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Genetic modification strategies for enhancing plant resilience to abiotic stresses in the context of climate change

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Abstract

Enhancing the resilience of plants to abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, heat, and cold, is crucial for ensuring global food security challenge in the context of climate change. The adverse effects of climate change, characterized by rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and increased frequency of extreme weather events, pose significant threats to agricultural systems worldwide. Genetic modification strategies offer promising approaches to develop crops with improved abiotic stress tolerance. This review article provides a comprehensive overview of various genetic modification techniques employed to enhance plant resilience. These strategies include the introduction of stress-responsive genes, transcription factors, and regulatory elements to enhance stress signaling pathways. Additionally, the manipulation of hormone signaling pathways, osmoprotectant accumulation, and antioxidant defense mechanisms is discussed. The use of genome editing tools, such as CRISPR-Cas9, for precise modification of target genes related to stress tolerance is also explored. Furthermore, the challenges and future prospects of genetic modification for abiotic stress tolerance are highlighted. Understanding and harnessing the potential of genetic modification strategies can contribute to the development of resilient crop varieties capable of withstanding adverse environmental conditions caused by climate change, thereby ensuring sustainable agricultural productivity and food security.

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The authors are grateful to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for supporting this work under the grant number (R.G.P.2/345/44).

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Amman KhokharVoytas, Muhammad Shahbaz & Usama Zafar Iqbal

  2. Department of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

    Muhammad Faisal Maqsood & Nargis Naz

  3. Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan

    Usman Zulfiqar

  4. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Maheen Sara

  5. State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems (SKLHIGA), College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China

    Muhammad Aqeel

  6. Department of Botany, Government College Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, Pakistan

    Noreen Khalid

  7. Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Ali Noman

  8. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan

    Faisal Zulfiqar

  9. Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    Khalid M. Al Syaad & Manal Abdullah AlShaqhaa

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Amman Khokhar, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Faisal Maqsood, and Usman Zulfiqar conceived the idea and planned the work. Nargis Naz, Usama Zafar Iqbal, and Maheen Sara collected the data. Muhammad Aqeel, Noreen Khalid, and Ali Noman assisted in table and figure presentation. Faisal Zulfiqar, Khalid M. Al Syaad, and Manal Abdullah AlShaqhaa edited the draft. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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KhokharVoytas, A., Shahbaz, M., Maqsood, M.F. et al. Genetic modification strategies for enhancing plant resilience to abiotic stresses in the context of climate change. Funct Integr Genomics 23, 283 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-023-01202-0

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