This book provides a comprehensive overview of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas technologies and their rapidly expanding role in modern plant science and crop improvement. This book introduces the molecular foundations of CRISPR‑based genome editing and explains how these tools are transforming plant breeding, functional genomics, and agricultural biotechnology.

Covering both fundamental concepts and emerging innovations, this book discusses major CRISPR systems, genome‑editing strategies, delivery methods, multiplex editing, base editing, prime editing, and recent advances in precision plant engineering. It further explores the application of CRISPR technologies for improving agronomic traits such as disease resistance, abiotic stress tolerance, nutritional quality, yield enhancement, and sustainable crop production.

Written for researchers, graduate students, plant biotechnologists, molecular biologists, and professionals in agricultural sciences, CRISPR/Cas for Plant Genome Editing: Foundations, Innovations, and Applications serves as both an introductory resource and an updated reference for understanding the scientific principles and practical applications of CRISPR/Cas systems in plants. By combining foundational knowledge with current innovations and real‑world applications, this book provides readers with a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with plant genome editing.

Dr. Muhammad Waseem is Associate Professor/Researcher at College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, China. He received a doctoral degree (Ph.D., specialization in Plant Molecular Biology) from the School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China. He has five years of research experience including postdoctoral. His interests include transcriptional regulation of flowering time regulation, fruit ripening and development, and abiotic stresses such as salinity and drought. In addition, he has hands-on experience in next-generation sequencing data analysis, transcriptomics, and data visualization. Currently, Dr. Waseem is actively in investigating flowering time regulation in Brassica crops. He has been awarded with a National Science Foundation Project, RFIS-I in 2023. In brief, he has published more than 58 research articles, 5 review articles, and 9 book chapters in various high-impact factor publications including New Phytologist, International Journal of Macromolecules, Planta, GM Crops & Food, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Physiologia Plantarum, and Frontiers in Plant Science. He has also edited books with Springer publisher.