Applications and Impacts of Genome Editing
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 2906
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biotechnology; biosafety; molecular biology; abiotic and biotic stress resistance; breeding; oil crops
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Interests: crop protection; crop improvement; biotechnology; environmental risk assessment; sustainable agriculture and land use
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Interests: biotechnology; biosafety; GMO; environmental risk assessment; regulation; synthetic biology
Interests: genome editing; biotechnology; biosafety; GMO; regulation; meiosis; recombination; synthetic biology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The main challenges of modern agriculture are maintaining and raising productivity and adapting to climate change while reducing its negative impact on the environment. Genome editing (GE) provides tools to solve these challenges. Although the first GE products are now available, the current regulatory framework and uncertainty about possible applications could affect implementation of GE for plant improvement, along with the free movement of goods, especially in the EU.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of the current and future GE technology impacts on plant breeding and agriculture, with a focus on the range of techniques being adopted by breeders, innovative applications, impacts they have on the breeding process and new variety types, as well as agricultural value chains. Since there is a range of factors affecting the acceptance of genome editing technology and its impact on innovation (e.g., ethical issues, communication strategies, and legislation related to or affecting GE and its impact on innovation), this Special Issue will also address the regulatory, socio-economic, and ethical aspects, biosafety research, as well as efficient communication strategies. Original research papers, perspectives, hypotheses, opinions, reviews, modeling approaches, and methods are welcome.
Dr. Dragana Miladinović
Dr. Jeremy Sweet
Dr. Patrick Rüdelsheim
Dr. Thorben Sprink
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genome editing
- crop improvement
- application
- climate change
- impacts
- sustainable agriculture
- agricultural footprint
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