As As an emerging discipline originating in the 1980s,gene editing has developed rapidly in recent years,showing a rapid growth trend in various fields.In order to explore the latest progress of gene editing in plant breeding and the important role of gene editing in plant breeding,this paper discusses the application of gene editing in improving plant disease resistance,improving seed quality and plant nutrition.Improve plant flavor,increase plant adaptability and other applications,combined with the latest literature at home and abroad,introduce the latest progress of gene editing in the field of plant breeding.