{"product_id":"genome-and-epigenome-editing-for-stress-tolerant-crops-isbn-9781394280018","title":"Genome and Epigenome Editing for Stress-Tolerant Crops","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a timely overview of the use of CRISPR and non-coding RNA technologies to develop climate-resilient crops\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith mounting challenges from climate change, expanding populations, and resource limitations, the need for resilient and sustainable agricultural systems has never been greater. \u003ci\u003eGenome and Epigenome Editing for Stress-Tolerant Crops \u003c\/i\u003esummarizes advanced techniques for creating crops that can withstand both biotic and abiotic stressors. Edited by renowned biologist Jen-Tsung Chen, this authoritative volume discusses the coordination of CRISPR\/Cas technology with ncRNA-based epigenetics to enhance stress tolerance and improve crop quality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to offering insights into genetic and molecular advances, contributions by experts in the field present key methodologies and applications that bridge multiple omics technologies with genome editing for impactful agricultural outcomes. Addressing emerging tools and strategies that could be instrumental in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advancing sustainable agriculture, \u003ci\u003eGenome and Epigenome Editing for Stress-Tolerant Crops:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides an in-depth overview of CRISPR\/Cas and non-coding RNA strategies to develop stress-tolerant crops.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrates multiple omics approaches, including genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics for comprehensive crop improvement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses strategies for resilience against both abiotic and biotic stressors, such as drought, salinity, pests, and pathogens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers practical applications of CRISPR and RNA technologies for high-yield, high-quality crop development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents recent research advancements in epigenetic regulation to fine-tune plant stress responses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses future directions in plant science to inspire new research and experimental designs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenome and Epigenome Editing for Stress-Tolerant Crops\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in plant biology, molecular genetics, and agricultural biotechnology. It is also a valuable reference for researchers, plant breeders, and scientists working on crop improvement and climate-resilient agriculture initiatives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Mitigating Heat Stress Response in CRISPR\/Cas-Mediated Edited Crops by Altering the Expression Pattern of Noncoding DNA 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmanpreet Kaur, Louie Cris Lopos, and Andriy Bilichak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Impact of Climate Change and Heat Stress on Crop Productivity 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Strategies for Mitigating Heat Stress Response Through Gene Editing and Derivative Technologies 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Conclusions and Future Perspectives 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Design Future Crops with Stress Resilience by CRISPR\/Cas Reprogramming Noncoding RNAs 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidam Bishworjit Singh, Niraj Kumar, Riwandahun Marwein, Ajay Kumar Keot, Manash Pratim Sarmah, and Dhanawantari L. Singha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Noncoding RNAs Associated with Drought in Plants 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Noncoding RNA Associated with Salt Stress Tolerance in Plant 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Important to Edit Noncoding RNA by CRISPR\/Cas to Reprogram Them 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Gene-Editing Mechanism in Plants with CRISPR\/Cas Technology 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Functions of Different Cas Proteins 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Different Cas9 Variants for Genome Editing in Plants 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Success in CRISPR\/Cas-Editing Noncoding RNA Genes in Plants 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Challenges Associated with Editing Noncoding RNA in Plants 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Conclusion and Future Directions 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Improving Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance by Modulating LncRNAs Using CRISPR\/Cas9 Technology 49\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuhammad Waseem, Sana Basharat, Iffat Shaheen, Liu Pingwu, Muhammad Shareef, and Nimra Shahid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The CRISPR-Cas Technology 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Mechanistic Overview of CRISPR\/Cas9-Based Editing 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Impact of lncRNAs on Plant Abiotic Stress 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 CRISPR\/Cas lncRNA Editing Improves Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Future Directions and Perspective 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Conclusion 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 CRISPR\/Cas-Modified Long Noncoding RNAs for Regulating Plant Abiotic Responses 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiliane Harumi Yaguinuma, Jardel de Oliveira, Fernanda Freitas de Oliveira, and Tiago Benedito dos Santos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Long Noncoding RNA (lncRNA) from Plants May Also be Related to Stress 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Conclusion 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Functional Analysis of Plant Noncoding Genomes UsingCRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Approaches 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Rera, Privilege Chikove, Nyashadzashe Shengezi, Angeline Jurry, and Jyoti Prakash Sahoo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Noncoding Genome in Plants 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 CRISPR-Cas9 Technology 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Applications of CRISPR-Cas9 in Plant Genomics 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Designing CRISPR-Cas9 Experiments for Noncoding Regions 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Techniques for Characterizing CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Mutations 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Future Prospects 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Conclusion 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Small RNA-Mediated Plant Protection Constructed by CRISPR\/Cas Genome Editing 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlagu Manickavelu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Principles of Small RNA-Mediated Plant Defense Mechanisms 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 CRISPR\/Cas-Mediated Engineering of Small