Concurrent Symposium: Plant Biotechnology-Techniques and Potentials for Yield Improvement Chair: Yiping Qi, University of MarylandChuan He, University of ChicagoYiping Qi, University of MarylandApplication of genome editing technology to accelerate crop breeding Qiudeng Que, Syngenta Crop ProtectionToshinori Kinoshita, Nagoya UniversityHuirong Gao, Corteva Agriscience