Kenan Turgut | Akdeniz University (original) (raw)

Papers by Kenan Turgut

Medicinal and aromatic plants of the world, Dec 31, 2022

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, 1996

Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, Dec 1, 1994

Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, Dec 1, 1996

Anadolu Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü dergisi, Jun 1, 1995

ProQuest eBooks, 1993

Abstract not available

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 1997

Uluslararası fen araştırmalarında yenilikçi yaklaşımlar dergisi, Sep 30, 2022

Dünyada 224 cins ve yaklaşık 5.600 türle temsil edilen en geniş çiçekli bitki familyalarından bir... more Dünyada 224 cins ve yaklaşık 5.600 türle temsil edilen en geniş çiçekli bitki familyalarından birisi olan Lamiaceae familyası Türkiye'de toplam 45 cins, 565 tür ve 765 takson ile temsil edilmektedir. Lamiaceae familyasında yer alan ve 150'den fazla tür içeren Sideritis cinsi dünyada özellikle Akdeniz havzasında yayılış göstermektedir ve ülkemizde 36'sı endemik olan 55 takson ile temsil edilmektedir. Bu yüksek endemizim oranı nedeni ile Türkiye Sideritis cinsinin iki gen merkezinden biri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Antalya Bölgesi'nde doğal yayılış gösteren 2 tek yıllık, 6 çok yıllık taksonun 12 lokasyondan örneklenerek incelendiği bu çalışmada, populasyonların uçucu yağ verimi % 0.0-0.3 aralığında bulunmuştur. En yüksek değer Sideritis congesta türünün Akseki lokasyonundan (% 0.3) elde edilirken bazı örneklerden uçucu yağ elde edilememiştir. 8 taksonda toplam 12 populasyona ait uçucu yağ örneğinin içerik analiz sonuçlarında toplam 55 bileşik tanımlanmıştır. Bu bileşiklerden β-pinen, α-pinen, limonen, linalol, karyofilen oksit, germakren-D ve δ-kadinen bileşikleri hem miktar hem de tanımlandığı örnek sayısı bakımından öne çıkan bileşikler olarak dikkat çekmiştir. Fenolik madde miktarlarının araştırılması amacıyla 14 takson ayrıca örneklenerek değerlendirilmiş, çalışmanın sonucunda populasyonlara ait toplam fenolik madde miktarlarının 27.5-68.9 mg GAE/g aralığında değiştiği bulunmuştur. En yüksek değer Sideritis stricta türüne ait örnekte, en düşük değer ise lokal endemik bir tür olan Sideritis albiflora türüne ait örnekte tespit edilmiştir.

Uluslararası fen araştırmalarında yenilikçi yaklaşımlar dergisi, Oct 11, 2021

This research was conducted with the purpose of obtaining high quality plants by selection breedi... more This research was conducted with the purpose of obtaining high quality plants by selection breeding of Anatolian sage (Salvi afruticosa Mill.) in different locations of Antalya province. In this research, clonal individual plants belong to Salvia fruticosa Mill. species, were collected from 15 different populations in the flora of Antalya. The clonal selection method was used in the breeding of this species, which is propagated clonally. Dry herbage yield was between 748.34 and 1135.15 kg/da for A clones, while it was between 748.34 and 1135.15 kg/da for B clones in terms of the population mean. The highest dry leaf yield was determined 534.36 and 605.867 kg/da for A and B clones respectively. Furthermore, 1.8-cineole, camphor and caryophyllene were determined as the main components of essential oils. The proportion of 1.8-cineole was determined between 34.51-73.49%. In this research, it was observed that there was a large variation between clonal lines, and some of them were determined as important in terms of morphological characteristics, yield and quality.

Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 1997

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Apr 24, 2009

The objective of this study was to investigate variability of essential oil and carvacrol content... more The objective of this study was to investigate variability of essential oil and carvacrol content of five oregano species (O. saccatum, O. solymicum, O .majorana, O. onites and O. vulgare subsp. hirtum) collected from the natural flora of Antalya, Turkey. Samples were collected from early inflorescences, inflorescences and late inflorescences stages of 5 species grown in wild and cultivated conditions. Essential oils were obtained via steam distillation using Clevenger-type apparatus and they were analyzed with Gas Chromatography (GC). The highest average essential oil rate was obtained from inflorescences stage of wild O. majorana (8.2%) and followed by late inflorescences stage of wild O. majorana (6.1%) and inflorescences stage of cultivated O. onites (5.7%). Although cultivated O. majorana plants revealed lower essential oil rate than wild O. majorana, in the other species cultivated plants gave higher essential oil percentage. Eighteen compounds were identified in the essential oil of oregano species under studied conditions. The highest rate of carvacrol was found at the early inflorescences stage of cultivated O. majorana (53.90%) and followed by inflorescences stage of wild O. majorana (52.40%) and early inflorescences stage of wild O. majorana (50.10%). In general, rate of carvacrol in the wild and cultivated O. majorana, O. solymicum, O. onites and O. vulgare subsp. hirtum plants were appeared to be quite similar. However, percentage of carvacrol was found to be higher in the cultivated O. saccatum plants (average 40%) than wild O. saccatum plants (average 30%). Acknowledgements: Funded by Akdeniz University Scientific Research Project Unit

Planta Medica, Jul 1, 2009

ABSTRACT

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, Apr 1, 2019

This study, conducted in Antalya, Turkey, between 2014 and 2016, aimed to determine genotypes wit... more This study, conducted in Antalya, Turkey, between 2014 and 2016, aimed to determine genotypes with a high amount of rebaudioside A (reb A) and high reb A/stevioside (stv) ratio in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, and reveal superior candidate varieties via the clone selection method. The study started with 200 genotypes in the first year, followed by the stem cuttings of 40 genotypes selected in the second year, in accordance with the obtained data, which were grown in rows (A clones), and the 10 genotypes (B clones) selected from the clones in the third year, which were grown in 3 replications according to a completely randomized block design. In accordance with the criteria for the evaluation of the results, 4 plants with superior characteristics were selected (C clones). Genotype 82 was regarded as a candidate with superior characteristics in terms of the amount of reb A content (7.95%, 7.77%, and 6.37%, respectively) and reb A/stv ratio (1.48, 1.20, and 1.48) over the 3 years. Genotype 109 was noteworthy for stv alone. Genotype 133 was considered as not only high in reb A (8.47%, 6.81%, and 6.40%, respectively), but also as an industrial material suitable for processing and production, as the agronomic properties were above average during the study. Genotype 196 was determined to be high in terms of the amount of reb A + stv (18.31%, 12.54%, and 13.58, respectively) and reb A (7.57%, 6.46%, and 6.2%, respectively). Therefore, these were selected as clonal variety candidates.

The Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni is a perennial herbaceous plant and belongs to family of As... more The Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni is a perennial herbaceous plant and belongs to family of Asteraceae (Compositae). The contents of S. rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni consist mainly non-caloric stevioside and rebaudioside A sweeteners. Low seed germination is an important problem in stevia cultivation. Therefore in this study, the effects of light and temperature on germination performance of stevia seeds were studied. Stevia rebaudiana seeds were treated with two lights (light/darkness) and four different temperatures (15 oC, 20 oC, 25 oC, 30 oC). For each treatment, 50 seeds were counted and placed into petri dishes. Experiments were conducted as a randomized complete design method with three replicates. Germination was started within 6 to 10 days depending on the treatments. The highest seed germination rate (71%) was observed in darkness/25 oC temperature and followed by darkness/20 oC (68%) and light/25 oC (67%). On the other hand, the lowest seed germination rate (31%) was obtained from 15 oC in both light and dark conditions and followed by darkness/30 oC (43%) and light/30 oC (49%). The results showed that lower (15 oC) and higher (30 oC) temperatures significantly decreased the germination rates of stevia independently from the light treatments.

