Global Regulatory Outlook for CRISPRized Plants. Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture

Table of Contents

1. Genome-edited plants regulations: Notes from editors 2. Online tools to track gene editing regulations in Agri-Food Sector 3. CRISPR/Cas Systems and Techniques 4. Applications of CRISPR/Cas in Plants 5. Reagents and their delivery systems in CRISPR/Cas 6. Regulatory Triggers of CRISPR edited crops 7. Tracking Footprints of CRISPR based genome editing 8. GMOs and Their Regulatory Frameworks 9. Regulatory Framework of CRISPR Edited Crops in USA 10. Regulation of CRISPR Edited Plants in Latin America 11. Regulatory outlook of CRISPR edited plants in Canada 12. Regulatory Aspects of CRISPR Edited Plants in EU 13. Regulation of CRISPR Edited Plants in Australia and New Zealand 14. Regulatory Overview of CRISPR Edited Plants in Asian Countries 15. Regulatory landscape of genome edited crops: A Japanese Perspective 16. Regulatory Status of CRISPR Edited Crops in Africa� 17. Regulation of�CRISPRized�Plants in Eastern Europe and Central Asia 18. Gene Editing Regulation in�Argentina 19. Food and feed safety considerations for genetically modified crops, in particular gene-edited ones, from a European perspective 20. CRISPR/cas�genome editing and applications in forest tree breeding 21. Social, Ethical, Policy and Governance Issue of CRISPR Edited Plants�

Authors

Kamel A Abd-Elsalam Molecular Plant Pathologist, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt. Prof. Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Ph.D., is currently a research professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza. Kamel earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Pathology from Christian Alberchts University of Kiel (Germany) and Suez Canal University (Egypt). Dr. Kamel's research interests include developing, improving, and deploying plant biosecurity diagnostic tools; understanding and exploiting fungal pathogen genomes; and developing eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials for controlling toxicogenic fungi, plant diseases, and agroecosystems applications. He published 20 books related to nano-biotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection. Since 2019, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier book series "Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection.� He also serves as the Series Editor of the Elsevier book series "Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture.� Aftab Ahmad Biochemistry/Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security (CASAFS), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Dr Aftab Ahmad is currently working as Assistant Professor at Department of Biochemistry/ US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security (CAS-AFS), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), Pakistan. Dr Aftab's research interests include developing virus resistant and salt tolerant plants using CRISPR/Cas technology. He has published more than 15 research articles in international peer reviewed journals including Journal of Biomedical Sciences, Scientific Reports-Nature, PLOS One, Journal of Translational Medicine, Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, Molecules, Journal of Cereal Science, and Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Dr Aftab pursued his PhD and postdocs in Plant Molecular Biology from University of Shizuoka, Japan under Center of Excellence (COE, 21st Century) program. Dr Aftab also served as visiting scientist in department of plant sciences, University of California, Davis, USA. Dr Aftab has been teaching biochemistry and molecular biology at UAF and his research focuses in the area of CRISPR/Cas based genome editing in plants.