title: Looking forward to genetically edited fruit crops.
abstract: The availability of genome sequences for many fruit crops has redefined the boundaries of genetic engineering and genetically modified (GM) crop plants. However commercialization of GM crops is hindered by numerous regulatory and social hurdles. Here, we focus on recently developed genome-editing tools for fruit crop improvement and their importance from the consumer perspective. Challenges and opportunities for the deployment of new genome-editing tools for fruit plants are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Research and Innovation Centre, Genomics and Biology of Fruit Crops Department, Fondazione E. Mach di San Michele all'Adige, 380101 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy. Electronic address: chidananda.nagamangala@fmach.it.
authors.forename: Chidananda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nagamangala Kanchiswamy
authors.affiliation: Research and Innovation Centre, Genomics and Biology of Fruit Crops Department, Fondazione E. Mach di San Michele all'Adige, 380101 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy.
authors.forename: Daniel James
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sargent
authors.affiliation: Research and Innovation Centre, Genomics and Biology of Fruit Crops Department, Fondazione E. Mach di San Michele all'Adige, 380101 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Velasco
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Innovation Centre, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/A, 10135 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Maffei
authors.affiliation: Research and Innovation Centre, Genomics and Biology of Fruit Crops Department, Fondazione E. Mach di San Michele all'Adige, 380101 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy.
authors.forename: Mickael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malnoy
mesh_terms: D060054:Agrobacterium / Q000235:genetics; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics*; D004720:Endonucleases / Q000235:genetics; D005638:Fruit / Q000235:genetics*; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000941:ethics*; D018745:Genome, Plant; D016296:Mutagenesis; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004720:Endonucleases
keywords: biotechnology; clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR); consumer acceptance; genetically modified plants; genome editing tools; genomics; sequencing; sustainable agriculture; transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs); zinc finger nuclease (ZFNs)