Advances in Tomato Breeding: Improving Yield and Quality

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, entitled "Advances in Tomato Breeding: Improving Yield and Quality", addresses the critical challenge of enhancing tomato production to meet global food demand. The background lies in the tomato's status as a prime horticultural crop, where decades of breeding have often prioritized yield improvements at the expense of key quality traits such as flavor and nutritional content. This Special Issue seeks to bridge that gap by highlighting integrative approaches that simultaneously advance both yield and multifaceted quality attributes.

The scope of this Special Issue spans genetics, physiology, stress tolerance, and management practices, featuring cutting-edge research on advanced breeding techniques—including CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing and QTL mapping—physiological studies on source–sink relationships, and sustainable strategies to mitigate biotic and abiotic stresses such as viruses, fungi, bacteria, and pests. We welcome the submission of original research and review articles that offer novel genetic insights, elucidate underlying physiological mechanisms, or introduce innovative cultivation technologies aimed at developing high-yielding tomato varieties without compromising quality.

Prof. Dr. Yan Liang
Dr. Yunzhou Li
Guest Editors

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