Genome Editing Application on Plant Growth and Development Improvement
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 997
Special Issue Editors
Interests: flowering-time regulation; gene editing; plant genetics and molecular biology; tree growth and phenology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Genome editing is a powerful tool that allows scientists to precisely and efficiently alter an organism’s DNA. Plants growing under natural conditions often face multiple stresses from their environment, including, but not limited to, extreme temperature, salinity, drought, etc. These technologies enable improvements in the plant’s growth and development, as well as tolerance to abiotic stresses.
This Special Issue highlights the recent advancements in understanding the transcriptional regulation of genes regulating plants’ growth and development using CRISPR/cas9. We welcome all types of articles including research, methods, opinions, and reviews on CRISPR/cas9-based genome editing on the following aspects:
- Regulation of gene transcription;
- Abiotic stress;
- Flowering time control;
- Crop improvement;
- Plant adaptation to climate change.
Studies using both model and non-model plant species are welcome.
Dr. Keh Chien Lee
Dr. Hoai Nguyen Nguyen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genome editing
- CRISPR/cas9
- regulation of gene transcription
- plant adaptation to climate change
- abiotic stress
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