavour improvement.

    • Harry J. Klee
    •  & Denise M. Tieman

  • Review Article |

    New tools for plant biotechnology are emerging, including synthetic promoters, 'tunable' transcription factors, genome-editing tools and site-specific recombinases. These tools promise to expand the range of plant biotechnology applications, especially when integrated with approaches for manipulating large DNA constructs.

    • Wusheng Liu
    • , Joshua S. Yuan
    •  & C. Neal Stewart Jr

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