Functional Genomics and Systems Biology in Rice Yield and Quality Research
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2025 | Viewed by 50
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biotic and abiotic tolerance; salinity stress; drought; agricultural pollution; plant genomics and genetics; genome editing; CRISPR/Cas9; molecular breeding
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Interests: plant stress tolerance; rice genetics and breeding; biotechnology
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Interests: genetic improvement of rice quality; developmental biology of rice
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Interests: rice abiotic interaction; plant hormone; heat stress; low-temperature stress; salt stress; sugar metabolism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most popular staple grain, feeding more than 3.5 billion people worldwide, particularly across Asia. Improved yield and quality are two key traits that humans have long pursued. Since the completion of rice reference genome sequences, tremendous progress has been achieved in understanding the molecular mechanisms of various rice traits and dissecting the underlying regulatory networks. Understanding rice's functional genomics and systems biology provides insights into the genetic mechanisms governing crucial traits such as yield and quality. However, several factors have been threatening the grain yield and quality of rice: (1) the world population is increasing; (2) global climatic change is leading to rising temperatures, more diseases and pest outbreaks, and frequent abiotic stresses; (3) water resources for the agricultural use are in shortage; and (4) the global demand for high-quality rice is growing.
Hence, the main goal of this Special Issue of Agronomy, titled “Functional Genomics and Systems Biology in Rice Yield and Quality Research”, is to gather research methods, innovations, and knowledge in rice yield and quality research regarding functional genomics and systems biology. The included research can encompass mapping and cloning novel genes related to rice grain yield and quality, functional analysis of these genes, and investigation of their applications in biological breeding. We invite researchers to contribute their original research papers and reviews on the following themes. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Identification and functional analysis of genes for rice yield and quality;
- Bioinformatics analysis of functional genes;
- Genome editing for rice yield and quality improvement;
- The application of rice functional genomics in rice breeding.
Dr. Tianxiao Chen
Dr. Long Chen
Dr. Xiangjin Wei
Dr. Baohua Feng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional genomics
- high yield
- grain quality
- gene regulation network
- genome editing
- genetic improvement
- molecular breeding
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