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Considering the major challenges in agricultural research such as the need to increase productivity and the quality of cultivated species under environmental constraints to feed the ever-growing population of the planet, genome editing has the powerful potential to accelerate crop improvement. Within this context, genome editing is perceived as an effective and precise tool to modify plant genomes and improve their quality. Crop performance is strongly dependent on seed quality traits. Moreover, seeds can be considered as common denominators to address both plant productivity and improved human nutrition. In this chapter, we intend to take into account the application of genome editing techniques focusing on seed quality traits, including aspects related to seed vigor, dormancy, germination, and features covering seed nutritional/biochemical composition to address current and future crop improvements. |
