Crop Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance: 3rd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 15964
Special Issue Editor
Interests: QTL/gene clones; genomic breeding; plant genetics; plant architecture
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Dear Colleagues,
Crop production is affected by biotic and abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, flooding, low or high temperatures, and pest and disease attacks. Therefore, QTL/gene clone and functional analyses for these major traits are very important to the development of stress-resilient and high-yield crops. Recent advances in functional genomics in crops will accelerate the breeding and genetic improvement of crops for biotic and abiotic stresses and yield-related traits.
For this Special Issue, we welcome novel research related to QTL/gene clones, especially for biotic and abiotic stresses, molecular marker development, marker-assisted selection, genome editing, genetic transformation, and their advancement and application in crop improvement. We also welcome reviews on recent molecular and biotechnological advances and their potential applications in the genetic improvement of corn.
Prof. Dr. Fazhan Qiu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biotic and abiotic stress tolerance
- QTL/gene mapping and clones
- gene editing
- marker-assisted selection
- genomic breeding
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