Molecular Genetics and Plant Breeding, 5th Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant; genomics; systematics; bioinformatics; evolution; RNA-seq analysis; multi-omics; molecular biology of plants
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a continuation of our previous Special Issue “Molecular Genetics and Plant Breeding 4.0”（https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms/special_issues/ZAM60GJ3Q7）.
Plant breeding is a historical academic discipline which laid the foundations of modern agriculture. The principles of classical breeding are still the nucleus of modern breeding science and industry. On the other hand, recent methodological advancements in genomics, biotechnology, molecular biology, and bioinformatics have revolutionized the area of plant breeding and its linkages with related disciplines. These developments have opened new interdisciplinary areas of plant breeding with quantitative genetics, genomics, agro-biotechnology, and bioinformatics.
This Special Issue will focus on innovative research on the exploration and utilization of crop biodiversity for improving essential breeding traits using molecular techniques and to replenish the genetic potential of the cultivated gene pool for yield and sustainability.
Prof. Dr. Hai Du
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- crop biodiversity
- wild accessions
- molecular breeding
- QTL and gene mapping
- comparative genomics
- drought stress adaptation
- disease resistance
- yield and sustainability
- GWAS mapping
- predictive breeding
- genomic prediction
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