Current advances on CRISPR/Cas genome editing technologies in plants

Development of genome editing technologies provides efficient tools for functional genomics and crop molecular breeding. Owing to its simplicity and high efficiency, CRISPR/Cas systems, including CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cas12a, have been widely used for genome editing in many organisms. In this review, we summarize the recent advances on improvements and applications of CRISPR/Cas systems in plants, as well as the methods for analyzing targeted mutations in edited plants. Finally, we discuss current problems of CRISPR/Cas systems and give a prospect of genome editing technologies.