CRISPR /Cas9 is a powerful genome editing tool in many organisms, including a number of
monocots and dicots. Although the design and application of CRISPR /Cas9 is simpler …

Crop productivity depends on activity of meristems that produce optimized plant architectures,
including that of the maize ear. A comprehensive understanding of development requires …

Transcription activator‐like effector nuclease ( TALEN ) technology has been utilized widely
for targeted gene mutagenesis, especially for gene inactivation, in many organisms, …

Crop yield depends on efficient allocation of sucrose from leaves to seeds. In Arabidopsis,
phloem loading is mediated by a combination of SWEET sucrose effluxers and subsequent …

Blight-resistant rice lines are the most effective solution for bacterial blight, caused by
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). Key resistance mechanisms involve SWEET genes as …

Efficient and precise targeted insertion holds great promise but remains challenging in plant
genome editing. An efficient nonhomologous end-joining-mediated targeted insertion …

Heterotrimeric G proteins are important transducers of receptor signaling, functioning in
plants with CLAVATA receptors in controlling shoot meristem size and with pathogen-associated …

Specialized metabolites constitute key layers of immunity that underlie disease resistance in
crops; however, challenges in resolving pathways limit our understanding of the functions …

Duplication and divergence of primary pathway genes underlie the evolution of plant
specialized metabolism; however, mechanisms partitioning parallel hormone and defence …

Genome editing has been widely applied in nuclei but not so in organelles such as the
mitochondria and chloroplasts. The challenge for organelle genome editing is the limited …