Introduction to genome editing in plants.
Introduction to genome editing in plants.
Author(s): LOPES FILHO, J. H.; SILVA, V. C. H. da; SANTOS, J. C. dos; DANTE, R. A.; GERHARDT, I. R.; YASSITEPE, J. E. de C. T.; FERNANDES, F. R.
Summary: Present and future challenges of modern agriculture. Gene editing tools for precision crop breeding. Genome editing methodologies. Origin of the CRISPR/Cas technology. Overview of mechanisms and enzymes. Application of CRISPR in agriculture. Productivity increase. Quality improvement. Resistance to biotic factors. Resistance to abiotic factors. Accelerated and de novo domestication of wild species. Perspectives and conclusions.
Publication year: 2021
Types of publication: Book sections
Keywords: Agricultura, Agriculture, Biologia Molecular, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR associated protein, Edição genômica, Genetic improvement, Genomics, Genômica, Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Repetições palindrômicas agrupadas e regularmente espaçadas, Sistema CRISPR/Cas, Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nuclease, Técnicas de edição de genomas, Zinc Finger Nucleases
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