Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plants
Climate change is severely impacting global forest ecosystems, stressing woody plants due to rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events. These pressures threaten biodiversity and disrupt the essential roles forests play in carbon sequestration, timber production...
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| author | Madhab Kumar Sen Sunil Kanti Mondal Rohit Bharati Lucie Severova Karel Šrédl |
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| description | Climate change is severely impacting global forest ecosystems, stressing woody plants due to rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events. These pressures threaten biodiversity and disrupt the essential roles forests play in carbon sequestration, timber production, and ecosystem stability. Traditional forest management strategies, such as selective breeding, cannot keep up with the rapid pace of climate change, given the long juvenile phase of trees. Multiplex genome editing, particularly through CRISPR technologies, offers a promising solution to accelerate the development of climate-resilient traits in woody plants. By simultaneously targeting multiple genes, multiplex CRISPR enables efficient modification of polygenic traits that govern stress tolerance, disease resistance, and other crucial resilience factors. This mini-review examines the potential of multiplex CRISPR technologies in forest management, breeding, and agroecological practices, showing how they can improve tree resilience and support sustainable forestry in response to the growing challenges of climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2219b9957b4d48cab58ce09a156351332025-02-05T07:32:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Forests and Global Change2624-893X2025-02-01810.3389/ffgc.2025.15424591542459Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plantsMadhab Kumar Sen0Sunil Kanti Mondal1Rohit Bharati2Lucie Severova3Karel Šrédl4Department of Agroecology and Crop Production, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, CzechiaDepartment of Biotechnology, The University of Burdwan, Bardhaman, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, CzechiaDepartment of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, CzechiaDepartment of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, CzechiaClimate change is severely impacting global forest ecosystems, stressing woody plants due to rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events. These pressures threaten biodiversity and disrupt the essential roles forests play in carbon sequestration, timber production, and ecosystem stability. Traditional forest management strategies, such as selective breeding, cannot keep up with the rapid pace of climate change, given the long juvenile phase of trees. Multiplex genome editing, particularly through CRISPR technologies, offers a promising solution to accelerate the development of climate-resilient traits in woody plants. By simultaneously targeting multiple genes, multiplex CRISPR enables efficient modification of polygenic traits that govern stress tolerance, disease resistance, and other crucial resilience factors. This mini-review examines the potential of multiplex CRISPR technologies in forest management, breeding, and agroecological practices, showing how they can improve tree resilience and support sustainable forestry in response to the growing challenges of climate change.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2025.1542459/fullclimate changeforest resiliencemultiplex genome editingpolygenic trait engineeringsustainable forestry |
| spellingShingle | Madhab Kumar Sen Sunil Kanti Mondal Rohit Bharati Lucie Severova Karel Šrédl Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plants Frontiers in Forests and Global Change climate change forest resilience multiplex genome editing polygenic trait engineering sustainable forestry |
| title | Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plants |
| title_full | Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plants |
| title_fullStr | Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plants |
| title_short | Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plants |
| title_sort | multiplex genome editing for climate resilient woody plants |
| topic | climate change forest resilience multiplex genome editing polygenic trait engineering sustainable forestry |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2025.1542459/full |
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