Molecular Basis for the Formation of Important Agronomic Traits in Crops
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 61
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wheat; rice; growth and development; functional genomics
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Interests: plant genomics; molecular mechanism underlying abiotic stress tolerance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Different kinds of crops provide many resources for us, especially cereal crops such as wheat, rice, and maize, which are the main food resources. Elucidation of the genetic and molecular basis determining important agronomic traits could help us understand the regulatory mechanism of growth and development processes and provide gene resources for breeding and genetic improvement. This Special Issue will focus on cloning key genes, dissecting the regulatory modules, and revealing underlying molecular mechanisms that regulate crop growth and development and response to abiotic and biotic stresses. Manuscripts associated with key agronomic traits, such as yield, flower, and seed development, are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Haifeng Li
Prof. Dr. Xiaojun Nie
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rice
- wheat
- maize
- yield
- drought
- salt stress
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