Post-genomic era of CRISPR/Cas technology in ornamental plants: advantages, limitations, and prospects

The global ornamental plant industry is still booming, and the demand for new combinations of plant quality, resistance, and germplasm resources is increasing. Traditional hybridization, mutagenesis, and mutation breeding strategies have made outstanding contributions to cultivating new varieties. H...

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Main Authors: Ambreena Din, Muneeb Ahmad Wani, Chunlian Jin, Imtiyaz Tahir Nazki, Junren Ma, Fan Li
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Published: Maximum Academic Press 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/opr-0025-0007
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Muneeb Ahmad Wani
Chunlian Jin
Imtiyaz Tahir Nazki
Junren Ma
Fan Li
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Fan Li
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description The global ornamental plant industry is still booming, and the demand for new combinations of plant quality, resistance, and germplasm resources is increasing. Traditional hybridization, mutagenesis, and mutation breeding strategies have made outstanding contributions to cultivating new varieties. However, due to its long cultivation cycle, there are limitations in adapting to the rapidly changing quality requirements of the market. In the past 20 years of the genome era, especially the emergence and development of transgenic and gene editing technologies, molecular biologists have recognized and verified the intrinsic molecular mechanism of many plant traits, providing an operational blueprint for efficient and directional molecular breeding of ornamental plants. The latest development of CRISPR/Cas technology, knockout, and knock-in technology, provides a powerful tool to meet the simultaneous increase of beneficial traits and knockout of adverse traits. Its faster breeding cycle, lower breeding cost, and higher accuracy show a broader prospect for molecular breeding in the post-genome era. In this paper, the application of CRISPR/Cas technology in ornamental plants is reviewed. In addition, we also explore the limitations of its use in ornamental plants. Although CRISPR/Cas technology has many advantages, in some applications, the argument against the use of CRISPR/Cas technology is valid. We think it is important to carefully assess the exact benefits and disadvantages of using this technique in floral crops.
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spelling doaj-art-5e7c20535de541fe82ff782891aea3f82025-08-20T03:18:35ZengMaximum Academic PressOrnamental Plant Research2769-20942025-01-015111410.48130/opr-0025-0007opr-0025-0007Post-genomic era of CRISPR/Cas technology in ornamental plants: advantages, limitations, and prospectsAmbreena Din0Muneeb Ahmad Wani1Chunlian Jin2Imtiyaz Tahir Nazki3Junren Ma4Fan Li5Division of FLA, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-Kashmir, 190025, IndiaDivision of FLA, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-Kashmir, 190025, IndiaYunnan Seed Laboratory, Kunming 650200, ChinaDivision of FLA, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-Kashmir, 190025, IndiaThe School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, TianJin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaYunnan Seed Laboratory, Kunming 650200, ChinaThe global ornamental plant industry is still booming, and the demand for new combinations of plant quality, resistance, and germplasm resources is increasing. Traditional hybridization, mutagenesis, and mutation breeding strategies have made outstanding contributions to cultivating new varieties. However, due to its long cultivation cycle, there are limitations in adapting to the rapidly changing quality requirements of the market. In the past 20 years of the genome era, especially the emergence and development of transgenic and gene editing technologies, molecular biologists have recognized and verified the intrinsic molecular mechanism of many plant traits, providing an operational blueprint for efficient and directional molecular breeding of ornamental plants. The latest development of CRISPR/Cas technology, knockout, and knock-in technology, provides a powerful tool to meet the simultaneous increase of beneficial traits and knockout of adverse traits. Its faster breeding cycle, lower breeding cost, and higher accuracy show a broader prospect for molecular breeding in the post-genome era. In this paper, the application of CRISPR/Cas technology in ornamental plants is reviewed. In addition, we also explore the limitations of its use in ornamental plants. Although CRISPR/Cas technology has many advantages, in some applications, the argument against the use of CRISPR/Cas technology is valid. We think it is important to carefully assess the exact benefits and disadvantages of using this technique in floral crops.https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/opr-0025-0007crisprcasornamentalsgenome editingsequencing
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Fan Li
Post-genomic era of CRISPR/Cas technology in ornamental plants: advantages, limitations, and prospects
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title Post-genomic era of CRISPR/Cas technology in ornamental plants: advantages, limitations, and prospects
title_full Post-genomic era of CRISPR/Cas technology in ornamental plants: advantages, limitations, and prospects
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