A Field Day for Gene-Edited Brassicas and Crop Improvement

Napier, Johnathan A.

doi:10.1089/crispr.2021.29130.kad

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“…In Europe, there is currently no commercially viable NGT-Brassicaceae product. However, applications for field trials were filed in both the EU and the UK (Napier, 2021). All trials were carried out with plants modified with the CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors (Table 1).…”

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Environmental Risk Assessment Scenarios of Specific NGT Applications in <em>Brassicaceae</em> Oilseed Plants

Koller,

Cieslak,

Bauer-Panskus

2024

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Oilseed plants of the Brassicaceae plant family are cultivated for food, feed and industrial purposes on large-scale in Europe. This review gives an overview of current market-oriented applications of new genomic techniques (NGTs) in relevant Brassicaceae oilseed crops based on a literature survey. In this respect, changes in oil quality, yield, growth and resistance to biotic and abiotic stress are goals in oilseed rape (B. napus) and camelina (C. sativa). Environmental risk assessment scenarios are developed for specific NGT applications in Brassicaceae oilseed crops with either a changed oil composition or with fitness related traits. In case of a changed oil composition an increase or decrease of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) demonstrates risks for health and survival of pollinators. In case of fitness related traits other risks were identified, i. e. an increased risk of spread and persistence of NGT plants. Furthermore, there are indications for potential disturbance of interactions with the environment, involving signalling pathways and reaction to stress conditions. It is shown that for a comprehensive risk assessment the technological potential of NGTs, the plants’ biology and the scale of releases have to be considered in combination. Therefore, the release of NGT plants into the environment for agricultural purposes will require risk assessment and monitoring of single traits as well as of combinatorial and long-term cumulative effects. In addition, risk management should develop concepts and measures to control and potentially restrict the scale of releases. This is especially relevant for NGT Brassicaceae in Europe which is a centre of diversity of this plant family.

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Environmental Risk Assessment Scenarios of Specific NGT Applications in <em>Brassicaceae</em> Oilseed Plants

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Cieslak,

Bauer-Panskus

2024

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“…Wang et al also took two critical steps to validate their innovation and to demonstrate that this was more than just some nice bioengineering. Firstly, they carried out field trials of their genetically modified (GM) camelina to show that the crop performs well in the 'real world' -vital if the technology is to be scaled up, yet sadly lacking in the vast majority of such research 4 . These field trials proved successful and sufficiently high yielding.…”

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2022

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Environmental risk scenarios of specific NGT applications in Brassicaceae oilseed plants

Koller,

Cieslak,

Bauer-Panskus

2024

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Background Oilseed plants of the Brassicaceae plant family are cultivated for food, feed and industrial purposes on large-scale in Europe. This review gives an overview of current market-oriented applications of new genomic techniques (NGTs) in relevant Brassicaceae oilseed crops based on a literature survey. In this respect, changes in oil quality, yield, growth and resistance to biotic and abiotic stress are under development in oilseed rape (Brassica napus), camelina (Camelina sativa), and pennycress (Thlaspi arvense). Main findings Environmental risk scenarios starting with hazard identification are developed for specific NGT applications in Brassicaceae oilseed crops with either a changed oil composition or with fitness-related traits. In case of a changed oil composition, an increase or decrease of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may lead to risks for health and survival of pollinators. Regarding fitness-related traits, other risks were identified, i.e. an increased spread and persistence of NGT plants. Furthermore, there are indications for potential disturbance of interactions with the environment, involving signalling pathways and reaction to stress conditions. Conclusion It is shown that for environmental risk scenarios of the technological specificities of NGTs, the plants’ biology and the scale of releases have to be considered in combination. Therefore, the release of NGT plants into the environment for agricultural purposes will, also in future, require risk assessment and monitoring of individual traits as well as of combinatorial and long-term cumulative effects. In addition, risk management should develop concepts and measures to control and potentially limit the scale of releases. This is especially relevant for NGT Brassicaceae in Europe, which is a centre of diversity of this plant family.

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A Field Day for Gene-Edited Brassicas and Crop Improvement

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Environmental Risk Assessment Scenarios of Specific NGT Applications in <em>Brassicaceae</em> Oilseed Plants

Environmental Risk Assessment Scenarios of Specific NGT Applications in <em>Brassicaceae</em> Oilseed Plants

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