Crop Gene Editing and Molecular Breeding
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (23 September 2023) | Viewed by 1773
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vegetable breeding; genetics and genomics; marker‑assisted selection; gene/QTL mapping; distant hybridization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global climate change and unfavorable abiotic and biotic factors are limiting crop productivity. Increasing crop productivity in the face of global climate change is the most important challenge facing crop breeders. In the past, crop breeding was conducted mostly using traditional methodologies. With the rapid development of next-generation sequencing technology, crop breeding has entered the genome era. New genetic tools have been applied to germplasm resource evaluation and conservation, population structure, high-throughput screening of breeding populations, and trait marker association. The introduction of applied genetics to agriculture through plant breeding facilitated the development of varieties with improved crop productivity. Their successful application in the development of elite germplasm, with high yield, quality, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, appears promising.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of crop breeding efforts, focusing on all aspects of crop breeding, including but not limited to conventional and molecular breeding. Authors are invited to submit contributions of all types, including original research papers, research concepts, communications and reviews. The research of crop genetics and breeding should be accelerated to help the development of the crop industry.
Prof. Dr. Yangyong Zhang
Prof. Dr. Zhiyong Liu
Guest Editors
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