CRISPR and RNAi Systems

Nanobiotechnology Approaches to Plant Breeding and Protection

Kamel A Abd-Elsalam, Ki-Taek Lim, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9780128219102
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128219119
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Plants are vulnerable to pathogens including fungi, bacteria, and viruses, which cause critical problems and deficits. Crop protection by plant breeding delivers a promising solution with no obvious effect on human health or the local ecosystem. Crop improvement has been the most powerful approach for producing unique crop cultivars since domestication occurred, making possible the main innovations in feeding the globe and community development. Genome editing is one of the genetic devices that can be implemented, and disease resistance is frequently cited as the most encouraging application of CRISPR/Cas9 technology in agriculture. Nanobiotechnology has harnessed the power of genome editing to develop agricultural crops. Nanosized DNA or RNA nanotechnology approaches could contribute to raising the stability and performance of CRISPR guide RNAs. This book brings together the latest research in these areas. CRISPR and RNAi Systems: Nanobiotechnology Approaches to Plant Breeding and Protection presents a complete understanding of the RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9 techniques for controlling mycotoxins, fighting plant nematodes, and detecting plant pathogens. CRISPR/Cas genome editing enables efficient targeted modification in most crops, thus promising to accelerate crop improvement. CRISPR/Cas9 can be used for management of plant insects, and various plant pathogens. The book is an important reference source for both plant scientists and environmental scientists who want to understand how nano biotechnologically based approaches are being used to create more efficient plant protection and plant breeding systems. - Shows how nanotechnology is being used as the basis for new solutions for more efficient plant breeding and plant protection - Outlines the major techniques and applications of both CRISPR and RNAi technologies - Assesses the major challenges of escalating these technologies on a mass scale

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of contributors
• Series preface
• Preface
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1 : Can CRISPRized crops save the global food supply?
• Chapter 2 : Targeted genome engineering for insects control
• Chapter 3 : CRISPR/Cas9 regulations in plant science
• Chapter 4 : Are CRISPR/Cas9 and RNA interference-based new technologies to relocate crop pesticides?
• Chapter 5 : CRISPR-Cas epigenome editing: improving crop resistance to pathogens
• Chapter 6 : CRISPR/Cas system for the development of disease resistance in horticulture crops
• Chapter 7 : CRISPR and RNAi technology for crop improvements in the developing countries
• Chapter 8 : RNA interference and CRISPR/Cas9 applications for virus resistance
• Chapter 9 : Current trends and recent progress of genetic engineering in genus Phytophthora using CRISPR systems
• Chapter 10 : CRISPR/Cas9 and Cas13a systems: a promising tool for plant breeding and plant defence
• Chapter 11 : CRISPR/Cas techniques: a new method for RNA interference in cereals
• Chapter 12 : Genetic transformation methods and advancement of CRISPR/Cas9 technology in wheat
• Chapter 13 : Application of CRISPR/Cas system for genome editing in cotton
• Chapter 14 : Resistant starch: biosynthesis, regulatory pathways, and engineering via CRISPR system
• Chapter 15 : Role of CRISPR/Cas system in altering phenolic and carotenoid biosynthesis in plants defense activation
• Chapter 16 : Fungal genome editing using CRISPR-Cas nucleases: a new tool for the management of plant diseases
• Chapter 17 : CRISPR–Cas systems as antimicrobial agents for agri-food pathogens
• Chapter 18 : CRISPR interference system: a potential strategy to inhibit pathogenic biofilm in the agri-food sector
• Chapter 19 : Patenting dynamics in CRISPR gene editing technologies
• Chapter 20 : Tricks and trends in CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing and use of bioinformatics tools for improving on-target efficiency
• Chapter 21 : RNA interference and CRISPR/Cas9 techniques for controlling mycotoxins
• Chapter 22 : Role of small RNA and RNAi technology toward improvement of abiotic stress tolerance in plants
• Chapter 23 : RNAi-based system a new tool for insects’ control
• Chapter 24 : RNAi strategy for management of phytopathogenic fungi
• Chapter 25 : CRISPR applications in plant bacteriology: today and future perspectives
• Chapter 26 : RNAi-based gene silencing in plant-parasitic nematodes: a road toward crop improvements
• Chapter 27 : RNA interference-mediated viral disease resistance in crop plants
• Chapter 28 : Phytoalexin biosynthesis through RNA interference for disease resistance in plants
• Chapter 29 : Polymer and lipid-based nanoparticles to deliver RNAi and CRISPR systems
• Chapter 30 : Inorganic smart nanoparticles: a new tool to deliver CRISPR systems into plant cells
• Chapter 31 : Regulatory aspects, risk assessment, and toxicity associated with RNAi and CRISPR methods
• Chapter 32 : Gene editing in filamentous fungi and oomycetes using CRISPR-Cas technology
• Chapter 33 : CRISPR–Cas technology towards improvement of abiotic stress tolerance in plants
• Chapter 34 : Databases and bioinformatics tools for genome engineering in plants using RNA interference
• Index
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