Gene Editing in Plants

Gene Editing in Plants, Volume 149 aims to provide the reader with an up-to-date survey of cutting-edge research with gene editing tools and an overview of the implications of this research on the nutritional quality of fruits, vegetables and grains. New chapters in the updated volume include topics relating to Genome Engineering and Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges, the Use of CRISPR/Cas9 for Crop Improvement in Maize and Soybean, the Use of Zinc-Finger Nucleases for Crop Improvement, Gene Editing in Polyploid Crops: Wheat, Camelina, Canola, Potato, Cotton, Peanut, Sugar Cane, and Citrus, and Gene Editing With TALEN and CRISPR/Cas in Rice.

This ongoing serial contain contributions from leading scientists and researchers in the field of gene editing in plants who describe the results of their own research in this rapidly expanding area of science.

1. Genome Engineering and Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges Nicholas J. Baltes, Javier Gil-Humanes and Daniel F. Voytas 2. Use of CRISPR/Cas9 for Crop Improvement in Maize and Soybean Doane Chilcoat, Zhan-Bin Liu and Jeffry Sander 3. Use of Zinc-Finger Nucleases for Crop Improvement John P. Davies, Sandeep Kumar and Lakshmi Sastry-Dent 4. Gene Editing in Polyploid Crops: Wheat, Camelina, Canola, Potato, Cotton, Peanut, Sugar Cane, and Citrus Donald P. Weeks 5. Gene Editing With TALEN and CRISPR/Cas in Rice Honghao Bi and Bing Yang 6. Genome Editing to Improve Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants Yuriko Osakabe and Keishi Osakabe 7. CRISPR/Cas9-Enabled Multiplex Genome Editing and Its Application Bastian Minkenberg, Matthew Wheatley and Yinong Yang 8. CRISPR/Cas9-Based Genome Editing in Plants Yaling Zhang, Xingliang Ma, Xianrong Xie and Yao-Guang Liu 9. On Improving CRISPR for Editing Plant Genes: Ribozyme-Mediated Guide RNA Production and Fluorescence-Based Technology for Isolating Transgene-Free Mutants Generated by CRISPR Yubing He, Rongchen Wang, Xinhua Dai and Yunde Zhao 10. Engineering Molecular Immunity Against Plant Viruses Syed Shan-e-Ali Zaidi, Manal Tashkandi and Magdy M. Mahfouz 11. Use of CRISPR/Cas9 for Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Research in Legumes Longlong Wang, Longxiang Wang, Yu Zhou and Deqiang Duanmu 12. Safety, Security, and Policy Considerations for Plant Genome Editing Jeffrey D. Wolt

• Shows the importance of revolutionary gene editing technology on plant biology research and its application to agricultural production
• Provides insight into what may lie ahead in this rapidly expanding area of plant research and development
• Contains contributions from major leaders in the field of plant gene editing