Cereals are the main source of human food worldwide. With the growing demand for food, changes in weather conditions and the prevalence of diseases, grain production has been a challenge. That's why scientists have been researching for some time to find ways to improve production using conventional techniques.  However, such approaches require long periods of time and additional insums to be developed. improved varieties.

With recent developments in genome editing, the possibility of accurate and faster crop reproduction is increased. These techniques include techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9, CRISPR-Cpf1, Epigenetic Modification of Cas9, and several other transgeneless genome editing approaches. Experts from China and Germany have published a review on the impact of new plant breeding techniques to boost cereal production.

According to the review article, these technologies gave rise to revolutionary developments and notable achievements were quickly achieved by researchers. However, they claim that these technologies have slowed the development of new varieties through conventional gene editing techniques and that symbiosis among all techniques should be promoted to further accelerate crop improvement. The review also summarizes traditional, molecular and integrated approaches to speedup the cereal breeding process. The information was disclosed by the specialized portal Chile Bio.

Source: Agrolink