Plant biotechnology is an integral part of modern plant breeding. The establishment of genome editing in recent years has led to another quantum leap in the biotechnological possibilities for improving crops and has also increased society's openness towards plant genetic engineering. The aim of this youngest working group of the Plant Breeding Society (Gesellschaft für Pflanzenzüchtung,…

The organizers of the International Plant Genome Conference 2027 welcome all stakeholders who wish to gain a knowledge-based understanding of plant genome editing and who are interested in advances in the technology, its potential applications in plant breeding, issues related to the legal framework, and/or options and conditions for commercial use. This applies, of course, especially to…