Origanum dubium Boiss. is one of the economically important wild oregano species and it is intens... more Origanum dubium Boiss. is one of the economically important wild oregano species and it is intensely collected from its natural habitat in Antalya, Turkey. Carvacrol chemotype of Origanum dubium is used mainly for essential oil production due to its high essential oil content. In this study, chemical diversity of Origanum dubium was investigated in order to develop new cultivars with improved essential oil yield and carvacrol content using clone selection method under cultivated condition. Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Origanum dubium were analysed by GC-MS and 24 major components were identified. Among the selected genotypes, carvacrol was the major component and followed by p-cymene, γ–terpinene, myrcene and αthujene, respectively. The essential oil yields were varied between 5.0% to 14.0%; carvacrol rates were varied between 73.76% to 88.21%; and p-cymene rates were varied between 3.16% to 9.10%.

NVEO - NATURAL VOLATILES & ESSENTIAL OILS Journal | NVEO, Dec 26, 2019

Origanum dubium Boiss. is one of the economically important wild oregano species and it is intens... more Origanum dubium Boiss. is one of the economically important wild oregano species and it is intensely collected from its natural habitat in Antalya, Turkey. Carvacrol chemotype of Origanum dubium is used mainly for essential oil production due to its high essential oil content. In this study, chemical diversity of Origanum dubium was investigated in order to develop new cultivars with improved essential oil yield and carvacrol content using clone selection method under cultivated condition. Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Origanum dubium were analysed by GC-MS and 24 major components were identified. Among the selected genotypes, carvacrol was the major component and followed by p-cymene, γ-terpinene, myrcene and αthujene, respectively. The essential oil yields were varied between 5.0% to 14.0%; carvacrol rates were varied between 73.76% to 88.21%; and p-cymene rates were varied between 3.16% to 9.10%.

Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi - Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, 2015

... Siddhartha C. Bhatia* and Darshan R. Telange School of Pharmacy & Technology ... more ... Siddhartha C. Bhatia* and Darshan R. Telange School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS, Babulde, Bank of Tapi River, Mumbai-Agra Road, Shirpur, Dist. Dhule-425405, Maharashtra, India ABSTRACT ...

Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences, Mar 1, 2009

Bu calismada doku kulturu tekniginden yararlanilarak Sideritis perfoliata, Sideritis stricta ve S... more Bu calismada doku kulturu tekniginden yararlanilarak Sideritis perfoliata, Sideritis stricta ve Sideritis erythrantha turlerinin in vitro rejenerasyon yetenegi arastirilmistir. Rejenerasyon calismalarinda tohum, yaprak, yaprak sapi, bogum, bogum arasi ve surgun ucu gibi degisik eksplantlar denenmistir. Uc farkli turun tohumlari chloramine-T ve sodyum hipoklorit ile sterilizasyon yapildiktan sonra farkli dozlarda GA3 iceren cimlendirme ortamlarina ekilmislerdir. Sideritis stricta turunun tohumlarinda hic cimlenme gorulmezken, diger turlerin tohumlarinda ise cimlenme orani cok dusuk kalmistir. Yaprak, yaprak sapi, bogum ve bogum arasi eksplantlari ise farkli BAP ve NAA konsantrasyon ve kombinasyonlari iceren %0.7 agar, %3 sukroz ve aktif komur ilave edilmis MS ortaminda kulture alinmislardir. Kultur sirasinda eksplantlardan kaynaklanan kontaminasyonlar gorulurken kontaminasyon olusmayan eksplantlarda ise kararma gozlenmistir. Ilkbaharda yeni olusan Sideritis stricta turune ait bitkilerden alinan surgun uclari farkli oranlarda TDZ iceren MS ortaminda kulture alinmistir. Bu eksplantlardan surgun olusumu basarilmistir

Medicinal and aromatic plants of the world, Dec 31, 2022

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, 1996

Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, Dec 1, 1994

Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, Dec 1, 1996

Anadolu Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü dergisi, Jun 1, 1995

