agricultural biotechnology

Gene-Edited Soybean: From TALENs to CRISPR and the Future of Precision Breeding Labels: Soybean, Gene Editing, CRISPR, TALEN, Genome Editing, Precision Breeding , Agricultural Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology Introduction Soybean ( Glycine max ) is one of the world's most important agricultural crops. It is widely cultivated for its oil, protein-rich meal, animal feed and numerous food and industrial applications. Improving soybean has traditionally depended on conventional breeding, selection, mutation breeding and, more recently, molecular breeding and genomics-assisted selection. One important breeding objective has been to improve the quality of soybean oil. Among the most interesting examples is the development of high-oleic soybean , a soybean designed to produce oil with a much higher proportion of oleic acid than conventional soybean oil. The development of high-oleic soybean did not begin with genome editing . Conventional breeding research had already shown that mutat...

Part 1 – Introduction and Historical Background of Commercial Biotech Crops 📌 Article Update Updated: 2026 This article has been reviewed and updated to provide a broader and more current overview of agricultural biotechnology and commercialized genetically modified (GM) crops . The updated version includes additional information on global GM crop adoption, major commercial traits, country-level developments, CRISPR-based genome editing , base editing , prime editing , precision breeding , genomics , and emerging applications of artificial intelligence in crop improvement . Historical information has been retained where it provides useful context for understanding the development of agricultural biotechnology. As scientific research, regulatory frameworks, commercial approvals, and biotechnology applications continue to evolve, this article will be reviewed periodically and updated when significant developments become available. Last reviewed: 2026 Introduction Agriculture has conti...