Advances and Applications of Genome Editing in Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1036
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant genome editing; crop breeding; rice
Interests: genome editing; CRISPR/Cas; viral vector; transient delivery; plant virology; rhabdovirus; bunyavirus
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid development of genome editing technology has provided revolutionary molecular manipulation tools for plant breeding. A variety of gene editing tools with broad and precise editing ranges, such as different CRISPR systems, base editors, and prime editors, are emerging. However, currently, relatively complete gene editing systems have been established in only a few monocot crops, such as rice and maize, while related tools available for dicot plants like cotton and soybean are still very limited.
In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit original research articles and reviews that enhance our understanding of genome editing technology in plants.
We invite original research articles and reviews on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- The development of genome editing systems in plants, aiming to improve editing efficiency, enhance precision, facilitate multi-gene editing, and enable the precise insertion of large DNA fragments;
- The performance of genome editing systems in various plants, particularly dicotyledonous plants and polyploid crops;
- The development of efficient gene editing component delivery systems that are genotype-independent;
- The creation of new germplasms using genome editing technology;
- Innovations in breeding techniques utilizing genome editing technology.
Dr. Chun Wang
Prof. Dr. Zhenghe Li
Dr. Yubing He
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genome editing
- precise editing
- genotype-independent transformation
- crop breeding
- germplasm innovation
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