Understanding the Genetics of Complex Traits in Plants: Association Analysis and Genomic Selection Methods
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: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 625
Special Issue Editor
Interests: quantitative genetics; statistical genomics; biostatistics; molecular breeding
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Dear Colleagues,
Crops provide food and nutrition for humankind both directly and indirectly. It is obligatory to maintain or even improve crop production in order to feed the arising world population under climate change. Thus, in targeting genetic improvement and highly efficient breeding, it is crucial to dissect the genetic architecture, understand the molecular mechanism, and explore the new favorable gene resource of yield, quality, biotic, and abiotic stress resistance in plants. Association analysis and genomic selection methods have already displayed wonderful achievements and high efficiency in such fields. All research relating to association analysis and genomic selection for complex traits in plants are welcome for this Special Issue.
The research goal could be genetic architecture, molecular biology, or genotype–environment interaction. The accepted article types include research, reviews, perspectives, or comments. Submit to this Special Issue and contribute to the development of food and crop production worldwide.
Dr. Wenxin Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- association analysis
- genomic selection
- plant
- complex trait
- genetic architecture
- molecular biology
- molecular breeding
- genotype–environment interaction
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