Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30501614›Full record

ReviewGenome biology2018

Applications and potential of genome editing in crop improvement.

Yi Zhang, Karen Massel, Ian D Godwin, Caixia Gao

Erratum issuedOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Genome biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 152 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
152citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
16.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

152 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 408 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. CCT domain-containing genes in cereal crops: flowering time and beyond.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2020
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  10. Harnessing artificial intelligence in plant breeding: innovations in digital phenotyping and breeding methodologies.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2026
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  13. CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing and Its Applications in Cereal Crop Improvement.Plant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026
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  15. CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout ofBiotech (Basel (Switzerland)) · 2026
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  19. Development ofFrontiers in genome editing · 2026
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92 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Yi ZhangShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Karen MasselThe University of Queensland, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Ian D GodwinThe University of Queensland, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Caixia GaoThe State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. cxgao@genetics.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3169-8248
The University of Queensland · AUInstitute of Genetics and Developmental Biology · CNShandong Normal University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-editing tools provide advanced biotechnological techniques that enable the precise and efficient targeted modification of an organism's genome. Genome-editing systems have been utilized in a wide variety of plant species to characterize gene functions and improve agricultural traits. We describe the current applications of genome editing in plants, focusing on its potential for crop improvement in terms of adaptation, resilience, and end-use. In addition, we review novel breakthroughs that are extending the potential of genome-edited crops and the possibilities of their commercialization. Future prospects for integrating this revolutionary technology with conventional and new-age crop breeding strategies are also discussed.

Indexed as

Gene EditingPlant BreedingCRISPR-Cas SystemsCrops, AgriculturalTranscription Activator-Like Effector NucleasesZinc Finger NucleasesTranscription Activator-Like Effector NucleasesZinc Finger Nucleases

Identifiers

PMID30501614
PMCPMC6267055
OpenAlexW2902038937

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