Morphological and Genetic Studies on Legume Plants
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 257
Special Issue Editors
Interests: legume; agronomy trait; genetics; reproductive development
Interests: plant pathology; biological control; applied statistics
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Dear Colleagues,
Legumes are important crops providing oil and protein for human food and animal feed. Meanwhile, legumes may obtain N from the atmosphere through N2 fixation to reduce the use of N fertilizer and are identified as environmentally friendly crops. However, the production of legumes is affected by many factors, and the agronomy trait is critical for legume yield and quality. With the development of sequencing technology, the genomics of most legume crops have been released, and many functional genes in legumes can be identified based on genetic information. Thus, it is necessary to study key factors involved in agronomy trait formation to develop legume crops with high yield and quality. In this Special Issue, we aim to publish recent research advances in physiology, growth, development, yield and quality formation related to morphological and genetic studies on legume plants, including field trials and laboratory research, to provide important information for further modification of legume crops to improve the yield and quality.
Dr. Shuai Li
Dr. Ioannis Vagelas
Dr. Hong Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- legume
- agronomy trait
- yield formation
- genetic improvement
- growth and development
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