ProQuest eBooks, 1993

Abstract not available

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 1997

Uluslararası fen araştırmalarında yenilikçi yaklaşımlar dergisi, Sep 30, 2022

Dünyada 224 cins ve yaklaşık 5.600 türle temsil edilen en geniş çiçekli bitki familyalarından bir... more Dünyada 224 cins ve yaklaşık 5.600 türle temsil edilen en geniş çiçekli bitki familyalarından birisi olan Lamiaceae familyası Türkiye'de toplam 45 cins, 565 tür ve 765 takson ile temsil edilmektedir. Lamiaceae familyasında yer alan ve 150'den fazla tür içeren Sideritis cinsi dünyada özellikle Akdeniz havzasında yayılış göstermektedir ve ülkemizde 36'sı endemik olan 55 takson ile temsil edilmektedir. Bu yüksek endemizim oranı nedeni ile Türkiye Sideritis cinsinin iki gen merkezinden biri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Antalya Bölgesi'nde doğal yayılış gösteren 2 tek yıllık, 6 çok yıllık taksonun 12 lokasyondan örneklenerek incelendiği bu çalışmada, populasyonların uçucu yağ verimi % 0.0-0.3 aralığında bulunmuştur. En yüksek değer Sideritis congesta türünün Akseki lokasyonundan (% 0.3) elde edilirken bazı örneklerden uçucu yağ elde edilememiştir. 8 taksonda toplam 12 populasyona ait uçucu yağ örneğinin içerik analiz sonuçlarında toplam 55 bileşik tanımlanmıştır. Bu bileşiklerden β-pinen, α-pinen, limonen, linalol, karyofilen oksit, germakren-D ve δ-kadinen bileşikleri hem miktar hem de tanımlandığı örnek sayısı bakımından öne çıkan bileşikler olarak dikkat çekmiştir. Fenolik madde miktarlarının araştırılması amacıyla 14 takson ayrıca örneklenerek değerlendirilmiş, çalışmanın sonucunda populasyonlara ait toplam fenolik madde miktarlarının 27.5-68.9 mg GAE/g aralığında değiştiği bulunmuştur. En yüksek değer Sideritis stricta türüne ait örnekte, en düşük değer ise lokal endemik bir tür olan Sideritis albiflora türüne ait örnekte tespit edilmiştir.

Uluslararası fen araştırmalarında yenilikçi yaklaşımlar dergisi, Oct 11, 2021

This research was conducted with the purpose of obtaining high quality plants by selection breedi... more This research was conducted with the purpose of obtaining high quality plants by selection breeding of Anatolian sage (Salvi afruticosa Mill.) in different locations of Antalya province. In this research, clonal individual plants belong to Salvia fruticosa Mill. species, were collected from 15 different populations in the flora of Antalya. The clonal selection method was used in the breeding of this species, which is propagated clonally. Dry herbage yield was between 748.34 and 1135.15 kg/da for A clones, while it was between 748.34 and 1135.15 kg/da for B clones in terms of the population mean. The highest dry leaf yield was determined 534.36 and 605.867 kg/da for A and B clones respectively. Furthermore, 1.8-cineole, camphor and caryophyllene were determined as the main components of essential oils. The proportion of 1.8-cineole was determined between 34.51-73.49%. In this research, it was observed that there was a large variation between clonal lines, and some of them were determined as important in terms of morphological characteristics, yield and quality.

Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 1997

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Apr 24, 2009

The objective of this study was to investigate variability of essential oil and carvacrol content... more The objective of this study was to investigate variability of essential oil and carvacrol content of five oregano species (O. saccatum, O. solymicum, O .majorana, O. onites and O. vulgare subsp. hirtum) collected from the natural flora of Antalya, Turkey. Samples were collected from early inflorescences, inflorescences and late inflorescences stages of 5 species grown in wild and cultivated conditions. Essential oils were obtained via steam distillation using Clevenger-type apparatus and they were analyzed with Gas Chromatography (GC). The highest average essential oil rate was obtained from inflorescences stage of wild O. majorana (8.2%) and followed by late inflorescences stage of wild O. majorana (6.1%) and inflorescences stage of cultivated O. onites (5.7%). Although cultivated O. majorana plants revealed lower essential oil rate than wild O. majorana, in the other species cultivated plants gave higher essential oil percentage. Eighteen compounds were identified in the essential oil of oregano species under studied conditions. The highest rate of carvacrol was found at the early inflorescences stage of cultivated O. majorana (53.90%) and followed by inflorescences stage of wild O. majorana (52.40%) and early inflorescences stage of wild O. majorana (50.10%). In general, rate of carvacrol in the wild and cultivated O. majorana, O. solymicum, O. onites and O. vulgare subsp. hirtum plants were appeared to be quite similar. However, percentage of carvacrol was found to be higher in the cultivated O. saccatum plants (average 40%) than wild O. saccatum plants (average 30%). Acknowledgements: Funded by Akdeniz University Scientific Research Project Unit

