Genome Editing in Crop Plant Research-Alignment of Expectations and Current Developments.

ABSTRACT: The rapid development of genome editing and other new genomic techniques (NGT) has evoked manifold expectations on purposes of the application of these techniques to crop plants. In this study, we identify and align these expectations with current scientific development. We apply a semi-quantitative text analysis approach on political, economic, and scientific opinion papers to disentangle and extract expectations towards the application of NGT-based plants. Using the sustainable development goals (SDG) of the 2030 agenda as categories, we identify contributions to food security or adaptation to climatic changes as the most frequently mentioned expectations, accompanied by the notion of sustainable agriculture and food systems. We then link SDG with relevant plant traits and review existin

SUBMITTER: Hudig M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8778883 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature