Current Status of Research, Regulations, and Future Challenges for CRISPR Gene Editing in Crop Improvement

Directed modification of the gene complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting genetic material by means of a virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting cell hybrids, etc.  [AGROVOC]

Plant breeding is the science of genetically improving plants for the benefit of humankind. [AGROVOC]

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--- Extension Programs, Horticultural Sciences Department