Random mutagenesis has also its own list of shortcomings too. The advent of site-specific nucleases (SSNs) highlighted the importance of site directed mutagenesis over random mutagenesis ( Osakabe et al., 2010 Sikora et al., 2011). Crop improvement has been done for years via traditional plant breeding techniques or through various physical, chemical (e.g., gamma radiation, ethyl methanesulfonate) and biological methods (e.g., T-DNA, transposon insertion) leading to point mutations, deletions, rearrangements, and gene duplications. Once the desired alterations are achieved, transgenes can be crossed out from the improved variety. Creating variations in the gene pool is the foremost requirement for developing novel plant varieties. Genetic diversity is a key source for trait improvement in plants. The review also includes some information on traditional delivery methods of Cas9-gRNA complexes into plant cells and incorporates the advent of CRISPR ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) that came up as a solution to various limitations that prevailed with plasmid-based CRISPR system. Among varied diligences, plant nutritional improvement, enhancement of plant disease resistance and production of drought tolerant plants are reviewed. We have studied the rapid evolution of CRISPR/Cas9 tools with myriad functionalities, capabilities, and specialized applications. The review highlights the progression throughout the CRISPR legacy. CRISPR technology is constantly advancing including options for various genetic manipulations like generating knockouts making precise modifications, multiplex genome engineering, and activation and repression of target genes. This RNA guided genome editing technology is turning out to be a groundbreaking innovation in distinct branches of plant biology. It has broadened the agricultural research area, bringing in new opportunities to develop novel plant varieties with deletion of detrimental traits or addition of significant characters. CRISPR/Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat)-Cas9 is a multipurpose technology for genetic engineering that relies on the complementarity of the guideRNA (gRNA) to a specific sequence and the Cas9 endonuclease activity. Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, IndiaĪdvancements in Genome editing technologies have revolutionized the fields of functional genomics and crop improvement.
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