Planta Medica, Jul 1, 2009

ABSTRACT

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, Apr 1, 2019

This study, conducted in Antalya, Turkey, between 2014 and 2016, aimed to determine genotypes wit... more This study, conducted in Antalya, Turkey, between 2014 and 2016, aimed to determine genotypes with a high amount of rebaudioside A (reb A) and high reb A/stevioside (stv) ratio in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, and reveal superior candidate varieties via the clone selection method. The study started with 200 genotypes in the first year, followed by the stem cuttings of 40 genotypes selected in the second year, in accordance with the obtained data, which were grown in rows (A clones), and the 10 genotypes (B clones) selected from the clones in the third year, which were grown in 3 replications according to a completely randomized block design. In accordance with the criteria for the evaluation of the results, 4 plants with superior characteristics were selected (C clones). Genotype 82 was regarded as a candidate with superior characteristics in terms of the amount of reb A content (7.95%, 7.77%, and 6.37%, respectively) and reb A/stv ratio (1.48, 1.20, and 1.48) over the 3 years. Genotype 109 was noteworthy for stv alone. Genotype 133 was considered as not only high in reb A (8.47%, 6.81%, and 6.40%, respectively), but also as an industrial material suitable for processing and production, as the agronomic properties were above average during the study. Genotype 196 was determined to be high in terms of the amount of reb A + stv (18.31%, 12.54%, and 13.58, respectively) and reb A (7.57%, 6.46%, and 6.2%, respectively). Therefore, these were selected as clonal variety candidates.

The Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni is a perennial herbaceous plant and belongs to family of As... more The Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni is a perennial herbaceous plant and belongs to family of Asteraceae (Compositae). The contents of S. rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni consist mainly non-caloric stevioside and rebaudioside A sweeteners. Low seed germination is an important problem in stevia cultivation. Therefore in this study, the effects of light and temperature on germination performance of stevia seeds were studied. Stevia rebaudiana seeds were treated with two lights (light/darkness) and four different temperatures (15 oC, 20 oC, 25 oC, 30 oC). For each treatment, 50 seeds were counted and placed into petri dishes. Experiments were conducted as a randomized complete design method with three replicates. Germination was started within 6 to 10 days depending on the treatments. The highest seed germination rate (71%) was observed in darkness/25 oC temperature and followed by darkness/20 oC (68%) and light/25 oC (67%). On the other hand, the lowest seed germination rate (31%) was obtained from 15 oC in both light and dark conditions and followed by darkness/30 oC (43%) and light/30 oC (49%). The results showed that lower (15 oC) and higher (30 oC) temperatures significantly decreased the germination rates of stevia independently from the light treatments.

Origanum dubium Boiss. is one of the economically important wild oregano species and it is intens... more Origanum dubium Boiss. is one of the economically important wild oregano species and it is intensely collected from its natural habitat in Antalya, Turkey. Carvacrol chemotype of Origanum dubium is used mainly for essential oil production due to its high essential oil content. In this study, chemical diversity of Origanum dubium was investigated in order to develop new cultivars with improved essential oil yield and carvacrol content using clone selection method under cultivated condition. Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Origanum dubium were analysed by GC-MS and 24 major components were identified. Among the selected genotypes, carvacrol was the major component and followed by p-cymene, γ–terpinene, myrcene and αthujene, respectively. The essential oil yields were varied between 5.0% to 14.0%; carvacrol rates were varied between 73.76% to 88.21%; and p-cymene rates were varied between 3.16% to 9.10%.

