Genome Engineering and Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Volumn 149, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-26

  Baltes, Nicholas J ^a   Gil Humanes, Javier ^a   Voytas, Daniel F ^a  

^a Calyxt Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; CRISPR; Food production; Genome editing; Genome engineering; Meganuclease; Quality traits; TALEN; Transformation; Zinc finger nuclease

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT DNA; VEGETABLE OIL;

ABIOTIC STRESS; AGRICULTURE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DNA MODIFICATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT; GENE DELETION; GENE EDITING; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; POTATO; VARIETAS; WEED CONTROL; FOOD; GENETICS; PLANT; PLANT GENOME; RNA EDITING;

AGRICULTURE; FOOD; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME, PLANT; PLANTS; RNA EDITING;

EID: 85019009130     PISSN: 18771173     EISSN: 18780814     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2017.03.011     Document Type: Chapter

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