Transforming Agriculture: Harnessing Chromosome Editing for Sustainable Crop Development
Time: 9:00 am
day: Day One
Details:
- Utilizing meiotic recombination to accelerate plant breeding, reducing cycles from 6-13 years to just 3-7 years
- Targeting the removal of linkage drag to isolate and enhance traits like pest resistance and crop quality from wild varieties
- Developing complex traits—such as flavor, drought tolerance, and resource efficiency— by integrating multiple genetic elements for resilient and productive crops
