Jen-Tsung Chen, PhD, is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. Dr. Chen’s research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, ethnopharmacology, and systems biology. He serves as an editorial board member on reputed journals, including Plant Methods, GM Crops & Food, Plant Nano Biology, Biomolecules, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and a guest editor in Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Pharmacology, Journal of Fungi, and Current Pharmaceutical Design. Dr. Chen published books in collaboration with Springer Nature, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, and In-TechOpen and he is handling book projects for some more international publishers on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, and CRISPR-based plant genome editing.

• 1. Advances in CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing break new ground for plant functional genomics Hao Hu, Fengqun Yu2. Functional genome analysis and genome editing in plants: An updated overview Karma Landup Bhutia, Sarita Kumari, Bharti Lap, Kumari Anjani, Limasunep Longkumer, M. James, Anima Kisku, Bhavna Borah, Prabhakar Nishi, Kanshouwa Modunshim, Vinay Kumar Sharma, Nangsol Dolma Bhutia, Barasha Rani Deka, Akbar Hossain3. Recent tools of genome editing and functional genomics in plants: Present and future applications on crop improvement Johni Debbarma, Mamta Bhattacharjee, Trishna Konwar, Channakeshavaiah Chikkaputtaiah, Dhanawantari L. Singha4. Strategies and Applications of genomic editing in plants with CRISPR/Cas9Ishfaq Majid Hurrah, Tabasum Mohiuddin, Sayanti Mandal, Mimosa Ghorai, Sayan Bhattacharya, Potshangbam Nongdam, Abdel Rahman Al-Tawaha, Ercan Bursal, Mahipal S Shekhawat, Devendra Kumar Pandey, Abhijit Dey5. Virus-induced genome editing: Methods and applications in plant breedingMireia Uranga6. CRISPR/Cas9: The revolutionary genome editing tools for crop genetic tweak to render it 'climate smart' Abira Chaudhuri, Koushik Halder, Malik Z. Abdin, Asis Datta7. Functional genomics for abiotic stress tolerance in cropsMuhammad Khuram Razzaq, Guangnan Xing, Ghulam Raza, Muhammad Basit Shehzad,Reena Rani8. CRISPR/Cas9 for Enhancing Resilience of Crops to Abiotic StressesGyanendra Kumar Rai, Danish Mushtaq Khanday, Gayatri Jamwal, Monika Singh9. CRISPR-based genome editing for improving nutrient use efficiency and functional genomics of nutrient stress adaptation in plants Lekshmy Sathee, Sinto Antoo, Balaji Balamurugan, Asif Ali Vadakkethil,Gadpayale Durgeshwari Prabhakar, Arpitha S R, Sudhir Kumar, Archana Watts, Viswanathan Chinnusamy10. CRISPR/Cas genome modification for non-transgenic disease resistant, high yielding and high nutritional quality wheatS. M. Hisam Al Rabbi, Israt Nadia, Tofazzal Islam11. Using CRISPR to unlock the full potential of plant immunityMumin Ibrahim Tek, Abdul Razak Ahmed, Ozer Calis, Hakan Fidan12. Advancement in gene editing for crop improvement highlighting the application of pangenomes Biswajit Pramanik, Anamika Das, Sandip Debnath13. Characterization of CRISPR-Associated Protein for Epigenetic Manipulation in Plants Ayyadurai Pavithra, Chinnasamy Sashtika, Senthil Kalaiselvi, Santhanu Krishnapriya, Natchiappan Senthilkumar, Arumugam Vijaya Anand14. Advancement in bioinformatics tools in the era of genome editing-based functional genomicsKarma Landup Bhutia, Bharti Lap, Sarita Kumari, Kumari Anjani,Ûhavna Borah, Ponnuchamy Mugudeshwari, Anuradha, Vinay Kumar Sharma,Únima Kisku, Nangsol Dolma Bhutia, Rajalingam Amutha Sudhan, Mahtab Ahmad, and Akbar Hossain15. Gene Editing Using CRISPR/Cas9 System: Methods and ApplicationsGopika, Boro Arthi, Natchiappan Senthilkumar, Senthil Kalaiselvi, Santhanu Krishnapriya, Arumugam Vijaya Anand16. CRISPR/Cas13 for the control of plant virusesJoana A. Ribeiro, Carla M. R. Varanda, Patrick Materatski, Maria Doroteia Campos, Mariana Patanita, André Albuquerque, Nicolás Garrido, Tomás Monteiro, Filipa Santos, Maria do Rosário Félix17. Genome editing in ornamental plants: Current findings and future perspectivesKumaresan Kowsalya, Nandakumar Vidya, Packiaraj Gurusaravanan, Bashyam Ramya, Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Muthukrishnan Arun18. A convenient CRISPR/Cas9 mediated plant multiple gene editing protocol by in-fusion technologyJun-Li Wang, Luo-Yu Liang, Lei Wu19. The Application of CRISPR Technology for Functional Genomics in Oil Palm and CoconutSiti Nor Akmar Abdullah, Muhammad Asyraf Md Hatta20. Advances and perspectives in genetic engineering and the CRISPR/Cas-based technology for oil crop enhancementKattilaparambil Roshna, Sathasivam Vinoth, Muthukrishnan Arun, Bashyam Ramya, Annamalai Sivaranjini, Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Packiaraj Gurusaravanan21. CRISPR/Cas9-based technology for functional genomics and crop improvement in soybeanCuong Xuan Nguyen, Phat Tien Do

Jen-Tsung Chen, PhD, is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. Dr. Chen’s research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, ethnopharmacology, and systems biology. He serves as an editorial board member on reputed journals, including Plant Methods, GM Crops & Food, Plant Nano Biology, Biomolecules, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and a guest editor in Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Pharmacology, Journal of Fungi, and Current Pharmaceutical Design. Dr. Chen published books in collaboration with Springer Nature, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, and In-TechOpen and he is handling book projects for some more international publishers on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, and CRISPR-based plant genome editing.

