Molecular Breeding and Genetic Improvement of Oilseed Crops
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Genotype Evaluation and Breeding".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2024 | Viewed by 58
Special Issue Editors
Interests: peaunt; bacterial wilt; gene function; genetic markers assistant breeding; transformation; molecular mechanism
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Oilseed crops play an important role in global agriculture and are essential for the human consumption of oil and biofuel production. Traditional breeding has played a major role in improving the yields of oilseed crops, but it is time-consuming and laborious. There is an urgent need to accelerate the breeding process using molecular breeding and genetic improvement technologies. With the rapid development of molecular biology in recent decades, molecular breeding using molecular marker-assisted selection, genome-wide selection and other techniques has shown great advantages in improving the agronomic traits of oilseed crops.
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in the role of molecular breeding and genetic improving plays in improving the agronomic traits of oilseed crops. Submitted papers could cover the following issues:
- Genomics research: Explore the genome structure of oilseed crops, functional genes and genes related to oil synthesis.
- Molecular-marker-assisted breeding: Use molecular markers to assist in selecting breeding materials and accelerate the breeding of superior genes.
- Genetic transformation technology: Use genetic transformation technology to introduce exogenous genes and improve the stress resistance, yield and quality of oilseed crops.
- Functional genomics: Research the function of specific genes and their role in the growth, development and stress response of oilseed crops.
Dr. Chong Zhang
Prof. Dr. Chuanzhi Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- oilseed crops
- molecular breeding
- marker-assisted breeding
- omics research
- gene mapping
- growth and development
- yield
- plant height
- biotic stress
- abiotic stress
- growth period
- functional genes
- genetic transformation