NVEO - NATURAL VOLATILES & ESSENTIAL OILS Journal | NVEO, Dec 26, 2019

Origanum dubium Boiss. is one of the economically important wild oregano species and it is intens... more Origanum dubium Boiss. is one of the economically important wild oregano species and it is intensely collected from its natural habitat in Antalya, Turkey. Carvacrol chemotype of Origanum dubium is used mainly for essential oil production due to its high essential oil content. In this study, chemical diversity of Origanum dubium was investigated in order to develop new cultivars with improved essential oil yield and carvacrol content using clone selection method under cultivated condition. Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Origanum dubium were analysed by GC-MS and 24 major components were identified. Among the selected genotypes, carvacrol was the major component and followed by p-cymene, γ-terpinene, myrcene and αthujene, respectively. The essential oil yields were varied between 5.0% to 14.0%; carvacrol rates were varied between 73.76% to 88.21%; and p-cymene rates were varied between 3.16% to 9.10%.

Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi - Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, 2015

... Siddhartha C. Bhatia* and Darshan R. Telange School of Pharmacy & Technology ... more ... Siddhartha C. Bhatia* and Darshan R. Telange School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS, Babulde, Bank of Tapi River, Mumbai-Agra Road, Shirpur, Dist. Dhule-425405, Maharashtra, India ABSTRACT ...

Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences, Mar 1, 2009

Bu calismada doku kulturu tekniginden yararlanilarak Sideritis perfoliata, Sideritis stricta ve S... more Bu calismada doku kulturu tekniginden yararlanilarak Sideritis perfoliata, Sideritis stricta ve Sideritis erythrantha turlerinin in vitro rejenerasyon yetenegi arastirilmistir. Rejenerasyon calismalarinda tohum, yaprak, yaprak sapi, bogum, bogum arasi ve surgun ucu gibi degisik eksplantlar denenmistir. Uc farkli turun tohumlari chloramine-T ve sodyum hipoklorit ile sterilizasyon yapildiktan sonra farkli dozlarda GA3 iceren cimlendirme ortamlarina ekilmislerdir. Sideritis stricta turunun tohumlarinda hic cimlenme gorulmezken, diger turlerin tohumlarinda ise cimlenme orani cok dusuk kalmistir. Yaprak, yaprak sapi, bogum ve bogum arasi eksplantlari ise farkli BAP ve NAA konsantrasyon ve kombinasyonlari iceren %0.7 agar, %3 sukroz ve aktif komur ilave edilmis MS ortaminda kulture alinmislardir. Kultur sirasinda eksplantlardan kaynaklanan kontaminasyonlar gorulurken kontaminasyon olusmayan eksplantlarda ise kararma gozlenmistir. Ilkbaharda yeni olusan Sideritis stricta turune ait bitkilerden alinan surgun uclari farkli oranlarda TDZ iceren MS ortaminda kulture alinmistir. Bu eksplantlardan surgun olusumu basarilmistir

International Journal of Innovative Approaches in Agricultural Research, 2020

Almost all cells of any living organism contain DNA, a hereditary molecule that passes from gener... more Almost all cells of any living organism contain DNA, a hereditary molecule that passes from generation to generation during reproduction. The term "genome" generally refers to the total DNA sequences in an organism. The genome consists of DNA sequences called "gene", which plays a role in the basic biological processes involved in many phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, such as performing cellular functions, controlling numbers and species, regulating energy production, metabolism, and combating diseases. Gene editing is the process of pre-designing and modifying a particular DNA sequence in a targeted gene. The most widely used technique is CRISPR-Cas technology. For this purpose, the DNA helix is cut at a certain point, to form a double-strand break (DSB), and naturally existing cellular repair mechanisms repair the DSB. Modes of the repair mechanisms may affect the gene function. When DSB is formed, gene editing techniques can be applied to remove, insert, or replace a newly modified sequence using a synthetic donor template DNA. In developed and developing countries, CRISPR-Cas studies in addition to research and development studies are rapidly increasing. In addition to increasing population, changing weather conditions, declining farmland, increasing biotic and abiotic stresses are other important barriers to agricultural production, food, and feed supply. In this report, CRISPR-Cas applications are introduced in detail from the studies that carried out gene modifications in the fields of health, animals, plants, microorganisms, and food supply. Besides, these technologies and applications have been examined in terms of world biosafety legislation and the scientific risk assessment of the products developed using the CRISPR-Cas technique.