Precision genome editing heralds rapid de novo domestication for new crops

The de novo domestication has the potential to rapidly capitalize on desirable traits of wild plants. In this issue of Cell, Yu et al. report a route of de novo domestication of an allotetraploid rice, heralding the creation of a novel staple food crop to support global food security.

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The de novo domestication process has the potential to leverage desirable traits of wild plants quickly, introducing a novel staple food crop to support global food security as demonstrated in the recent study by Yu et al. in Cell.