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Genome Editing and Crop Breeding: Ushering in a New Era of Plant Improvement

Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026 (closed) View: 895 Submit to Journal

Guest Editor(s)

Dr. Lev Elkonin

Email: lelkonin@gmail.com

Affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Federal Center of Agriculture Research of the South-East Region,410010, Saratov, Russian Federation

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Research Interests: plant biotechnology, plant genetics, plant breeding, plant tissue culture, epigenetics


Assoc. Prof. Ioana Virginia Berindean

Email: ioana.berindean@usamvcluj.ro

Affiliation: Department ofCrops Sciences:Genetic, Faculty of Agriculture,  University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Calea Manastur Str., Ro-400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Research Interests: marker assisted selection, genetic diversity


Summary

This special issue focuses on the significant impact of genome editing technologies on crop improvement within the field of botany. We invite high-quality research articles and comprehensive reviews that delve into the innovative applications and implications of genome editing for enhancing crop traits, resilience, and sustainability.


Scope of the Special Issue:
·Cutting-edge research on CRISPR/Cas9 and other genome editing techniques applied to various crop species.
·Comprehensive reviews of recent advancements and methodologies in genome editing for crop enhancement.
·Studies investigating the effects of genome editing on crop resilience to biotic and abiotic stressors.
·Research on the potential of genome editing to improve nutritional quality and yield in major crops.


Contributors are encouraged to share their findings that will enrich our understanding of genome editing in the context of crop improvement and inform future research directions.


Keywords

genome editing, crop improvement, CRISPR, plant biotechnology, crop resilience, nutritional quality.

Published Papers


  • Open Access

    REVIEW

    Genome Editing of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench: Current Status and Future Applications

    Lev A. Elkonin, Grigoriy A. Gerashchenkov
    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.95, No.8, 2026, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2026.081317
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Genome Editing and Crop Breeding: Ushering in a New Era of Plant Improvement)
    Abstract Sorghum is a heat- and drought-tolerant cereal crop used for feed and food purposes in more than 100 countries. Sorghum becomes highly important in conditions of climate warming. The use of genome editing technologies is of paramount importance for this crop, which has a number of constraints in key agronomic traits that are difficult for improvement using conventional breeding. Application of genome editing for sorghum is limited due to problems of genetic transformation; however, recent advances in this field have increased the efficiency of the genome editing procedure in sorghum. This review summarizes recent achievements More >

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