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Genome Editing for the Improvement of Brassicaceae for Abiotic Stress Tolerance

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Abiotic stresses are the major prevailing forms of environmental contaminants that result in harmful effects in plants and cause foremost environmental problems globally. A general effect of abiotic stress is the extreme accumulation of reactive oxygen species that can cause lipid peroxidation, oxidation of protein, inactivation of enzymes, DNA damage and interact with other imperative constituents of plant cells. Higher plants have evolved an intricate antioxidant defence system to scavenge reactive oxygen species during abiotic stress conditions. Genome editing approaches propose numerous applications in the improvement of crops towards abiotic stress tolerance, and produce quality improvement. Utilizing transgenic approaches, functional validation of several target genes engage in different processes, viz signalling, transcription, homeostasis, antioxidant defence for enhanced abiotic stress resistance has been employed in different plants including Brassicaceae crop plants. This chapter provides an inclusive outline to illustrate the interest of researchers for a better understanding of genome editing advancements in relation to abiotic stress tolerance in different Brassicaceae crops.

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  1. Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow, India

    Syed Uzma Jalil

  2. Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India

    Mohammad Israil Ansari

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Jalil, S.U., Ansari, M.I. (2020). Genome Editing for the Improvement of Brassicaceae for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. In: Hasanuzzaman, M. (eds) The Plant Family Brassicaceae. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6345-4_17

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