Crop Breeding: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
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 (31 August 2024) | Viewed by 17810
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant functional genomics; crop breeding; plant secondary metabolism; legume leaf movement
Interests: male sterility; plant architecture; epigenetic regulation of genome evolution
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the research on crop molecular genetics and functional genomics has developed rapidly all over the world, with the research on high-yield traits, high-value nutrients and related genes especially receiving more attention. The significant development in functional genes and technology-related research has played a key role in the effective use of modern molecular biology methods for the genetic improvement of species. Nowadays, modern crop molecular breeding technology represented by molecular marker breeding, transgenic breeding and molecular design breeding has gradually become the mainstream technology of crop breeding worldwide. By combining molecular markers with classical breeding techniques, crop molecular breeding has more advantages when it comes to improving crop yield and quality, significantly improving planting efficiency. The application of genetic engineering technology to improve crop breeding has also become a new effective method. This Special Issue will provide a brief overview of molecular genetics- and genomics-based crop breeding and how to continuously improve and maintain crop quality.
Prof. Dr. Jianghua Chen
Prof. Dr. Zhenlan Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- crop breeding
- cereals
- molecular genetics
- functional genomics
- crop improvement
- breeding methods
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