Biotica Research Today | Volume 7 Issue 11 | Pages: 292-296

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OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 24-Nov-2025

CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing to Improve Rice Production and Productivity

• Sivaji Mathivanan
• Agricultural College and Research Institute, Vazhavachanur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu (606 753), India

Naveen Saravanan
• Agricultural College and Research Institute, Vazhavachanur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu (606 753), India

Mogeshkumar Deivasigamani
• ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ring Road, Garhkhatanga, Ranchi, Jharkhand (834 003), India

Sasidharan Subramanian
• Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi (110 012), India

Sivadharsini Devaraj
• ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ring Road, Garhkhatanga, Ranchi, Jharkhand (834 003), India

Abstract

At present condition we are indeed to produce more quantity of rice to face the demand of rice requirement, but cultivation of rice crop and increase the rice production faces several hindrances i.e., pest, diseases, salinity, water deficit, temperature etc. that significantly lower its production and productivity also another drawback of rice cultivation is required of more amount of water. Because of the genomic and bioinformatics advancements several effective new crop improvement techniques are developed, among those, an important one is genome editing technology especially CRISPR/Cas9 technique. By using these, rice plant with desirable traits such as panicle architecture, shoot architecture, grain characters, leaf structure traits etc. can be modified in the positive way to increase the rice grain yield either by editing of direct yield governing parameters or targeting to increase the tolerance mechanisms against different stresses which affect the rice productivity.

How to Cite

Mathivanan, S., Saravanan, N., Deivasigamani, M., Subramanian, S., Devaraj, S., 2025. CRISPR/Cas genome editing to improve rice production and productivity. Biotica Research Today 7(11), 292-296.

Keywords

Abiotic stress, Gene knocked in/out, Genome editing, Improved rice variety

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