Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Spice Crops
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 1062
Special Issue Editors
Interests: garlic; gene function; population evolution
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: bioinformatics; genomics; gene function
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Spice crops are one of the most important crops in the world and play an important role in the human table with their unique aroma and medicinal value. Since the release of the Arabidopsis genome sequence in 2000, more than 400 plant genome sequences have become available. Meanwhile, various technologies and bioinformatics tools have been developed for sequencing, assembling, annotating, and analyzing plant genomes. Now that the genomes of spice crops such as garlic, green onion, onion, and ginger have been published, this Special Issue of Agronomy will focus on the genetics, genomics, and breeding of spice crops. We welcome all original research papers and reviews on genomics, genetics, and gene function analysis of spice crops and believe that your contribution will significantly impact the future of spice crop breeding.
Prof. Dr. Touming Liu
Dr. Song Gao
Dr. Yao Lv
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- spice crops
- genetics
- genomics
- genetics
- breeding
- gene function
- comparative genomics
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