Analysis of Crop Yield Stability and Quality Evaluation
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025 | Viewed by 54
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant breeding; quantitative genetics; crop improvement; genotype x environment interaction; agronomy; sustainability; stability; forage and grain crops; low input and organic farming
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Interests: cropping systems; yield stability; high yield performance; G x E interaction; multi-environment experimentation; variability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ensuring global food security in the face of increasing climate change and population growth necessitates a dual focus on crop yield stability and crop quality. While high average yields are crucial, the ability of crops to consistently perform across diverse environmental conditions (yield stability) and provide adequate nutritional value is equally important. This Special Issue will explore the latest research on analyzing crop yield stability in conjunction with comprehensive quality evaluations.
Genotype-by-environment (G×E) interactions complicate breeding efforts, making it challenging to identify superior cultivars. Studies focused solely on yield may overlook critical variations in nutritional composition, processing attributes, and overall food value. This Special Issue will bridge this gap by examining how different genotypes and cultivation systems influence both the consistency of yield and the factors that determine crop quality.
We invite submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Novel methodologies for assessing both yield stability and quality traits;
- Genetic and genomic approaches to improve both yield stability and nutritional quality;
- The impact of diverse environmental stresses (biotic and abiotic) on yield stability and quality parameters;
- Evaluation of crop quality under varying cultivation systems and management practices;
- Breeding strategies for developing cultivars with enhanced yield stability and superior quality;
- The role of pre- and post-harvest factors on final crop quality;
- Case studies on specific crops, analyzing the relationship between yield stability and quality;
- The application of advanced technologies (e.g., remote sensing, precision agriculture) in evaluating yield stability and quality;
- The economic implications of improving both yield stability and quality for farmers and consumers.
By integrating research on yield stability and quality, this Special Issue will contribute to developing more resilient, nutritious, and sustainable crop production systems.
Dr. Vasileios Greveniotis
Dr. Constantinos Ipsilandis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- novel technologies
- conventional plant breeding
- molecular marker-assisted breeding
- yield stability
- high yield performance
- breeding for quality
- abiotic stress
- biotic stress
- phenotyping
- genotyping
- cultivation techniques
- crop production
- quantitative genetics
- agronomic factors
- crop improvement
- precision agriculture
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