RNA Pathways 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Case Studies: Small RNA-Mediated Plant Protection Enhanced by CRISPR\/Cas 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Challenges and Limitations 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Future Prospects 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Conclusion 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Plant Immunity Released by CRISPR\/Cas Technology-Mediated Modifying Long Noncoding RNAs 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnanya Choudhury, Pritilagna Panigrahi, Swatismita Deo, Bhupati Nayak, Dhaarani V., Swarnalata Tripathy, Jyoti Prakash Sahoo, and Swapan Kumar Tripathy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Plant Immunity 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Long Noncoding RNAs and CRISPR\/Cas Technology 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Enhancing Plant Immunity Through lncRNA Modification 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Key Roles of lncRNAs in Plant Immunity 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Application of CRISPR\/Cas Technology-Mediated Modifying Long Noncoding RNAs 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Ethical Regulations, Bioethical Uses, and Future Prospects 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Conclusion 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Plant Stress Memory Rewrite by CRISPR\/Cas-Mediated Approaches 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSrutirekha Mishra, Subhashree Priyadarshinee Sahoo, Subhalaxmi Swain, Laxmipriya Pati, Dhaarani V., Swarnalata Tripathy, Jyoti Prakash Sahoo, and Swapan Kumar Tripathy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Understanding Plant Stress Response 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Plant Stress Memory and Its Affecting Factors 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Molecular and Epigenetic Mechanism of Plant Stress Memory 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Exploring CRISPR\/Cas Approaches to Write Plant Stress Memory 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Genome-Editing Technique Based on CRISPR\/Cas 9 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 The CRISPR-Cas Genome Modification Mechanism 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Ethical Issues 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Future Prospects 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Conclusion 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Salinity-Tolerant Crop Breeding Through Reprogramming Noncoding RNAs Mediated by CRISPR\/Cas9 Technology 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSantanu Samanta and Aryadeep Roychoudhury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Negative Impact of Salinity Stress on Plants 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Why Developing Salinity-Tolerant Crops Is a Necessity? 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Breeding for Salt-Tolerant Crops Against Salinity Stress 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 An Overview of ncRNAs in Plants 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Mechanistic Insights of CRISPR\/Cas9 Tool 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Targeting\/Reprogramming ncRNAs Using CRISPR\/Cas9 Tools 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Concluding Remarks 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Genetic Engineering of Cis-Regulatory Elements by CRISPR\/Cas Technology for Crop Improvement 157\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfreen Anis, Soumyashree Dash, Soumita Karmakar, and Jyoti Prakash Sahoo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 CRISPR\/Cas System Advancements 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 CRISPR\/Cas9 Application for Improving Crop Quality 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Cis-regulatory Components in Introns, Promoters, and Intergenic Areas 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Natural Variation Affecting Cis-Regulatory Elements in Crops by InDels, SNPs, and Transposable Elements 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Ways to Use the CRISPR\/Cas-Editing System for Transgene-Free Genetic Engineering 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 The Genome-Wide Association Study’s (GWAS) Identification of CREs that are Vital to Agriculture 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Customized CRE Alterations 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 CRE Editing with CRISPR\/Cas 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Methods for Improving Horticultural Crops Through CRISPR\/Cas-Mediated \u003ci\u003eCis\u003c\/i\u003e-Engineering Applications167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.11 Opportunities and Challenges 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.12 Conclusion 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Harnessing CRISPR Technology to Edit Noncoding RNAs for Enhanced Disease Resistance in Crops 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbhik Sarkar, Subham Ghosh, Dipro Sinha, Parinita Das, Sneha Murmu, and Himanshushekhar Chaurasia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 A Brief Overview of CRISPR\/Cas Technology 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Overview of Noncoding RNAs 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 CRISPR\/Cas-Edited Crops for Disease Resistance and Limitations 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Modulation of Noncoding RNAs in CRISPR\/Cas-Edited Crops 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Example of CRISPR-Cas-Edited Crops with Modified Noncoding RNAs 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Future Perspectives and Challenges 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Conclusion 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Temperature-Smart Crops Through Edited Noncoding RNAs Using CRISPR\/Cas Technology 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharia Yesmin Labonno, Marium Khatun, Sumi Sarkar, and Abul Kalam Mohammad Aminul Islam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 The Function of ncRNAs in Response to Temperature Stress in Plants 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 CRISPR\/Cas Technology for Editing Noncoding RNAs 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 CRISPR\/Cas9 Editing of Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) for Cold and Heat Tolerance 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Applications in Cold and Heat Tolerance 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Case Studies: Temperature-Smart Crops Developed Through ncRNA Editing 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Challenges and Future Directions 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Future Prospects for Temperature-Smart Crops 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Conclusions 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Technical Advancements in Functional Mutagenesis of Plant Long Noncoding RNAs Using CRISPR\/Cas Technology 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTushar K. Dutta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 The Complex