CRISPR for Climate-Smart and Sustainable Agriculture
- 1st Edition - June 2, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editor: Jen-Tsung Chen
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 1 3 5 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 1 3 6 - 9
CRISPR for Climate-Smart and Sustainable Agriculture summarizes the current genome editing technology being used in food and energy crops. It presents methods and applications of… Read more
CRISPR for Climate-Smart and Sustainable Agriculture summarizes the current genome editing technology being used in food and energy crops. It presents methods and applications of CRISPR tools for breeding climate-smart and stress-tolerant crops that are better able to resist biotic and abiotic stressors due to climate change.
Gene editing tools are increasingly seen as options for improving plant health and productivity. CRISPR is one such emerging and quickly advancing crucial technology for the research field of plant physiology, plant molecular biology, and crop breeding. CRISPR for Climate-Smart and Sustainable Agriculture focuses on genetic engineering using CRISPR technology for precision breeding of crops to achieve climate resilience, stress tolerance, and higher yield. Organized by specific plant challenges, this book presents expert insights from around the globe, providing updated knowledge of CRISPR with an emphasis on facing climate change and supporting sustainable agriculture.
This volume in the Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture series will be valuable for researchers, academics, and advanced-level students seeking to understand and advance the use of CRISPR technologies toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement.
- Focuses on the precision breeding of crops to achieve stress resilience, high quality, and high yield
- Includes genome editing technologies to support climate-smart and sustainable agriculture
- Summarizes the latest findings of plant-CRISPR approaches
Researchers and academics in agricultural, crop and plant sciences
1. Temperature
2. Salt
3. Drought
4. Pollutants (heavy metals, metalloids)
5. Pests
6. Fungi
7. Bacteria
8. Virus
9. Crop Improvement
10. Emerging Plant CRISPR Technology
11. Ethical and Societal Issues and Future Challenges
2. Salt
3. Drought
4. Pollutants (heavy metals, metalloids)
5. Pests
6. Fungi
7. Bacteria
8. Virus
9. Crop Improvement
10. Emerging Plant CRISPR Technology
11. Ethical and Societal Issues and Future Challenges
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 2, 2025
- Language: English
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Jen-Tsung Chen
Jen-Tsung Chen is a Professor of Cell Biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He teaches cell biology, genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. His research spans bioactive compounds, chromatography, plant molecular biology and biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. An active book and journal editor, he serves on editorial boards and has guest-edited special issues for several international journals. Dr. Chen has authored and edited books with international publishers on topics including drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, speed breeding, CRISPR-based plant genome editing, and artificial intelligence. In 2023 and 2024, he was listed by Elsevier and Stanford University among the “World’s Top 2% Scientists.” In 2023 and 2024, he was listed by Elsevier and Stanford University among the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” and also received the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award in 2025.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Life Sciences, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, TaiwanRead CRISPR for Climate-Smart and Sustainable Agriculture on ScienceDirect