Crop Breeding and Genetics
A section of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Section Information
Crop breeding has an impressive record in lifting agricultural productivity and encompasses a broad range of technologies and capabilities. However, productivity is facing major political, sociological and environmental challenges and in many regions of the world productivity growth is stagnating. In recent years, we have seen a major expansion in our ability to manage and interpret data, in the throughput and accuracy of phenotyping methods and in our utilisation of information on gene and genome structure and function. These advances have opened new opportunities to accelerate the rates of genetic gain that can be achieved in plant breeding programs and are playing major roles in addressing future food security demands. In this section we seek to support the crop improvement community by publishing articles that cover the full breadth of innovations around genetics and breeding. This includes:
- Breeding strategies and methodologies
- Phenotyping technologies
- Advances in the trait and data analysis in both controlled and field environments
- Analysis and use of genetic diversity
- The genetic analysis of major traits
- Analysis of gene structure and function
- Development and utilisation of genomics technologies
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Applications of Transgenic and Targeted Genome Editing in Rice Improvement (Deadline: 15 August 2021)
- Advances in Genome Editing of Cereal (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Risk Assessment, Regulation and Opportunities of Crops Modified by Modern Biotechniques (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Cultivated Ornamental Plants: Breeding Aspects (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Physio–Devo of Source–Sink Relationship Underlying Abiotic Stress Resilience in Crop Plants (Deadline: 25 September 2021)
- Omics Approaches for Crop Improvement (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Molecular Genetic Studies in Potato Breeding (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Histories of Crops, between Niche Construction, Domestication and Diversification (Deadline: 1 October 2021)
- Phenomic and Genomic Tools for the Enhancement of Vegetable Crops (Deadline: 1 October 2021)
- Breeding for Organic Nutrition of Vegetable Crops (Deadline: 10 October 2021)
- Translational Research in Plant Breeding (Deadline: 21 October 2021)
- Legumes Cultivars and Their Genetic Improvements (Deadline: 21 October 2021)
- In Vitro Multiplication and Seed Production Technology (Deadline: 25 October 2021)
- Genetics and Germplasm Resources of Cultivated Tropical and Subtropical Ornamental Plants (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Conventional and Molecular Breeding Technologies for the Improvement of Industrial Crops (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Wheat Agronomic and Quality Responses to Environmental Impacts (Deadline: 1 November 2021)
- Rhizobial Symbiosis in Crop Legumes: Molecular and Cellular Aspects (Deadline: 1 November 2021)
- Old Germplasm for New Needs: Managing Crop Genetic Resources (Deadline: 1 November 2021)
- Recent Developments for Climate-Resilient Small Grain Cereals Breeding (Deadline: 20 November 2021)
- Molecular Genetic Improvement of Crop Drought Tolerance (Deadline: 25 November 2021)
- Cereal Disease Resistance Genes and Fungal Effectors (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Improvement of Crops: Current Status and Future Prospects (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Harnessing Epigenetic Phenomena for Crop Breeding and Production (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- New Polyploids of Crop Plants—Application in Breeding, Phenotypic and Genetic Evaluation (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Healthier and Nutritionally Enhanced Food Crops (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Redox-Mediated Signaling in Plants under Stress Conditions (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Toward a "Green Revolution" for Crop Breeding (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Physiological and Molecular Characterization of Crop Resistance to Abiotic Stresses - Series II (Deadline: 1 December 2021)
- Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Reprogramming of Crops in Response to Changing Environmental Conditions (Deadline: 1 December 2021)
- Molecular Marker Assisted Crop Breeding (Deadline: 10 December 2021)
- Plant Responses to Stress and Environmental Stimulus (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Rice Genetics: Trends and Challenges for the Future Crops Production (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Cross-Kingdom RNA Trafficking for Crop Protection (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Genetic Improvement of Cereals for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Supplies (Deadline: 22 December 2021)
- Fruits Crops Improvements in View of Marker Development, Genetic Diversity, Population Structure Traits Tagging and GWAS (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- Untapping the Potential of Neglected and Underutilized Species to Improve Food Security (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Peanut: A Promising Star to Feed the Future (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Insights from Genetic Bioinformatics of Crops (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Shaping the Agronomy of Tomorrow: GMOs, CRISPR and New Breeding Techniques for Crop Improvement (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Utilizing Genetic Resources for Agronomic Traits Improvement (Deadline: 1 January 2022)
- Wheat Breeding: Procedures and Strategies – Series Ⅱ (Deadline: 9 January 2022)
- Crop Physiology and Stress (Deadline: 15 January 2022)
- Pepper Genetics and Breeding (Deadline: 20 January 2022)
- Advances in Cell Wall Research of Crop Plants (Deadline: 20 January 2022)
- Plant Photosynthesis: From Molecules to Remote Sensing (Deadline: 25 January 2022)
- Novel Systems Biology Tools for Improving Crop Tolerance to Abiotic Stressors (Deadline: 25 January 2022)
- Analysis of the Genetic Diversity of Crops and Associated Microbiota (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Photosynthetic Pathway Evolution (Deadline: 1 February 2022)
- Molecular Farming for Future Sustainable Crop Production (Deadline: 10 February 2022)
- Barley Genetic Resources: Advancing Conservation and Applications for Breeding (Deadline: 15 February 2022)
- Developing Temperature-Resilient Plants: Responses and Mitigation Strategies (Deadline: 18 February 2022)
- New Strategies of Crop Genetic Conservation for Promoting Agro-biodiversity (Deadline: 25 February 2022)
- MicroRNA Mediated Responses to Environmental Stress in Crop Plants (Deadline: 10 March 2022)
- Breeding for Climate Change Adaptation through Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 1 April 2022)
- Marker Development in the Genomics Era (Deadline: 25 April 2022)
- Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management in Grapevine: Recent Advances and Major Breakthroughs (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
