Open AccessPrecision genome editing heralds rapid de novo domestication for new crops
Author(s) -
XinGuang Zhu,
JianKang Zhu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.004
Subject(s) - domestication , biology , crop , genome editing , food security , genome , microbiology and biotechnology , agriculture , genetics , gene , agronomy , ecology
The de novo domestication has the potential to rapidly capitalize on desirable traits of wild plants. In this issue of Cell, Yu et al. report a route of de novo domestication of an allotetraploid rice, heralding the creation of a novel staple food crop to support global food security.
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