Genomic Approaches to Improve Stress Tolerance in Fruit Tree Crops
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 132
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fruit tree genetics and breeding; plant genetics; plant molecular biology; plant phenotyping; kiwifruit genes
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Dear Colleagues,
Fruit tree crops play an important role in global horticultural production and food systems. However, their growth，productivity，fruit quality, and long-term sustainability are increasingly challenged by various environmental stresses, such as drought, salinity, waterlogging, temperature extremes, and emerging pests and diseases. Improving stress tolerance in fruit trees is therefore essential for ensuring stable production and adapting to changing climatic conditions.
Recent advances in genomic technologies have greatly expanded our ability to investigate the genetic basis and molecular mechanisms underlying stress responses in fruit crops. A wide range of genomic approaches，including genome analysis, population genomics, functional genomics, transcriptomics, and other multi-omics strategies，are now widely applied to identify key genes, regulatory pathways, and genetic variations associated with stress tolerance. These advances are also facilitating the development of genomics-assisted breeding strategies aimed at improving resilience in fruit tree crops.
This Special Issue, “Genomic Approaches to Improve Stress Tolerance in Fruit Tree Crops,” aims to bring together recent research advances in this rapidly developing field. We invite researchers to submit original research articles and reviews that explore genomic insights into stress tolerance and contribute to the development of stress-resilient fruit crops.
Dr. Miaomiao Lin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fruit tree crops
- genomics
- stress tolerance
- environmental stress
- functional genomics
- transcriptomics
- molecular breeding
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