Editorial: Women in plant biotechnology 2022

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The papers in this collection fall into two distinct categories. The first two papers 31 describe transgenic manipulations to overexpress and silence genes of interest, while the 32 second two papers describe methodological advances that increase the efficiency of 33 transformation protocols, a major bottleneck in plant biotechnology. to developing improved tools and techniques. However, they may not be gaining the recognition 68 or promotion their male counterparts enjoy. As indicated above, in the plant sciences alone, a 69 considerable majority of papers are authored by males, receive more citations, and male 70 authors generally have access to increased funding opportunities compared to their female 71 counterparts. Considerable and active efforts to engage with and highlight women in science 72 are important steps towards increasing equity in the field of plant biotechnology. 73