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Genome editing for plant disease resistance: applications and perspectives

Author(s) -

Kangquan Yin,

JinLong Qiu

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

philosophical transactions of the royal society b biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.753

H-Index - 272

eISSN - 1471-2970

pISSN - 0962-8436

DOI - 10.1098/rstb.2018.0322

Subject(s) - genome editing , biology , plant disease resistance , crispr , microbiology and biotechnology , genome , resistance (ecology) , disease , agriculture , disease management , food security , computational biology , genetics , gene , ecology , medicine , medline , biochemistry , systematic review , pathology

Diseases severely affect crop yield and quality, thereby threatening global food security. Genetic improvement of plant disease resistance is essential for sustainable agriculture. Genome editing has been revolutionizing plant biology and biotechnology by enabling precise, targeted genome modifications. Editing provides new methods for genetic improvement of plant disease resistance and accelerates resistance breeding. Here, we first summarize the challenges for breeding resistant crops. Next, we focus on applications of genome editing technology in generating plants with resistance to bacterial, fungal and viral diseases. Finally, we discuss the potential of genome editing for breeding crops that present novel disease resistance in the future. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Biotic signalling sheds light on smart pest management’.

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