Improving the Genetic Traits of Crops to Cope with Environmental Conditions

Abstract

The world today faces unprecedented challenges in achieving food security for a continuously growing population amid escalating climate change, from rising temperatures to water scarcity, land degradation, and increasing soil salinity. It has become clear that traditional crops are no longer able to withstand these environmental conditions on their own, and here the role of modern science in improving the genetic traits of crops stands out, with the aim of developing new varieties capable of surviving and producing even in the harshest conditions. Gene modification is not just a technological option but has become an inevitable necessity to ensure the continuity of agricultural production and achieve food security in the future.