Architecture of Plant lncRNAs 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 The Diverse and Dynamic Functions of Plant lncRNAs 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Utility and Challenges of CRISPR\/Cas System for Deciphering lncRNA Functions 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Functional Analysis of Different Plant lncRNAs Using CRISPR\/Cas System 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Conclusion and Future Directions 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Plant Gene Silencing Modified by CRISPR\/Cas-Reprogrammed Small Interfering RNAs for Regulating Abiotic Stress Responses 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoru Rajasekhar Reddy, Janapareddy Rajesh, Kadiyala Kavya, Lellapalli Rithesh, Abhishek Kumar, and Pooja\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 CRISPR\/Cas System: Principles and Applications 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Role of Small Interfering RNAs in Gene Silencing 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 CRISPR\/Cas-Mediated Reprogramming of siRNAs for Gene Silencing 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Regulation of Abiotic Stress Responses Through Gene Silencing 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Conclusion 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Functional Analysis and Modification of Plant MicroRNA by CRISR\/Cas System for Stress Tolerance 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRida Zahid, Ifrah Imran, Muhammad Waseem Sajjad, Muhammad Arslan Mahmood, Anam Ishtiaq, Saqib Siddique, Rabia Rehman, Imran Amin, and Rubab Zahra Naqvi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 miRNA Role in Plants 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 In Silico Approaches to Identifying miRNA 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 CRISPR-Based Editing of miRNA in Plants for Stress Control 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Conclusion and Future Prospects 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Employment of RNA Interference and CRISPR\/Cas Machinery for Disease Resistance in Crops 293\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIfrah Imran, Muhammad Jawad Akbar Awan, Mariam Akhtar, Muhammad Waseem Sajjad, Muhammad Ismail Buzdar, Rida Zahid, Jahan Khan, Imran Amin, and Rubab Zahra Naqvi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 The Editors of Nature 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 The Mechanisms of Silence: Understanding RNA Interference 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Advancing Agriculture: Engineered RNA Interference for Enhanced Crop Performance 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 RNAi Approaches: Targeted Silence to Combat Crop Diseases 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Sculpting Genetic Frontiers: CRISPR and Its Triumphs in Crop Disease Management 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Conclusion 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Antiabiotic Stress Capacities of Crops Gained by CRISPR\/Cas-Edited Small RNAs 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eArfa Saifullah, Asad Azeem, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Sehrish Shehzadi, Aqsa Parvaiz, Maria Rehman, and Faiz Ahmad Joyia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 CRISPR\/Cas Technology: Mechanism and Applications 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 CRISPR\/Cas-Mediated Editing of sRNA for Stress Tolerance 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Application of CRISPR\/Cas-Edited sRNA in Stress Tolerance 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 Challenges and Future Prospects of CRISPR\/Cas-Edited Small RNAs for Abiotic Stress Resistance in Crops 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 Conclusion 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 335\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJen-Tsung Chen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cell Biology at the Department of Life Sciences, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where he teaches courses on cell biology, genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. His research focuses on bioactive compounds, plant molecular biology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. Dr. Chen is an editorial board member for several prestigious journals, including \u003ci\u003ePlant Methods \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGM Crops \u0026amp; Food\u003c\/i\u003e. He has authored multiple books on drug discovery, nanotechnology, plant functional genomics, and CRISPR-based plant genome editing. Dr. Chen was included in the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2023 and 2024.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a timely overview of the use of CRISPR and non-coding RNA technologies to develop climate-resilient crops\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith mounting challenges from climate change, expanding populations, and resource limitations, the need for resilient and sustainable agricultural systems has never been greater. \u003ci\u003eGenome and Epigenome Editing for Stress-Tolerant Crops \u003c\/i\u003esummarizes advanced techniques for creating crops that can withstand both biotic and abiotic stressors. Edited by renowned biologist Jen-Tsung Chen, this authoritative volume discusses the coordination of CRISPR\/Cas technology with ncRNA-based epigenetics to enhance stress tolerance and improve crop quality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to offering insights into genetic and molecular advances, contributions by experts in the field present key methodologies and applications that bridge multiple omics technologies with genome editing for impactful agricultural outcomes. Addressing emerging tools and strategies that could be instrumental in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advancing sustainable agriculture, \u003ci\u003eGenome and Epigenome Editing for Stress-Tolerant Crops:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides an in-depth overview of CRISPR\/Cas and non-coding RNA strategies to develop stress-tolerant crops.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrates multiple omics approaches, including genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics for comprehensive crop improvement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses strategies for resilience against both abiotic and biotic stressors, such as drought, salinity, pests, and pathogens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers practical applications of CRISPR and RNA technologies for high-yield, high-quality crop development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents recent research advancements in epigenetic regulation to fine-tune plant stress responses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses future directions in plant science to inspire new research and experimental designs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenome and Epigenome Editing for Stress-Tolerant Crops\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in plant biology, molecular genetics, and agricultural biotechnology. 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