• 1. Advances in CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing break new ground for plant functional genomics Hao Hu, Fengqun Yu2. Functional genome analysis and genome editing in plants: An updated overview Karma Landup Bhutia, Sarita Kumari, Bharti Lap, Kumari Anjani, Limasunep Longkumer, M. James, Anima Kisku, Bhavna Borah, Prabhakar Nishi, Kanshouwa Modunshim, Vinay Kumar Sharma, Nangsol Dolma Bhutia, Barasha Rani Deka, Akbar Hossain3. Recent tools of genome editing and functional genomics in plants: Present and future applications on crop improvement Johni Debbarma, Mamta Bhattacharjee, Trishna Konwar, Channakeshavaiah Chikkaputtaiah, Dhanawantari L. Singha4. Strategies and Applications of genomic editing in plants with CRISPR/Cas9Ishfaq Majid Hurrah, Tabasum Mohiuddin, Sayanti Mandal, Mimosa Ghorai, Sayan Bhattacharya, Potshangbam Nongdam, Abdel Rahman Al-Tawaha, Ercan Bursal, Mahipal S Shekhawat, Devendra Kumar Pandey, Abhijit Dey5. Virus-induced genome editing: Methods and applications in plant breedingMireia Uranga6. CRISPR/Cas9: The revolutionary genome editing tools for crop genetic tweak to render it 'climate smart' Abira Chaudhuri, Koushik Halder, Malik Z. Abdin, Asis Datta7. Functional genomics for abiotic stress tolerance in cropsMuhammad Khuram Razzaq, Guangnan Xing, Ghulam Raza, Muhammad Basit Shehzad,Reena Rani8. CRISPR/Cas9 for Enhancing Resilience of Crops to Abiotic StressesGyanendra Kumar Rai, Danish Mushtaq Khanday, Gayatri Jamwal, Monika Singh9. CRISPR-based genome editing for improving nutrient use efficiency and functional genomics of nutrient stress adaptation in plants Lekshmy Sathee, Sinto Antoo, Balaji Balamurugan, Asif Ali Vadakkethil,Gadpayale Durgeshwari Prabhakar, Arpitha S R, Sudhir Kumar, Archana Watts, Viswanathan Chinnusamy10. CRISPR/Cas genome modification for non-transgenic disease resistant, high yielding and high nutritional quality wheatS. M. Hisam Al Rabbi, Israt Nadia, Tofazzal Islam11. Using CRISPR to unlock the full potential of plant immunityMumin Ibrahim Tek, Abdul Razak Ahmed, Ozer Calis, Hakan Fidan12. Advancement in gene editing for crop improvement highlighting the application of pangenomes Biswajit Pramanik, Anamika Das, Sandip Debnath13. Characterization of CRISPR-Associated Protein for Epigenetic Manipulation in Plants Ayyadurai Pavithra, Chinnasamy Sashtika, Senthil Kalaiselvi, Santhanu Krishnapriya, Natchiappan Senthilkumar, Arumugam Vijaya Anand14. Advancement in bioinformatics tools in the era of genome editing-based functional genomicsKarma Landup Bhutia, Bharti Lap, Sarita Kumari, Kumari Anjani,Ûhavna Borah, Ponnuchamy Mugudeshwari, Anuradha, Vinay Kumar Sharma,Únima Kisku, Nangsol Dolma Bhutia, Rajalingam Amutha Sudhan, Mahtab Ahmad, and Akbar Hossain15. Gene Editing Using CRISPR/Cas9 System: Methods and ApplicationsGopika, Boro Arthi, Natchiappan Senthilkumar, Senthil Kalaiselvi, Santhanu Krishnapriya, Arumugam Vijaya Anand16. CRISPR/Cas13 for the control of plant virusesJoana A. Ribeiro, Carla M. R. Varanda, Patrick Materatski, Maria Doroteia Campos, Mariana Patanita, André Albuquerque, Nicolás Garrido, Tomás Monteiro, Filipa Santos, Maria do Rosário Félix17. Genome editing in ornamental plants: Current findings and future perspectivesKumaresan Kowsalya, Nandakumar Vidya, Packiaraj Gurusaravanan, Bashyam Ramya, Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Muthukrishnan Arun18. A convenient CRISPR/Cas9 mediated plant multiple gene editing protocol by in-fusion technologyJun-Li Wang, Luo-Yu Liang, Lei Wu19. The Application of CRISPR Technology for Functional Genomics in Oil Palm and CoconutSiti Nor Akmar Abdullah, Muhammad Asyraf Md Hatta20. Advances and perspectives in genetic engineering and the CRISPR/Cas-based technology for oil crop enhancementKattilaparambil Roshna, Sathasivam Vinoth, Muthukrishnan Arun, Bashyam Ramya, Annamalai Sivaranjini, Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Packiaraj Gurusaravanan21. CRISPR/Cas9-based technology for functional genomics and crop improvement in soybeanCuong Xuan Nguyen, Phat Tien Do